Category: Nigeria News

MTN: We’ve no reason to steal your data

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The Chief Executive Officer of MTN Ghana, Stephen Blewett, has dismissed accusations that the telecom operator steals customer data, a persistent complaint he says he’s faced in every market during his career, MyJoyOnline, Ghanaian online news portal, reported on Wednesday. His comments come as a wave of similar concerns sweeps through Nigeria, where subscribers are also pointing fingers at the country’s largest telco, with over 80 million users, and other operators for what they claim is the unfair depletion of their data. It was reported Tuesday that customers have flooded…

W’Bank lends Nigeria $1.08bn for education, nutrition, economic boost

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The World Bank has approved three financing operations totalling $1.08bn to support education, nutrition, and economic resilience in Nigeria. According to a statement on the bank’s website on Wednesday, the concessional loans are aimed at improving the quality of education, building household and community resilience, and enhancing nutrition for underserved groups. The statement read, “The World Bank has approved three operations in Nigeria, totalling $1.08bn in concessional financing, to enhance education quality, build household and community resilience, and improve nutrition for underserved groups.” The approved operations include $500m in additional…

NNPCL board Officials: Why Tinubu sacked Kyari

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President Bola Tinubu’s decision to sack Mele Kyari and other board members of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited stems from mounting concern over performance and a failure to meet key production targets, Presidency officials have disclosed. In an abrupt move on Wednesday, Tinubu removed Kyari, who had been at the helm of the national oil company since 2019, as part of a broader overhaul, which the Presidency said was aimed at boosting Nigeria’s crude and gas output. “President Tinubu removed all other board members appointed with Pius Akinyelure and…

NAPE praises Tinubu’s NNPC board reshuffle

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The Nigerian Association of Petroleum Explorationists has lauded President Tinubu for the new Nigerian National Petroleum Company board appointment, noting that the appointment is a bold step towards repositioning the oil and gas industry for greater efficiency, transparency, and profitability. In a statement signed by NAPE president, Johnbosco Uche  made available on Wednesday, the association said, the appointment of Bayo Ojulari as the new Group CEO, alongside Ahmadu Musa Kida as Non-Executive Chairman, is a testament to the President’s commitment to excellence and his desire to drive growth in the…

Sterling Bank stops transfer fees on online transactions

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Sterling Bank has announced the removal of transfer fees on all local online transactions, becoming the first major Nigerian bank to eliminate the contentious charges for digital banking. The move was confirmed by the bank on Tuesday in a press release. The statement noted that the bank reaffirmed its commitment to customer-centric banking, declaring that the zero-transfer-fee policy is real and effective immediately. The bank’s Growth Executive in charge of Consumer and Business Banking, Obinna Ukachukwu, described the decision as a values-driven approach aimed at ensuring fair and inclusive banking.…

Osun lawmaker apologises to Oyetola, condemns EFCC petition

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A lawmaker representing Obokun/Oriade federal constituency of Osun State in the House of Representatives, Oluwole Oke, has apologied to ex-governor Gboyega Oyetola over a petition written to Economic and Financial Crimes Commission by one of his constituents. In a Facebook post on Wednesday, Oke faulted the Osun State Government’s petition to the anti-graft agency. The Osun State Government petitioned the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to investigate the immediate past governor and current Minister of Blue Economy, Oyetola, over the alleged misappropriation of a $20m World Bank health grant. On…

From Marinho to Ojulari: History of NNPCL’s leadership from inception

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President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday removed Mele Kyari as the Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited and appointed Bashir Bayo Ojulari as his replacement, effective April 2, 2025. The President also dissolved the company’s board, including its chairman, Pius Akinyelure, and reconstituted an 11-member board. The announcement was made in a statement issued by Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, in the early hours of Wednesday. “President Tinubu removed all other board members appointed with Akinyelure and Kyari in November 2023,” the…

Subscribers petition NCC, FCCPC over rapid data depletion

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Telecom subscribers are sending emails and direct messages to the Nigerian Communications Commission and the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission, demanding an investigation into what they describe as unexplained data consumption. Operators insist that there is no mechanism for reducing customers’ data, arguing instead that rising consumption is due to user behaviour, particularly the shift from 3G and 4G to 5G and increased video streaming habits. The controversy comes as the Nigerian Senate, last Wednesday, urged the Federal Ministry of Communications, Innovation, and Digital Economy to engage operators on…

Lynched travellers: Gov demands public parade, 14 suspects moved to Abuja

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Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf, has demanded the public parade of the suspected killers of the 16 hunters and compensation for their families. The governor handed down the demand during a condolence visit by his Edo counterpart, Monday Okpebholo, in Kano, on Monday. The visit comes barely 48 hours after the remains of the hunters, who were lynched by a mob, were interred in Uromi, Edo State, on Saturday. Members of the Hausa community converged on the community cemetery to pay their last respects to the victims, who were burnt…

Lagos, Kano lead as 117 million Nigerians get NIN

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The National Identity Management Commission has recorded a total of 117 million registrations for the National Identity Number as of February 28, 2025. According to the latest enrolment statistics from the NIMC dashboard, 66,281,803 (56.5%) of the registered individuals are male, while 51,079,521 (43.5%) are female. The data also reveals that Lagos State has the highest cumulative enrolment figure with over 12.6 million registrants, while Kano State followed with 10.2 million registrants. “NIMC’s enrollment figures as of February 28, 2025, currently stand at over 117 million unique records. The highest…