The Federal Government has commended the leadership of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) for the commission’s transformational initiatives that earned the nation international reputation and positioned the telecom regulator in the forefront of the nation’s quest for futuristic national development. The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. William Alo, gave this commendation […]
WhatsApp users can expect a number of changes to the app this month as part of a privacy update of the messaging platform A news report by North Wales Chronicles on Tuesday indicated that the update, rolling out in August, would allow users to leave group chats without notifying others and control who can see […]
The Federal Government on Tuesday inaugurated a Meter Generation Museum/Gallery at the National Meter Test Station, Oshodi, Lagos State. The Special Adviser on Media to the Minister of State for Power, Mr Iyali Peter, stated that the inauguration was performed through the Nigerian Electricity Management Services Agency (NEMSA) The Minister, Mr. Goddy Jedy-Agba, was quoted […]
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has hinted on its plans to partner financial institutions, particularly deposit money banks (DMBs) in the country to support corps members with start-up loans as a way of encouraging them in entrepreneurship endeavours. The Director-General of NYSC scheme, Brig-Gen. Mohammad Fadah, made this disclosure on Tuesday during the closing […]
Britain’s accounting watchdog, Financial Reporting Council (FRC) on Monday slammed £1.75m fine on auditor PwC after it failed to properly challenge UK telecoms group, BT, once a half-a-billion pound fraud was discovered in BT’s Italian operations. A news report by Irish Times quoted the Council as saying that that BT’s full-year financial statement for the […]
President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, on Monday disclosed that the bank was set to deliver climate-adapted, certified wheat and other staple crop seeds to 20 million farmers in the continent. Adesina, who gave this hint in a document titled ‘Averting an African Food Crisis: The African Food Production Facility’ in […]
The Chairman of Plateau State Internal Revenue Service (PSIRS), Mr. Arlat Dashe, on Monday said that the capacity building training for executives of the revenue agency was organized as part of the board’s efforts to reposition it for improved revenue collection following its recent restructuring. Dashe, made this disclosure at the opening session of a […]
The Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG) has advised the Federal Government to create effective tax systems and harmonise the rates in the foreign exchange (Forex) market through relevant policies to address the emerging challenges in the economy. The group gave this charge in a communiqué issued on Sunday titled ‘Of Hope and Despair…Not Too Late […]
The Olubadan of Ibadan, Oba Lekan Balogun, has supported the ongoing advocacy by the Nigerian Communications Commission, (NCC) to Nigerians on the need for protection of telecom facilities in the country in view of the invaluable benefits of the sector to national development. The monarch, who spoke through the Ayingun Olubadan of Ibadan, Chief Ademola […]
Bancorp Securities Limited’s investment analysts on Monday stated that they expected to see continued mixed trading this week amid slight bargain hunting activities across major sectors of the equities market. The analysts in the company’s ‘Weekly Stock Recommendations: Aug 08- Aug 12’ report recommended five blue chip stocks to investors as strong buy based on […]