It is insensitive and will exacerbate Nigerians’ suffering – Stakeholders Stakeholders in the telecommunications sector have described the Federal Government’s plan to impose an additional 5% excise duty on telecommunications operators in Nigeria as insensitive and less compassionate. The implementation of a 5% excise duty by the Nigerian Customs Service […]
LAWMA Academy, the educational arm of the Lagos Waste Management Authority, will hold a four-week summer school on the tenets of effective waste management from August 1st to August 26th at its headquarters in Ijora-Olopa. The program, which debuted last year, aims to educate students on effective waste management and […]
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has invested more than N500 million in telecom-related research at Nigerian universities. Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, the commission’s Executive Vice Chairman, announced this during a Regional Roundtable with academia, industry, and other stakeholders in Kano. He also stated that the NCC plans to build two […]
Seizes tons of opioids, rubber solution, skunk, meth in Kaduna, FCT, Sokoto, Anambra At least two women and six men have been arrested by NDLEA operatives for attempting to import hundreds of cocaine pellets into Nigeria and export thousands of Tramadol 255mg tablets, among other illicit drugs, to Europe via […]
The Lagos Waste Management Authority, LAWMA, is clearing the city’s waste backlog, primarily through massive night operations. The operations, which take place between 10 p.m. and 4 a.m., are personally coordinated by the Authority’s Managing Director/CEO, Mr. Ibrahim Odumboni, and have seen the clearance of waste indiscriminately dumped at some […]
Prof. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, Minister of Communications and Digital Economy praised the late Sheikh Abubakar Umar Maigona, an Islamic scholar and member of the Gombe State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board, who died in Makkah, Saudi Arabia, during the 2022 Hajj pilgrimage. Pantami stated that his late friend, who has […]
Mr. Ibrahim Odumboni, the Managing Director/CEO of the Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA), has assured us that the waste backlog dotting the cityscape will be a thing of the past in seven days. He said this while coordinating operational activities throughout the city, adding that LAWMA would achieve the feat […]
The management of the Nigeria Police Trust Fund has paid an operational visit to the Lagos State Police Command for an on-the-spot assessment of the needs of the Force. Receiving the delegation, the Commissioner of Police, Lagos State Command, CP Abiodun Alabi highlighted some of the core operational and welfare […]
Commemorates International Nelson Mandela Day MTN Nigeria Communications Plc has relaunched its flagship employee volunteer program, Y’ello Care, with interventions centered on “Empowering Communities to Drive Economic Recovery.” This campaign aims to upskill local communities through digital skills training and development, thereby increasing economic activity and participation. It contributes to […]
Almost all of the indices in First Bank of Nigeria Limited are positive. From a stellar performance in its last year and first quarter of 2022 operations to the deployment of robust digital banking solutions in its operations, analysts say the bank’s current management deserves credit for preparing the bank […]