ENUGU COMMENCES STATE WIDE CARNIVAL WITH PRAISE AND WORSHIP

Enugu State has begun a state wide Carnival to celebrate life and it’s gains in the state. The event started today, Sunday, December 20, 2020, with praise and worship sessions…

COVID-19: Lagos shuts Cubana nightclub

Security operatives have sealed off Cubana nightclub, Ikeja GRA, and other facilities over failure to adhere to COVID-19 guidelines. Both the Lagos State Safety Commission and Lagos State Police Command…

United Airlines to resume Boeing 737 MAX flights

United Airlines became the latest carrier to announce a timeframe to fly the Boeing 737 MAX again, saying Friday the jet would resume flights in February. The plane, which was…

Oil, power firms owe Nigerian banks N5.83tn – NBS

The debts owed by energy firms to Nigerian banks rose by N200bn to N5.85tn in the third quarter of this year, according to the National Bureau of Statistics. The N5.85tn…

FG comes under fire as 164 million phones risk disconnection

• Process will inconvenient subscribers, say operators Over 164 million phone lines may be disconnected by December 31, if their owners fail to integrate their National Identity Numbers to Subscriber…

Reopening of four borders: LCCI, experts raise smuggling alert as FG retains rice ban

• Other land borders to be reopened on or before December 31, says minister • Government failed, closure didn’t stop smuggling – Abuja chamber of commerce • Inconsistent government policies…

SIM registration: Extend deadline for NIN update to 10 weeks, Reps tell FG

The House of Representatives has asked the Federal Government to extend the deadline for the provision of National Identification Number by telecommunication service subscribers to 10 weeks. The House, at…

China approves loan for $2.6bn AKK gas pipeline

China has approved and will disburse its 85 per cent loan required to fund the $2.6bn Ajaokuta-Kaduna-Kano gas pipeline project, the Federal Government announced on Tuesday.  Minister of Finance, Budget…

FG orders telcos to block SIMs without NINs December 30

After December 30, all Subscriber Identification Modules that are not registered with valid National Identification Numbers on the network of telecommunications companies shall be blocked, the Federal Government has said.…

External reserves dip by $269.47m in five weeks

The country’s foreign reserves fell by $269.47m in five weeks, the latest figures obtained from the Central Bank of Nigeria revealed on Monday. The reserves, which stood at $35.656bn as…