The Federal Capital Territory – Internal Revenue Service (FCT-IRS) has reiterated its commitment to priortising technology to drive its processes for better performance, and to ease procedures of accessing services by taxpayers. The Acting Executive Chairman of the service, Haruna Abdullahi gave the assurance in a goodwill message at the International Technology and Communication Expo […]
Read MoreNigeria has joined the rest part of the world in the introduction clean energy for its transport sector with the acquisition of electric buses for public transportation by the Lagos State Government in South-West Nigeria. The State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, in a statement on Sunday, said the acquisition of the buses is in partnership […]
Read MoreOn April 19 ,2023, I boarded a Green Africa flight(Lagos to Owerri) and we were dumped by the airline at Port-Harcourt Airport instead! How it all started On March 27, 2023, I booked the flight from Lagos to Owerri via a traveling agency. According to the flight information provided on my e-ticket with booking reference […]
Read MoreThe Board of Trustees of the Aliko Dangote Foundation has resolved to be fully involved in the evacuation and resettling of thousands of Nigerians that are stranded in Sudan. Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Aliko Dangote Foundation (ADF), Zouera Youssoufou has been in contact with the Management of Air Peace and the Federal […]
Read MoreSeplat Energy Plc, a Nigerian independent energy company listed on both the Nigerian Exchange Limited and the London Stock Exchange, announces its unaudited results for the three months ended 31 March 2023, recording a rise in profit before tax by 3.2 per cent to N39.5bn from N34.7bn year-on-year. The company also reported that its core […]
Read MoreData presented by the Atlas VPN team,has revealed that Twitter and Facebook, two highly influential social media platforms, have been targeted by governments worldwide for their role in facilitating communication and mobilisation. Protests and active conflicts were the primary triggers of the internet shutdowns. The data is based on the Access Now and #KeepItOn coalition […]
Read MoreAs the World Malaria Day is marked globally, President of Dangote Group and United Nations’ Malaria Ambassador for Nigeria, Aliko Dangote has called for joint actions by all stakeholders globally if the collective goal of the disease elimination by 2030 is to be achieved. Dangote in his World Malaria Day statement titled “With Urgent Investment, […]
Read MoreThe Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, has refuted the misinterpretation of an online media, which claimed that the Commission incurred a cash deficit of N17 billion. The said online media, had in a story with a headline titled: “NCC Incurs a Deficit of N17bn, Spending N35.2bn on Personnel, Consultancy Fees” claimed that the NCC incurred same […]
Read MoreChinese telecommunications giant Huawei is planning to spend $3.4 trillion by 2026 to boost its digital transformation initiatives. So said Meng Wanzhou, vice chairwoman, rotating chairwoman, and CFO at Huawei, yesterday at the company’s 20th Global Analyst Conference in Shenzhen, China. At the event, Meng, shared how digitalisation is a common opportunity for industry, but […]
Read MoreMobile money services are growing faster than predicted around the globe, with the number of registered mobile money accounts growing by 13% year-on-year, from 1.4 billion in 2021, to 1.6 billion by the end of 2022. Southern Africa saw 24% year-on-year growth to reach 781 million registered accounts and 18 million active mobile money accounts […]
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