Nigeria’s Vice-President Kashim Shettima has advised regulatory agencies to eliminate overlaps and align their activities with President Bola Tinubu’s agenda for economic growth and enhance ease of doing business in Nigeria. Shettima spoke during the Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council (PEBEC) Regulators’ Forum to build an effective Regulatory Impact Framework (RIA) for Nigeria held at…
A technology company, Zoho, said it grew by 31per cent in Nigeria last year, one of its key markets in the Africa region. The company which provides its 55+ apps in Naira to help local businesses amid the fluctuating dollar rate also announced its collaboration with Bridge International Academies to support the education of underprivileged…
The Republic of Palau became the 194th member state of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) during a ceremony at United Nations Headquarters. The Permanent Representative of the Republic of Palau to the United Nations, Ilana Victorya Seid, handed Palau’s instrument of Accession to the Constitution and the Convention of the International Telecommunication Union to ITU…
Global multi-orbit satellite provider, Avanti Communications (Avanti), and IHS Nigeria, part of the IHS Holding Limited (IHS Towers) Group, have been recognized for their work in connecting rural Nigeria at the 2024 World Space Business Awards. Each year at World Space Business Week, Novaspace, a merger of Euroconsult and SpaceTec Partners, award the most forward-thinking…
Nigeria’s Aviation and Aerospace Development Minister, Mr Festus Keyamo (SAN) has directed aviation industry regulator, the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) to make a public declaration on when and how it will resolve refunds of tickets purchased by passengers on one of the domestic flights recently suspended from flying. Keyamo, who insisted NCAA should bring…
Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (NACCIMA) has lamented that the abundant natural and agricultural resources in the South-west geo-political zone were being under-utilised. Its National Vice-Chairman,Chief Kola Akosile, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ibadan that the neglect is worrisome. While speaking on the upcoming Oodu’a International Trade…
The Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU) has emphasised the importance of fintech operators in combating money laundering and terrorism financing in Nigeria. Dr Muhammad Jiya, Associate Director, Analysis and Compliance at NFIU, said this during the Third Quarter Reguvators Forum Webinar organised by Fintech Association of Nigeria (FinTechNGR). The NFIU official stressed the need for…
MTN Group Chairman Mcebisi Jonas has stressed the need to boost intra-African trade, stating that the telecom company remained proudly Pan-African in its business approach. Jonas who spoke during a courtesy visit by the third cohort of the Media Innovation Programme (MIP-3) at his office in South Africa, saidd: “The goal at MTN is to…
Nigeria is looking at deploying the 6 gigahertz (GHz) band for Wi-Fi and International Mobile Telecommunications (IMT) applications. Her telecom sector regulator, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) today in Lagos said its in line with 2023 World Radiocommunications Conference (WRC-23) which allocated the 6GHz band for Wi-Fi and IMT applications to deepen access to the…
