Nigeria’s Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr. Wale Edun, has stressed the need for bold reforms and smarter investments to ensure sustainable development across member nations. #He urged the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) to rethink its development financing approach to address current global economic realities. Edun spoke at the IsDB Governors’…
Nigeria stands out globally for its affordable mobile data costs, offering cost-effective connectivity services to data users nationwide. With an average data cost of $0.38 for a gigabyte, mobile data in Nigeria is one of the cheapest in the world and one of the lowest in Africa. This position was affirmed by the International Telecommunications…
Nigeria government said it is working to put an end to the national embarrassment usually caused by incessant collapse of the national electricity grid. It added that the issue has come to stay for now but would be tackled in the long term. The Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, who spoke during a budget defence…
After over a decade of stagnant telecom end user tariff regime, the Federal Government, yesterday gave an indication that indeed, there will be a review, but not the 100per cent pushed for the mobile network operators (MNOs), themorningstar.com.ng reports on the implications of the development. For most part of last year, the push for an…
Brito Sporting Club of Portugal, a football club founded in 1956, has signed an official contract with a United Kingdom-based highly-talented, young Nigeria-born footballer, Yaqub Usman-Malah. The official unveiling of the young promising footballer was carried out on Saturday, January 4, 2025. Yaqub, born in Nigeria in 2006, is a budding Nigerian talent with unquantifiable…
In its quest to enforce integrity and rid its fold of fraudulent elements, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) said it sacked 27 officers from its workforce in 2024. The officers were dismissed for various offences bordering on fraudulent activities and misconduct. Their dismissal, following the recommendation of the Staff Disciplinary Committee of the…
AI in Nigeria said its 2025 InnovateAI Lagos, the second edition of its flagship annual artificial intelligence (AI) conference, with “Scaling AI Adoption in Nigeria: Catalysing Cross-Sectoral Innovation and Fostering Inclusive Growth” as focus, is scheduled for February 21, 2025. The conference, billed to hold at the Landmark Event Centre in Lagos, will be promoting…
The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF), Africa’s leading champion of entrepreneurship, has announced the opening of applications for its 2025 entrepreneurship programmes. This is contained in a statement from the foundation’s website on Monday. It said aspiring and existing entrepreneurs from across Africa are invited to apply. It said they would receive world-class training, expert mentoring,…
United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc is number one in customer service experience and other strategic areas in the banking sector, according to the latest KPMG 2024 West Africa Banking Industry Customer Experience Survey. The bank cemented its position as a leading customer-centric institution, emerging among the top five banks, in various survey’s segmentation. The…
