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SIM cards. Source: Forbes Over 40 million lines have been disconnected since the expiration of the February 28 deadline set by the Nigerian Communications Commission for the linkage of NINs to SIMs. However, long queues at the enrolment centres, telco agents not gathering all the information needed from subcribers and …

President Bassirou Diomaye Faye Bassirou Diomaye Faye (44) has been sworn in as the new president of Senegal. The inauguration took place on Tuesday in the presence of hundreds of international delegations and African leaders including Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu. “Before God and the Senegalese nation, I swear to faithfully …

Ondo State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa Ahead of the April 20 governorship primary of the All Progressives Congress in Ondo State,  party elders, under the aegis of Ondo APC Aborigines, on Tuesday, endorsed Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa as their preferred aspirant. But the decision was rejected by the campaign organisations of two …

Isaac Kekemeke The National Vice Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Mr Isaacs Kekemeke, on Tuesday, declared his intention to join the Ondo State governorship race on the platform of the ruling party. He made the declaration a few days before the party’s primary slated for April 20, 2024. No …

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has uncovered at least 1,665 fake A’ level results during the 2023 Direct Entry registration exercise. The Board also said the A’ level results verification regime was occasioned by the endemic corruption associated with the system and was intended to restore the integrity …

Dangote, Adenuga, and Otedola Forbes has listed Nigerian businessmen, Aliko Dangote, Mike Adenuga, Abdulsamad Rabiu and Femi Otedola, as the top richest Nigerians in 2024. This comes as the combined wealth of Nigeria’s top three richest businessmen dropped slightly by 11.23 per cent to $25.3bn, according to the Forbes Real-Time …

The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) had taken an offence on the advert, describing it as provocative and offensive, while it demanded an apology from FIRS. The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has apologised to Christians over its Easter message advertisement considered as trivialising the Christian religious belief. The tax …

LAGOS.02.04.2024. As part of activities to mark the 2024 International Women’s Day, Unity Bank Plc and the Association of Nigerian Women Business Network, ANWBN, have partnered to reach out to over 90 women groups across Nigeria through the Yanga Account. At a forum held in Abuja, Unity Bank unveiled the Yanga …

Stanbic IBTC Bank, a subsidiary of Stanbic IBTC Holdings, has once again solidified its position as a leader in the banking sector by clinching two coveted awards at the 2024 Euromoney Global Private Banking Awards. The bank emerged as “Nigeria’s Best International Private Bank” and “Nigeria’s Best for Digital Solutions,” …

Keystone Bank, a leading financial institution, recently empowered about 30 youths in Port Harcourt with digital skills, specifically on web development and digital marketing. The intensive training, which spanned several weeks, ended with a graduation ceremony on March 5, 2024. According to the bank, the programme aimed to bridge the …