The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has approved the establishment of a new Internet Service Provider (ISP) owned by billionaire Elon Musk. The satellite company plans to enter the Nigerian market in the middle of 2022. According to Ripples Nigeria, Starlink representatives met with the NCC in May of last year to discuss operational licence requirements….
The Presidential Amnesty Office on Thursday met with adelegation of the European Union to Nigeria and ECOWAS where it expressed commitment to ensuring food security and developing the blue economy of the Niger-Delta region. The Amnesty Office, a parastatal of the Presidency said it would continue to work closely with stakeholders to achieve a sustainable…
… SAYS IOPC FUND IMPLEMENTATION ON TRACK Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, Dr Bashir Jamoh has restated the Agency’s commitment to ensuring effective pollution prevention and control in the Nigerian Maritime domain in order to continue to create an enabling environment for the sector to thrive. Dr Jamoh who made this assertion…
The President of Iwo Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Mr Olusegun O. Dada Esq has called on the political class prioritise partnership with the private sector to grow the national economy. Speaking after the second quarter meeting of chamber’s Executive Council held at Iwo over the weekend, Dada noted that no country can grow and…
The Nigeria Export Processing Zones Authority (NEPZA) has begun training for 40 of its personnel to boost security architecture in all special economic zones in the country. The ongoing exercise, which is being done in collaboration with the Department of State Services (DSS), was inaugurated on Monday in Lagos. The Managing Director of NEPZA, Prof….
Press Release- FIRS-Nigeria’s cautious approach to the endorsement of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)/ G20 Inclusive Framework two-pillar solution to the taxation of the digital economy is in the best interest of the country, and to ensure that Nigeria does not lose out on potential revenue from the digital economy. This was…
By Amos Odhe. The Dodo River Communities Rural Development Association, Ekeremor Local Government Area (LGA) in Bayelsa on Friday said it spent N98.34 million on community development projects in 2021. The expenditure is marginally higher than the N95.43 million spent by the association the previous year, 2020. Mr Francis Amamogiran, Chairman of the Association stated…
Press release His Excellency, President Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR, has approved the appointment of Mr Semiu Adeyemi Adeniran as the substantive Statistician-General of the Federation and Chief Executive Officer of the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), with immediate effect. This appointment follows the demise of the former Statistician-General of the Federation, Dr Simon Harry, on 13th…
The Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria (CITN) has been urged to support the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) in its drive towards full digitalisation of tax administrative processes. Vice President Yemi Osinbajo SAN made this call in his speech at the Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria’s (CITN) 24th Annual Tax Conference held at…
The Federal Government of Nigeria and the private sector have been urged to invest in renewable energy in a bid to make Nigeria the start-up hub of Africa. This was made known by the Executive Director Innov8 Hub, Edward Singhatey at the commissioning of the E-CUBE Smart Village organised by LR Group, in collaboration with…
