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Participants Acknowledge Policy, Regulatory Impact on Digital Connectivity …Pivot future of work, business growth, content development on digital connectivity As the weeklong 2022 edition of AfricaNXT opened today at the Landmark Event Centre, Lagos, discussants at panel sessions and other participants have acknowledged the positive impact of Federal Government’s policy and regulatory efforts, through the […]

Akwa Ibom State Governor, Mr Udom Emmanuel has ordered the sack of his Chief of Staff, Akparawa Ephraim Inyangeyen, with immediate effect. The Secretary to State Government (SSG), Dr. Emmanuel Ekuwem, announced Inyangeyen’s sack in a letter dated 22nd February, 2022, and made available to newsmen yesterday in Uyo. Ekuwem stated: “On behalf of His

The Federal government of Nigeria has issued a disclaimer on a viral press release claiming all intending Nigerians planning to travel to Belarus, Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania and Moldova should pause because their embassies had stopped issuing visa with immediate effect following a “war alert”. The Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in a statement on

The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) has announced plans to amplify the voices of members of the fourth estate of the realm with its forthcoming media stakeholders’ forum. Dr. Segun Alabi, Head, Corporate Communications, LCCI, made this known in a statement issued on Monday in Lagos. Dr. Alabi said that media practitioners had

According to the National Bureau of Statistics [NBS], Nigeria’s GDP grew by 3.40% in 2021, year on year. This marks the highest GDP growth rate since 2015. This growth performance is higher than projections by the IMF (2.6%) and the World Bank (2.7%). The quarterly GDP figures indicates that the economy grew by 3.98% in

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged the 36 state governors to “immediately redirect public funds budgeted to pay ex-governors undeserved pensions and other retirement benefits, and for ‘security votes’, and to use some of the savings to pay the counterpart funds that would allow poor children to enjoy access to quality basic education

The news about the importation of contaminated fuel and subsequent recall of same came to Nigerians as a rude shock. Nigerians had trusted that there was a fuel importation system that could not be compromised in the manner it happened last week. This is disappointing, risky, and calls for immediate overhaul of our import processes

NCC Demonstrates World Class Excellence by setting pace on 5G in Africa— NIEEE The Nigerian Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (NIEEE) has given the leadership of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) a pat on the back for setting the pace of 5G deployment in Africa. The Engineering body in a statement signed by its