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Nigerian telecommunications company Globacom Ltd. refuted claims on Tuesday that it owed MTN interconnect charges. A reliable source within Globacom confirmed to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the disputed N1.6 billion had been paid without issue. This contradicts a public pre-disconnection notice posted on the Nigerian Communication Commission’s (NCC) Twitter page on Monday, […]
Lagos Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources Tokunbo Wahab on Tuesday told members of the Lekki Residents Association that the decision to remove inner street gates in Lekki 1 was taken in the larger interest of all residents of the state. Wahab who spoke at a stakeholders meeting convened by his transport counterpart, Mr […]
Residents in the Agege Local Government Area of Lagos State have lamented the conversion of the rail tracks in the area to an illegal dumpsite. Our correspondent who visited the area on Tuesday observed how the rail tracks were clogged with solid garbage and how commuters covered their noses as they passed. Some of the […]
– By Lanre Roland Family of five, husband earns 400,000 monthly, wife earns 300,000 monthlyAll post-taxSounds good? A combined income of 8,400,000 in a year, and you see them as millionaires that should be in affluence. Here is the reality. Expenditure per annum: TOTAL: North of 12,397,500They are already spending about 4 million above their […]
• MTN secures notification to disconnect 60m Glo subscribers on Jan 8• MTN owns over 50% of outstanding debts• ALTON expresses worry over conflict, seeks faster resolutions• NATCOMS commends sanction, wants it applied to USSD debts Besides the hydra-headed challenges of multiple taxation, right of way (RoW) levies, vandalism, theft among others currently threatening Nigeria’s […]
The scarcity of cash in circulation has made the weekly usage of Automated Teller Machines to drop from 70 per cent to 40 per cent, according to a report by KPMG. The report, titled, “In Pursuit Value”, stated that the figures were obtained from surveyed customers of Nigerian and Ghanaian banks who narrated their experiences […]
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted sunshine and haziness from yesterday to Wednesday across the country. NiMet’s weather outlook, released on Sunday in Abuja, forecasts sunny skies on Monday with a hazy atmosphere over the northern region and the north central states. “Patches of cloud in a hazy atmosphere is anticipated during the morning […]
Security researchers have uncovered a hack that allows cyber criminals to gain access to people’s Google accounts without needing their passwords. Analysis from security firm CloudSEK found that a dangerous form of malware uses third-party cookies to gain unauthorised access to people’s private data, and is already being actively tested by hacking groups. The exploit was first revealed […]
After a 12-day search for a female passenger, Mrs. Beatrice Akinola, who was aboard a bus alongside 21 other passengers when it crashed outside a filling station on December 28, 2023, the husband’s family is seeking help to locate the whereabouts of the Lagos-based wife. PUNCH Metro learnt on Monday that the accident was said to […]
Doctors under the umbrella of the Nigerian Medical Association, on Monday, said they will pay no attention to a directive by the Medical Dental Council of Nigeria warning practitioners against strike actions. The NMA also threatened to withdraw its services across health institutions in the country if the Federal Government fails to implement the upward […]
