The Abia State Government’s partnership with MTN Nigeria has achieved 77 per cent voice and data coverage across the state through newly deployed telecommunications sites, the Commissioner for Information, Mr Okey Kanu, said. Speaking on Monday while briefing journalists on the outcome of the State Executive Council meeting in Umuahia, …
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The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) says the 300-dollar helicopter levy for air navigational services remains payable, while Terminal Navigational Charge (TNC) does not apply to offshore petroleum operations. The commission said the levy remained payable to the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA). The clarification was contained in a …
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APM Terminals Apapa, Nigeria’s largest container terminal, recorded a six per cent increase in export volumes in the first half of 2026. The Terminal Managing Director, Mr Kamal Alhraishat, disclosed this in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Lagos. Alhraishat attributed the …
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The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says the country recorded 947 million dollars in remittance inflows through International Money Transfer Operators (IMTOs) in July. The Governor of the CBN, Olayemi Cardoso, said this in a statement by the corporate communications department on Sunday in Abuja. According to Cardoso, the July …
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President Bola Tinubu has formally reported recurring xenophobic and Afrophobic attacks against Africans and other nationals in South Africa to the African Union. Tinubu spoke through Vice President Kashim Shettima on Sunday at the 21st Extraordinary Session of the AU Assembly in Luanda, Angola. The President warned that the attacks …
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The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo State has achieved over 85 per cent “true reconciliation” among aspirants who participated in state assembly primaries. The party’s House of Assembly Reconciliation Committee Chairman, Pa Mufutau Adisa, said this at a news conference on Sunday in Ibadan. He said that the committee, …
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The Federal Government has unveiled plans to establish six world-class medical simulation centres across the country’s geopolitical zones to improve practical training for Nigeria’s expanding healthcare workforce. The Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, disclosed this while receiving the report of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund, TETFund, Medical Simulation Committee. …
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The Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, has accused the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, of removing some of its nominated candidates from the commission’s list and replacing them with names allegedly unknown to the party. The National Chairman of the party, Senator Moses Cleopas Zuwoghe, made the allegation in a statement …
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The Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals is considering restricting the sale of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), also known as petrol, to major oil marketers that continue to import the product, amid concerns over quality, product blending and the integrity of its brand. The proposed restriction could take effect as early …
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President Donald Trump on Sunday threatened a prominent NBC broadcast journalist with possible punishment by US media. regulators, as the Republican expressed disappointment with coverage of his candidate endorsements ahead of November’s midterm elections. Trump took to his Truth Social platform to attack Kristen Welker as the “unpopular ‘hostess’ of …
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