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Foreign News General

Foreign investments: Tinubu assures diligent funds reparation

From Our Correspondent President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has assured foreign investors of diligent repatriation of their income home and the streamlining of the tax system. Tinubu gave the assurance when he received Letters of Credence from three ambassadors of Hungary, Rwanda and Ukraine, on Friday in Abuja. TheNewsZenith reports that the envoys are the Ambassador […]

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Business Features/Opinion

AMCON Overstaying Its Welcome: In Whose Interest?

By Oscar Japhet The story of Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON), just like many other Federal Government agencies, is that of a beautiful concept but with poor implementation. This is resulting to loss of public confidence and damaging the economy. There is no doubt that enormous non-performing loans pose a big challenge to financial […]

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General TeleCom

Transparency, our bedrock in telecom regulation – Maida

  From Our Correspondent ………Visits Minister to discuss priority areas The Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Dr Aminu Maida, says transparency will form the bedrock of his leadership as Nigeria’s chief telecom regulator. Maida pledged this when he paid a courtesy visit to the Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, […]

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Business General

Infractions: CAC to delist 90,000 companies

From Our Correspondent The Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) says it is set to delist 91,843 companies for failing to file their annual returns as and when due. TheNewsZenith reports that the commission published the list of the affected companies, marked for delisting on its website last week. This is 2,738 companies less than the 94,581 […]

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General TeleCom

NCC directors clinch ITU positions at WRC in Dubai

By Abdulfatah Babatunde Nigeria shined at the ongoing World Radio Communication (WRC) conference, in Dubai, UAE as  International Telecommunications Union (ITU) elected two directors of Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) into its Working Groups. Reuben Muoka, NCC’s Director of Public Affairs, announced this in a statement e-mailed to TheNewsZenith on Tuesday. Muoka quoted the CEO of […]

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Business Economy General

NASENI, UNIDO to collaborate on renewable energy solution

By Abdulfatah Babatunde The United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) is seeking collaboration with the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) to reduce energy poverty in Nigeria. The collaboration will be through the domestication of renewable energy solutions and to fast-track industrial development of the country. The Deputy Head of UNIDO Nigeria Office, […]

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General Oil & Gas

Expatriates: Nigeria rejects 328 requests from oil firms

BY Our Correspondent The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) says it has rejected 328 expatriate job applications from oil firms since January. Mr Olubisi Okunola, Manager of Strategy at NCDMB, announced this at the capacity building workshop for media stakeholders in Lagos. Okunola said the board had completed 83 per cent of the […]

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Features/Opinion Politics

Edo ‘24: A Motley Crowd of Guber Aspirants

By Celsus Ohain It’s another season of gubernatorial aspirations in Edo State and the league of aspirants is growing by the day, with each of the aspirants moving on with its own ‘Roman mob’. This is not unusual in a democracy; it is perfectly normal and accords with the tenets of the game. However, certain […]

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Economy Oil & Gas

NNPCL uncovers 4,800 illegal oil pipeline connections

From Our Correspondent The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPCL) says it has discovered about 4,800 illegal connections on its oil pipelines across the country. The Group Chief Executive Officer of NNPCL, Mele Kyari, announced the detection during an interaction with members of the Senate Committee on Appropriations. TheNewsZenith gathered that the interaction focused on the […]

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General Law / Crime

LASG set for justice sector reform – A-G

By Our Correspondent Lagos State Government will next year, initiate a new justice sector reform to boost administration and quick dispensation of justice. Mr Pedro Lawal (SAN), the Attorney General (A-G) of the state, announced this during an interactive session with newsmen, on Saturday in Ikeja. He said Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s administration, was committed to ensuring […]

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