Nigerian writer, Jowhor Ile has been announced the winner of the 2016 Etisalat Literature Prize at the Grand Finale in Lagos, which took place almost two months behind schedule. His book, And after Many Days was the pick of the panel of judges, over Jacqui L’Ange (South Africa) The Seed Thief and and another Nigerian […]
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The Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) said in Lagos on Saturday that the sector deserved to be supported with direct Foreign Exchange (FX) allocation. ALTON Chairman, Mr Gbenga Adebayo who said this in a statement added that with such allocation from the Central Bank of Nigeria, the challengers operators faced while trying […]
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The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) have got reprieve for Etisalat on the loan default crisis facing the company. In a statement on Saturday, Tony Ojobo, director of public affairs of NCC, said the reprieve came following a meeting convened by CBN and NCC to find a quick resolution […]
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Worried by the degenerating Quality of Service (QoS) provided by Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) and other service providers, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has declared a state of emergency on the Quality of Service. As part of measures to cushion the situation and ameliorate the recurrent inaccessibility to foreign exchange (forex) by operators, the Executive […]
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Helon Habila, chair of the judging panel of the 2016 Etisalat Prize for Literature, has announced the 2016 longlist of nine books. The longlist is made up of entries from first-time authors whose books were published in the past 24 months. The longlisted books are Mr. and Mrs. Doctor by Julie Iromuanya (Coffee House Press, […]
Continue ReadingThe Trade Union Congress of Nigeria, TUC, on Tuesday urged the Federal Government not to increase the cost of data to avoid further pressure on mobile telephone users. Bobooi Kaigama, the president of the congress, made the call in a statement in Lagos. Mr. Kaigama said that the decision of government to jerk up the […]
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