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Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), the nation’s telecoms regulator, will be leading other stakeholders as eBusiness Life Communication Limited hosts young girls in the 2023 edition of the International Girls in ICT Day campaign. According to the organizers, the event, which will hold in Lagos on May 11, 2023, is part...

says continent needs rapid industrialisation to get millions out of poverty Nigeria has a crucial and strategic role to play in the transition to a more sustainable energy future for the continent and the rest of the world, even as Africa would need rapid industrialization to get millions of its...

The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) generated N715.09 million in revenue from passengers in third quarter (Q3) of 2022, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says. This is contained in the NBS Rail Transportation Data for Q3 and Q4 2022 released in Abuja on Tuesday. The report shows that the figure...

  David Adeleke, alias Davido, a Nigerian singer, has disclosed that his billionaire father, Adedeji Adeleke bribed him to go back to the university. Davido who disclosed this in a recent interview, said he initially left school and even ran away from home, but was eventually forced to return to...

In its unwavering drive to support the growth and development of marketing and media industries, and inspire the next generation of marketing and media professionals in Nigeria, GDM Group, in partnership with Eko Innovation Centre has flagged off MarkHack 2.0, with the theme ‘Unlocking The Power Of The Creative Economy’....

  NBS puts electricity customers’ number to 10.94m in Q3 2022   The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says the number of Electricity Distribution Companies (DisCos) customers in Nigeria increased from 10.81 million in the second quarter (Q2) of 2022 to 10.94 million in  third quarter (Q3) of 2022. According...

Aviation workers’ unions will embark on a two-day strike from Monday over the alleged failure to implement the conditions of service agreement between the union and some aviation agencies. This is contained in a statement issued and signed by officials of the National Union of Air Transport Employees, Air Transport...

The Chief Executive Officer of Twitter, Elon Musk, has announced the final date to remove free verified Twitter accounts. Musk disclosed this via his Twitter account, @Elonmusk, on Tuesday. He tweeted, “Final date for removing legacy Blue checks is 4/20.” Before he took over as the CEO, verified Twitter users...

Unilever Nigeria Plc says it is stopping the production of its popular home care brands as it struggles to sustain its operations in Nigeria’s tough operating environment. The products affected include OMO, Sunlight and Lux The company is “exiting the Home Care and Skin Cleansing categories to concentrate on higher...

    offers customers shopping discounts   Polaris Bank has assured that her current customers and prospects alike can shop seamlessly and carry out all their transactions via its alternate channels: VULTe, USSD *833#, Polaris Mobile, PolarisXperience, ATMs, and PoS terminals during the Easter holiday. This was disclosed by the...