The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) have unveiled a new pricing model for Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) short code services for transacting mobile banking services. In joint statement signed by Osita Nwanisobi, Head, Corporate Services, CBN and Dr. Ike Adinde, Director, Public […]
The management of the Crime Victims Foundation of Nigeria (CRIVIFON), a Non-Governmental Organization has announced its preparedness to move to greater heights in pursuance of its objectives with respect to human rights activism. At a meeting of the Board of Directors and volunteers held on Saturday at the Foundation’s […]
Nigeria has emerged Chairman of the West Africa Telecommunications Regulators Assembly (WATRA) by a consensus of all the parties concerned.. This was reached after a successful tenure as 1st vice chairman of West Africa Telecommunications Regulators Assembly (WATRA), Nigeria has unanimously and by consensus emerged as Chairman of WATRA for […]
The Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 has allayed any fears concerning the safety of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine which is currently being administered in the country. In a statement on Thursday, the Head, Public Relations Unit of the Task Force, Mr. Mohammed Ohitoto said the vaccinations which started earlier this month […]
Authorities of Nigeria’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) have restated the willingness to give maximum support to the Nigerian Navy (NN) in carrying out its constitutional mandate of securing the nation’s maritime environment. The new Permanent Secretary, MOD, Mr. Musa Istifanus gave this assurance during his maiden familiarization visit to the […]
Management of the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas Company (NLNG) has commended the Nigerian Navy (NN) for its key role in ensuring a peaceful atmosphere for the Company to carry out its activities over the years. The Managing Director (MD) of NLNG, Mr. Tony Attah showered the praise when he […]
AFRICA’S no 1 giant telecommunications operator MTN recently suspended its dividend and dividend policy for 2020 to focus on debt reduction as it announced that it had added 29 million customers during the year ended in December. MTN stated it had decided not to pay dividends in 2020 after the […]
The Zamfara State Police Command has announced the commencement of the 2nd Phase of the nationwide registration and capturing of retired Police Officers in the ongoing enrolment of retired Officers on the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) beginning on 15th March, 2021. In a statement on Wednesday, the Command’s spokesman, […]
Lawyers to President Muhammadu Buhari’s daughter; Mrs. Zahra Buhari-Indimi have ordered publishers of Sahara Reporters to make a retraction of their story in which the President’s daughter was said to have received the sum of N2.5billion out of N51billion allegedly defrauded Nigerian Government by a chieftain of All Progressives Congress […]
In line with the commitment of the Force to improving the welfare of its personnel, especially in the area of providing financial services such as retail banking, soft loans and advances, financial advisory etc, the Inspector General of Police, IGP M.A Adamu, NPM, mni, today 10th March, 2021 launched the Nigeria Police Microfinance Bank (NPF-MFB) […]
