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BudgIT, a prominent civic-tech organization promoting transparency, accountability, and effective service delivery in Nigeria, is thrilled to announce the exceptional winners of the 2023 Active Citizens Awards. The award ceremony, held on Saturday, September 16, 2023, was an unforgettable occasion where remarkable individuals and organizations were spotlighted and acknowledged for...

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has extended the deadline for submission of applications and entries into the 2023 Talent Hunt through Hackathon to Saturday, September 30, 2023. To this end, the deadline for application/entries into the contest, which opened on September 1, 2023, and initially closed today (September 22, 2023),...

  set to showcase award-winning refreshing brands   Rite Foods Limited, the leading food and beverage manufacturer in the fast-moving consumer goods sector, has partnered with the Lagos State Chamber of Commerce & Industry (LCCI) for the 37th Annual Lagos International Trade Fair (LITF) and is fully prepared to exhibit...

According to report by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) the average retail price of Automotive Gas Oil (Diesel) witnessed significant fluctuations in August 2023, both in comparison on a year-on-year and month-on-month basis. This report offers a comprehensive analysis of these price dynamics and sheds light on regional disparities...

Nigerian sprinter, Tobi Amusan, has been hailed by the Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC) after her impressive victory in the 100m hurdles at the recent Diamond League meet in Oregon, USA. Amusan claimed the title in a time of 12.33 seconds for her third consecutive Diamond League triumph. It was a...

The World Bank announced its commitment to reposition Nigeria’s irrigation farming for sustainable economic development and food security on Thursday in Abuja. It announced the commitment when its team on Sustainable Power and Irrigation in Nigeria/ Transforming Irrigation Management in Nigeria, SPIN/TRIMING, project officials visited the Minister of Water Resources...

  The Nigerian Institute of Town Planners (NITP) has called on government at all levels to be more alive to their responsibilities by ensuring that every state and community has one form of local physical development plan or the other. Mr Omotayo Awomosu, the Chairman of NITP, made the call...

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has unveiled a new online platform for the submission of microfinance bank (MFB) license applications. According to an official press release by the new platform known as CBN Licensing, Approval and Other Requests Portal (CBN LARP) would be replacing the current manual process which...

  Fidelity Bank’s upcoming trade expo tagged, the Fidelity International Trade and Creative Connect (FITCC Houston), has received a major boost as the Mayor, City of Houston, Sylvester Turner, has termed it, “A catalyst to support bilateral trade between Nigeria and Houston; and an opportunity for the Houston community and...

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), in keeping with its responsibilities under the enabling law, the Nigerian Communications Act (NCA) 2003, to manage Nigeria's numbering resources, has announced new numbering format for fixed lines. In the process, Nigeria’s Fixed-Lines Numbering Format has changed from eight digits to 10 digits by just...