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In view of government’s directive on compulsory synchronization of SIM Cards with NIN, Dr. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami has ordered the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) to remove with immediate effect the USSD N20 charges for NIN service across all networks. The fee was originally imposed on subscribers for…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced that 1,145 new confirmed COVID-19 cases and 1 death were recorded in Nigeria yesterday, taking the total number to 76,207 confirmed cases and 1,201 deaths. This represents the highest number of daily cases recorded since the outbreak. A 23.1% increase compared to the initial record 930…
According to the latest capital importation report released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), Nigeria received a sum of $1.46 billion from capital inflows in the third quarter of 2020, as against $1.29 billion received in the previous quarter (Q2 2020). This indicates a 12.86% increase. It however dipped by 74.03% as against $5.63…
Nigerians have expressed serious dissatisfaction with the new directive instructing telecom firms to disconnect all SIM cards not synchronized with a valid National Identification Number (NIN) before December 30, 2020. Virtually every citizen interviewed by The Journal felt the time limit is too short. It could be recalled that few days ago, after a meeting…
Starsight, a leading Commercial and Industrial (C&I) solar power provider in West Africa has successfully sealed a N3.6 billion loan financing deal with the Nigeria Infrastructure Debt Fund (NIDF), and Chapel Hill Denham, a leading Investment bank. This is the first time a solar power company in Nigeria would receive this level of long-term financing. …
For over five decades, Nigeria has remained a mono-economy based on the export of crude oil that is dependent on the volatile global oil price. As uncertainty clouds the oil market, the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) recently revealed that Nigeria’s oil reserves will run dry in 49 years from now. According to DPR, in…
US media personality, Kylie Jenner, has taken the number one spot in Forbes’ list of World-Highest Paid Celebrity for 2020. The business mogul tops the list with an estimated fortune of $590 million. According to Forbes, this is as a result of the massive earnings from the sale of 51 percent of her cosmetics brand,…
The Nigerian Police Force (NPF) has deployed a crack team of investigators from her Intelligent Response Team (IRT) to dig out all issues surrounding the abduction of over 300 school children from Government Senior Secondary School, GSSS, Kankara, Katsina state by Boko Haram. The tactical team is led by DCP Abba Kyari, a no-nonsense police investigator…
Russian President, Vladimir Putin, has congratulated Joe Biden on his election as US President-elect. This is coming after the electoral college last Monday confirmed Biden as the winner of the presidential polls. Putin had initially refused to acknowledge Biden as the winner of the election. While other world leaders congratulated the US President-elect, Putin held…
Environmentalists have continued to lament the high level of waste in the country and the subsequent need to address it. Now, more than ever, there is the urgent need for proper collection and recycling of used packages and containers littering the drainages and waterways if one must build a sane environment. Statistics reveal that about…
