Day: March 4, 2024

Report Nigerian Officials Demanding Bribes, Tinubu Tells Qatari Investors

ADEOLA YUSUF

President Bola Tinubu has asked Qatari captains of industry to report any Nigerian official who demands any form of bribe before allowing them to do business in the country. He insisted that Nigeria would no longer be held back by its past dotted with bureaucratic bottlenecks and corruption that stifled the ease of doing business. “Do not offer a bribe to any of our people, and if it is requested or taken from you, report to us. You will have access to me,” Tinubu said at the Nigeria-Qatar Business and…

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Why Some SIM Cards Previously Linked To NIN Were Barred – NCC

ADEOLA YUSUF

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), on Monday, explained why some telecommunications subscribers who previously linked their SIM cards to their National Identification Numbers (NINs) have their mobile lines barred. NCC spokesman, Reuben Muoka, said “people who probably didn’t get a cleared or verified NIN” have been barred because “the earlier ones they submitted was not good”. Muoka, who was on Channels Television’s The Morning Brief programme, said some SIM cards have verification and identification issues like disparity in information such names and other data. “There are still some subscribers whose…

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US Vice President Harris Calls For ‘Immediate Ceasefire’ In Gaza

Ganiyu Amodu

US Vice President Kamala Harris called Sunday for a proposed six-week ceasefire deal in the Israel-Hamas war to be accepted, while criticizing Israel over insufficient aid deliveries into Gaza. “Given the immense scale of suffering in Gaza, there must be an immediate ceasefire for at least the next six weeks, which is what is currently on the table,” Harris said during a speech in Selma, Alabama. Her comments were the strongest to date by a US administration official on Israel since the war started, as President Joe Biden comes under…

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Anthony Joshua Vows To Knockout Ngannou

ADEOLA YUSUF

Anthony Joshua has vowed to deliver a knockout win over Francis Ngannou and “make a statement” in their super-fight in Saudi Arabia on Friday. Joshua is currently on a three-fight winning streak and building back towards being in world title contention. Last December, it took the British boxer five rounds to despatch Otto Wallin in a dominant display. AJ is however expecting a different test against Ngannou in their non-title contest. READ ALSO Yakubu Aiyegbeni Opens Up On Missing Goal For Nigeria SIM-NIN Linkage: MTN, Glo, Other Blocked Lines Hit…

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Yakubu Aiyegbeni Opens Up On Missing Goal For Nigeria

Ganiyu Amodu

Former Super Eagles striker Yakubu Aiyegbeni has cried out over the bullying he suffers in the hands of Nigerians over the goal he missed 13 to 14 years ago. Most Nigerian football fanatics are finding it difficult to forget the events of June 22, 2010 when Aiyegbeni missed a tap-in during a World Cup game between Nigeria and South Korea. The miss came when Nigeria was trailing the Koreans 2-1 in their final Group A match at the Moses Mabhida Stadium, South Africa. The ‘Yak’ would later score from the…

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SIM-NIN Linkage: MTN, Glo, Other Blocked Lines Hit 40 Million

Abibat Babalola

No fewer than 40 million telephone lines were barred by telecommunication operators over the weekend following the expiration of the February 28, 2024 deadline issued by the Nigerian Communications Commission mandating telecom consumers to link the Subscriber Identity Module to their National Identity Numbers. This represents a 28 million increase from the 12 million telephone lines initially planned to be deactivated by telcos, following the NCC directive. In a December 2023 notice, the NCC had asked telcos to bar SIMs that had not been linked to their owners’ NINs by…

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N3m Or Nothing, Nigeria Slams Fine On New Expatriate Policy Violators

Abibat Babalola

Companies that breach the new Expatriate Employment Levy policy will pay N3m for each offence, Platform Africa reports. The offences are not submitting EEL, not registering an employee, a corporate entity not renewing EEL within 30 days, and providing false information on EEL. The Expatriate Employment Levy is a financial contribution imposed on employers who hire foreign workers. The levy, which is mostly on the offshore earnings of expatriates working in Nigeria, aims to balance economic growth and workforce development by ensuring equitable contributions from expatriate employment. READ ALSO: Driver…

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Driver In Custody For Killing 10-Year-Old With Vehicle

Abibat Babalola

A 69-year-old commercial bus driver, Waidi Saheed, is now in police custody for allegedly crushing a 10-year-old, simply identified as Chukwudi, to death at the Iganmu-Mile 2 Expressway in Lagos State. Platforms Africa reports that the incident occurred at about 8:30 a.m. on Sunday. It was also gathered that the driver of the Nissan Coastal commercial bus, with registration number JJE-134 XK, hit the deceased as a result of speeding. READ ALSO: BREAKING: Man City Defeat Man U 3-1 At Etihad Stadium 10 Things You Should Know About Late Nollywood…

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