Chinese phone manufacturer, Huawei, is set to ditch the Android operating system (OS) and replace with its own newly designed Hongmeng OS, a top official at the company has confirmed. Andrew Williamson, Vice President, Huawei Public Affairs and Communications, disclosed that the company would soon unveil its new OS soon. “Huawei is in the process […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari has issued a directive to the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to blacklist any firm, its owner caught smuggling any of the 43 items ineligible for foreign exchange (forex). Godwin Emefiele, CBN governor, disclosed this during a meeting with oil palm producers in Abuja on Friday. In June 2015, the apex bank […]
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The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) said on Thursday that its revenue generation has increased to the region of N5.5 billion daily. The Comptroller-General (CGC), Hameed Ali, made this known during a working visit to the headquarters of the National Association of Government Approved Freight Forwarders (NAGAFF) in Lagos. The CGC, who was represented at the […]
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The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) on Sunday said it recorded N174.62 billion sale of white petroleum products in March. The corporation disclosed this in its March Monthly Financial and Operations Report (MFOR) released in Abuja. It says that March sales figure was higher than the N168.65 billion recorded in February. It explained that the total revenue […]
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A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Friday ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to issue certificate of return to former Imo State governor, Rochas Okorocha and pay him N200,000 for failing to recognise him as the winner of the 2019 senatorial election in the state. In a judgement that lasted over four […]
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Ibom Air, the first commercial airline to be owned and operated by a state government in Nigeria and Africa, will begin full commercial operations on June 7, an official said. Ekerete Udoh, the Chief Press Secretary to Governor Udom Emmanuel, made this known in a statement on Thursday. Mr Udoh said that the airline, having […]
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Transcorp Hilton Abuja has been recognised as Africa’s Leading Business Hotel for the fifth consecutive year at the prestigious World Travel Awards. At the 2019 Africa & Indian Ocean Gala Ceremony, held at the Sugar Beach – A Sun Resort, Mauritius on 1 June, Transcorp Hilton Abuja scooped five of eleven awards won by Hilton […]
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The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has said that mobile broadband is economically cost-effective and encourages private sector participation better than fixed broadband. Sunday Dare, Executive Commissioner, Stakeholders Management, NCC, said this during an interactive session with the Nigerian information Technology Reporters Association (NITRA) in Abuja. Mr Dare said the National Broadband Plan had both mobile […]
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Bank customers in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), on Tuesday decried poor network and insufficient funds in most Automated Teller Machines (ATMs). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that at the time of filing this report, many customers were seen stranded and on long queues at ATMs waiting to make different transactions. Some of the […]
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MTN Nigeria Communications Plc (MTN), has paid the sixth and final instalment of N55 billion to the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC). This completes MTN’s payment of the N330 billion negotiated settlement agreed between the NCC and the company in 2016. According to Tobechukwu Okigbo, MTN’s chief corporate relations officer, the successful resolution of the fine […]
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