Rep faults NLNG’s alleged plan to cancel N4.5bn school project

The member representing Degema/Bonny Federal Constituency of River State in the House of Representatives, Mr Farah Dagogo, has faulted the reason cited by the Nigerian Liquefied Natural Gas Limited for…

FG declares Friday, Monday, January 1 Yuletide holidays

THE Federal Government has declared Friday, December 25, Monday, December 28, 2020 and Friday, January 1, 2021, as public holidays to mark the Christmas, Boxing Day and New Year celebrations…

What is merry about this Christmas?

It is December 24 -the eve of Christmas, but the usual merry of the season is lacking. Usually by this time, the festive feeling is in the air with preparations…

Telcos begin backend integration into NIMC database

THE MOBILE NETWORK OPERATORS IN NIGERIA HAVE STARTED THE PROCESS OF BACKEND INTEGRATION WITH NIMC’S DATABASE TO FACILITATE THE VALIDATION AND VERIFICATION OF DIGITAL IDENTITIES AS WELL AS THE ENROLMENT…

Confusion, chaos as Pantami forces Nigerians to link NIN, Sim cards amid pandemic

IFE OGUNFUWA examines the impact of a government regulation that aims to harmonise digital identity with mobile network subscribers’ registration records for over 200 million Nigerians in 10 weeks It…

Year 2021 still comes before 2023

Last week Thursday, a group of politicians converged at the presentation of a book about former President Goodluck Jonathan. While there was nothing quite out of the ordinary about the…

Low production pushes up cement price by 35%

 The inability to meet market demand for cement coupled with low production volume by major cement companies in Nigeria have driven prices up by 35 per cent. An investigation by…

APC headquarters nullifies Amaechi’s suspension, threatens sanctions

The Governor Mai Mala Buni-led Caretaker/Extra-Ordinary National Convention Planning Committee on Wednesday voided the purported suspension of the Minister of Transport, Rotimi Amaechi and some members of the party in…

Banks borrow N1.7tn from CBN in three months

Deposit Money Banks borrowed N1.7tn from the Central Bank of Nigeria in the third quarter of 2020. The CBN disclosed this in its third quarter economic report. Part of the…

Disgruntled politicians planning smear campaigns against Buhari – Presidency

THE Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, on Wednesday alleged that there was an ongoing plan to launch “a smear campaign” against the President, Major…