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For the first time in seven years, a Nigerian airline has reactivated the famous Lagos to London route, bringing succour to Nigerians. With Air Peace’s maiden trip to Gatwick Airport, it has joined a couple of indigenous carriers that operated in the busy route for commercial activities. Before Air Peace, some local airlines had operated […]
The Nigeria Data Protection Commission has said it is investigating over 400 cases of privacy breaches involving online loan apps. Cases of data privacy breaches have become prevalent in recent times due to the proliferation of digital lending platforms. The commission made this known in its 2023 Annual Report made available to The PUNCH on […]
Ride-hailing company, Uber, has said it would not be sharing the personal data of its riders with the Lagos State Government. The company, whose drivers recently had issues with the State’s authority over the data sharing arrangement, said it is cooperating with the government to share data as earlier agreed. This has, however, raised concern […]
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) says it conducted a targeted enforcement operation at the Garki modern market in Abuja. Adamu Abdullahi, acting executive vice chairman (EVC) and chief executive officer (CEO) of FCCPC disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday. Abdullahi said this action is part of the commission’s ongoing efforts to protect […]
Indomie Instant Noodles, a Dufil Prima Foods Limited brand, says it has reduced its price to keep the product affordable to Nigerians. BusinessDay survey of some stores across Lagos shows that the price of 70g Indomie Regular Chicken noodles dropped to N250 from N300 last month. While it’s 40-pack carton of Indomie fell to N10,000 from N12,000. […]
A barrage of public outrage was aimed at the Nigerian branch of Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC), a global fast-food restaurant chain, on Wednesday after Adebola Daniel, a Nigerian living with a disability, narrated how he was humiliated at the restaurant. Daniel experienced what he called “vile discrimination” when he, alongside his wife and siblings, went […]
Some Nigerians who benefited from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and NIRSAL Microfinance Bank’s targeted credit facility (TCF) have failed to pay N261.07bn out of N419.42bn given out. Daily Trust reports that the facility launched in April 2020 was to cushion the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on households and SMEs. In a document […]
The Minister of Works, Sen. Dave Umahi, on Thursday revealed plans to formally open the Third Mainland Bridge that was closed for comprehensive repairs on January 9 to the public. Speaking in Lagos on Thursday, Umahi said the comprehensive rehabilitation on the bridge has been completed before the bridge will be opened to the public. […]
About ten million telephone lines will be disconnected when telecommunication firms start barring subscribers with unverified National Identity Numbers (NINs) from March 29, 2024. A directive from the Nigerian Communications Commission mandates telcos to bar lines whose NINs have been submitted but not verified by March 29, 2024, and bar those with less than five lines linked […]
Amid the economic challenges plaguing Nigeria, fewer individuals are seeking medical care due to the soaring costs of hospital admissions, medications, and diagnostic tests. However, for those who do make it to hospitals, the journey to secure a doctor’s appointment has become arduous and lengthy. Booking consultations, especially for non-emergency cases in certain government hospitals, […]
