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MTN, Mafab To Pay $273.6m For 5G Network Rollout

MTN Nigeria and Mafab Communications Ltd have emerged winners of the license for 3.5 gigahertz (GHz) spectrum auction for the deployment of the Fifth Generation (5G) network in Nigeria after a long-drawn bidding war which lasted to the eleventh round. The executive…

14/12/2021

Finance Bill 2021: Our Tax System Must Work For Every Nigerian — FIRS

The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has reassured that the 2021 Finance Bill will be tailored towards enabling an efficient tax system that will work for every Nigerian. Speaking on Monday, in Abuja, the Executive Chairman of FIRS, Muhammad Nami, noted that “our…

14/12/2021

Wike Sacks Commissioner For Hosting Programme Without Permission

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has sacked the State Commissioner of Health, Professor Princewill Chike, for not seeking the State government’s approval to host the preliminary session of the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria, MDCN, in Port Harcourt. The governor described the…

14/12/2021

INEC: Prolonged Delay In Electoral Bill Assent May Affect Ekiti, Ondo Guber Polls

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has cried out that a prolonged delay in assenting to the new Electoral Bill may hinder its preparations and smooth conduct of upcoming elections, including the governorship polls in Ondo and Ekiti States scheduled for June…

14/12/2021

Nigeria To Have Widest 5G Coverage In Africa, Says Pantami

The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof Isa Pantami, said on Monday that Nigeria will have the largest/widest 5G coverage in Africa next year. He spoke at the auction of the 3.5 gigahertz (Ghz) Spectrum in Abuja. According to him, the Fifth…

14/12/2021

Head Of Service Warns Ministries, Agencies Over Rising Lawsuits From Workers Against FG

The Head of Service of the Federation, Dr. Folasade Yemi-Esan, has said that the government has observed with great concern, the increase in court cases arising from dismissal and termination of appointment of staff without proper administrative procedures by some Ministries, Departments…

14/12/2021

Living And Dying Young In Buhari’s Nigeria

“If your country is torn apart by war; if the economy is in crisis and if health-care is non-existent, you are likely to be miserable.” Yuval Noah Harari, Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow, p. 34 (2016) The end of the year…

13/12/2021

Kogi Drags EFCC To Court Over Controversial N19.3bn Fund, Demands N35bn

The Kogi State Government has dragged the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to court over the allegation that it fixed N19.3bn bailout funds received from the Federal Government. According to a statement on Sunday, Justice J. J. Majebi of a Kogi State…

13/12/2021

EFCC: Governor Withdrew N60bn In Cash From His State

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has said that a Northern Governor personally withdrew cash of N60 billion from his state treasury. The Chairman of EFCC, Abdulrasheed Bawa, disclosed this in a story published on the agency’s magazine, EFCC Alert. Although Bawa…

13/12/2021

NDLEA Arrests Suspected Nigerien, Ghanaian Drug Traffickers

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in the latest clampdown on drug traffickers have arrested a Ghanaian and two Nigeriens at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja and Akanu Ibiam international Airport, Enugu for trafficking a total of 9.953…

13/12/2021

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