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Deactivated lines to be reconnected as NCC orders immediate reactivation of deactivated sim cards

July 30, 2024July 30, 2024Ayo Olowo

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) in a statement on Monday ordered telecommunication operators to immediately reconnect all phone lines blocked as part of the NIN-SIM verification exercise. Recall that weekend many Nigerians were unable to access their phone lines due to their “inability to verify” the linkage of “their national identification numbers (NINs) with their […]

Dangote Refinery: Lokpobiri meets with Dangote, NNPC, NMDPRA, others to ‘resolve ongoing issues’

July 23, 2024July 23, 2024Ayo Olowo

Nigeria’s Minister for State, Petroleum Resources (Oil), Heineken Lokpobiri, on Monday convened a high-level meeting with top executives from Dangote Group, the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), and the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) to address the ongoing issues surrounding the Dangote Refinery. […]

It is puerile for FG to link our supporters to planned nationwide protest – Labour Party

July 21, 2024July 21, 2024Ayo Olowo

The Labour Party (LP) has said it is puerile for the Federal Government (FG) to link its supporters to a planned nationwide protest against hunger. Recall that Saturday, Bayo Onanuga, special adviser on information and strategy to President Bola Tinubu, had alleged that supporters of LP and Peter Obi, its candidate in the 2023 presidential election, are […]

Dangote fumes at new CBN interest rate, says nobody can create jobs, development

July 2, 2024July 2, 2024Ayo Olowo

Alhaji Aliko Dangote, Chairman of the Dangote Group, has expressed concern over the decision of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, to raise the interest rate to nearly 30 per cent. Speaking at a summit hosted by the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN), on Tuesday at the State House in Abuja, the business mogul made […]

NDIC promises to pay Heritage Bank depositors within one week, outlines details

June 5, 2024June 5, 2024Ayo Olowo

The Nigerian Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) has revealed that it is already in the process of paying Heritage Bank depositors. The managing director of NDIC, Bello Hassan, made the disclosure and gave the assurance during a press briefing in Abuja on Wednesday. Recall that on June 3, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) revoked the banking licence […]

Naira on another freefall as it depreciates further at parallel market, trades at N1,520/$

May 14, 2024May 14, 2024Ayo Olowo

The Nigerian naira depreciated to N1,520 per dollar at the parallel section of the foreign exchange (FX) market on Monday. This is a 3.4 percent decline from the N1,470/$ traded on May 10. The bureau de change (BDC) operators, popularly known as street traders, put the buying price of the dollar at N1,490 and the selling price […]

Rivers Power Tussle: Fubara set to probe Wike’s administration

May 14, 2024May 14, 2024Ayo Olowo

Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers state has said a judicial panel of inquiry will be set up to investigate the management of the state’s resources and affairs under past administrations. The governor made the proclamation on Monday while swearing in Dagogo Iboroma, a senior advocate of Nigeria (SAN), as the Rivers’ attorney-general and commissioner for […]

Pat Utomi holds talks with Obi, Atiku, Kwankwaso over formation of new political party

January 11, 2024Ayo Olowo

Pat Utomi, a professor of political economy, says he has held talks with Atiku Abubakar, Peter Obi and Rabiu Kwankwaso over the possibility of forming a new political party that would give the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) a run for its money. Utomi spoke on Wednesday on Channels Television’s Politics Today programme. Abubakar, Obi […]

Peter Obi supports Betta Edu’s suspension , says all those culpable must be brought to book

January 11, 2024Ayo Olowo

The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 elections, Peter Obi, says all those who are culpable in the Betta Edu saga should be brought to book. Recall that Betta Edu, suspended minister of humanitarian affairs and poverty alleviation, has come under scrutiny after a memo surfaced wherein she asked Oluwatoyin Madein, […]

US court rejects request compelling FBI, CIA to produce Tinubu’s records

October 31, 2023October 31, 2023Ayo Olowo

The United States, US district court for the district of Columbia has rejected request to make Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) to make information about President Bola Tinubu public. The court said Tinubu has “privacy rights that should be considered”. Responding to a motion by Aaron Greenspan, an American who […]

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Deactivated lines to be reconnected as NCC orders immediate reactivation of deactivated sim cards

Dangote Refinery: Lokpobiri meets with Dangote, NNPC, NMDPRA, others to ‘resolve ongoing issues’

It is puerile for FG to link our supporters to planned nationwide protest – Labour Party

Dangote fumes at new CBN interest rate, says nobody can create jobs, development

NDIC promises to pay Heritage Bank depositors within one week, outlines details

Naira on another freefall as it depreciates further at parallel market, trades at N1,520/$

Rivers Power Tussle: Fubara set to probe Wike’s administration

Pat Utomi holds talks with Obi, Atiku, Kwankwaso over formation of new political party

Peter Obi supports Betta Edu’s suspension , says all those culpable must be brought to book

US court rejects request compelling FBI, CIA to produce Tinubu’s records

Troops Foil IED Attacks, Kill Insurgents in North-East Operations

Easter Tragedy! 17 Killed as Suspected Herders Attack Benue Community

Defenders of Democracy now worse than Abacha – Peter Obi attacks Tinubu

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