Nigeria’s Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has said the country’s airports are operated at a loss without private sector involvement, stressing that the Federal Government could no longer sustain them profitably. Keyamo, who spoke at the launch of Enugu State’s indigenous airline, Enugu Air, said: “There is no government that can run…
With the commissioning of the new 330/132/33kV Bauchi Transmission Substation in Bauchi town, the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has added 240Mw to The Nation grid. Its GM, Public Affairs, Ndidi Mbah disclosed this in a press statement yesterday. She said, “The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has successfully commissioned a new 330/132/33kV Bauchi Transmission…
Nigeria, through the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has won the 2025 World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) prize for its project, the Digital Awareness Programme (DAP), under Category C3, which is on Access to Information and Knowledge. The DAP, one of hundreds of projects submitted for the WSIS Prizes competition 2025, received the highest…
Digital Higher Education Africa (DHEA) is championing the continent’s higher education’s digital transformation. DHEA demonstrated this through the summit it organised which was anchored by Argyle IT & Education and was held at Eko Hotel and Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos. The Inaugural event brought together leaders in education, technology, and public policy to explore…
Leading Nigerian tech company, MTN Nigeria, in collaboration with Dell Technologies, has announced the official launch of the Dabengwa Data Centre, a state-of-the-art facility poised to revolutionise enterprise IT infrastructure across West Africa with its comprehensive cloud services offering. This strategic partnership delivers computing power, secure storage, and seamless cloud integration, empowering businesses to enhance…
Debt Management Office (DMO) promissory notes issuance on behalf of Federal Government fell by 15.6 per cent in the first quarter (Q1) of this year. According to the DMO, the notes fell from N1.542 trillion to N1.301 trillion, reflecting the recent Federal Government’s efforts to settle verified obligations and improve confidence among key stakeholders in…
The Senate has increased this year’s revenue target of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) to N10trillionSenate Committee on Customs with a matching order that the revenue be raised to N10 trillion. NCS got the new target while it was defending its 2025 budget proposal of N6.584 trillion before the Senate Committee on Customs. Chairman of…
Nigeria’s telecom sector has witnessed a rebound after the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) approved a hike in end user tariff of telecom services. Executive Vice Chairman at NCC, Dr Aminu Maida, recalled that a crisis rocked the industry about two years ago that nearly brought the sector which he said is a key contributor to…
The United Kingdom (UK) has confirmed that Nigeria will continue to enjoy duty-free access on 99per cent of total goods exported to the UK market under the Developing Countries Trading Scheme (DCTS). The initiative reinforces UK’s long-term ambition to deepen trade ties, support Nigerian exports and promote economic growth for both our countries. The DCTS…
