Day: December 16, 2020

SIM Blocking: Reps Ask NCC To Extend Deadline On New Regulation By 10 Weeks

The House of Representatives has asked the Nigerian Communications Commission and the Ministry of Communication and Digital Economy to extend the deadline for disconnecting of any SIM card not registered with the National Identity Number (NIN) by network operators to 10 weeks. The House lauds the intention of the NCC but wants the process to…

Leadway Assurance Shines At 2020 Great Place To Work Awards

Leadway Assurance’s position as one of Nigeria’s most valuable and employee-sensitive organisations received a boost at the 2020 edition of the Best Workplaces Award Ceremony organised by the influential Great Place to Work Institute (GPTW) where the Insurance icon was crowned as a winner in the Silver Category. The Great Place to Work awards ceremony…

Katsina Abduction: Bring Back Our Boys Now, Okonjo-Iweala Tells FG

Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, a former Nigerian Finance Minister and leading candidate for the director-general of the World Trade Organisation job, has urged the Federal Government to do everything possible to bring back the over 300 schoolboys abducted from Government Science Secondary School, Kankara, Katsina State. Okonjo-Iweala, who described the unfortunate incident as a recurring nightmare,…

Rivers APC: Sack Aguma, Abe And Their Cohorts From Party Now, Eze Tells Buni

After several efforts by the Buni led Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee of the All Progressives Congress (APC) at reconciling members and rebuilding the distressed chapter of the party in Rivers State, hope still seems not to be on sight as peace appears to have taken perpetual flight from the circle of the Rivers Progressives family…

Gozem, AAIC Partner To Launch Health Services Through African Super App

Gozem and Asia Africa Investment & Consulting (AAIC) announce on Tuesday that they will work closely together to launch health services inside the African Super App. This partnership is the result of a recent investment from AAIC in Gozem’s pre-series A round. In the summer of 2020, Gozem launched its Super App that enables its…

FG Directs Telecos To Disconnect All SIMS Not Connected To NIN By Dec 30

The Federal government has directed all telecommunication operators in the country to disconnect every SIM card not registered with the National Identity Number (NIN) by December 30th. This follows an earlier directive given by the Minister of communications and digital economy, Isa Ali Pantami on the suspension of new SIM registration by network operators. This…

Nigeria Needs Restructuring, Adequate Security Not Yoruba Presidency – Makinde

The Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde on Tuesday said it is time for Nigeria to secure its people and restructure its system against the backdrop of growing insecurity in the country rather than seeking who occupies the number one office in 2023. The governor who stated that some political leaders are already jostling around to…

Lagos Screens Intending Christian Pilgrims

The Lagos State Christian Pilgrims Welfare Board (LSCPWB) has commenced the statutory administrative and medical screening programme for intending pilgrims to the yearly pilgrimage to Israel. The orientation and screening exercise is geared towards ensuring that prospective pilgrims are physically, psychologically equipped and fit for the pilgrimage exercise scheduled to hold in the first quarter…