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TCN completes 60MVA Ekim substation …NERC issues permits to 11 meter providers
The Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN, said it has completed and energised a 60MVA 132/33kV power transformer and three outgoing 33kV feeder bays in the first phase of the transmission substation in Ekim, Akwa Ibom State.
The spokesperson of TCN, Mrs. Ndidi Mbah, said the transformer was ene [...]
SIM registration: 95mn cards valid, undergoing verification
The Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, has cleared the air on the supposed invalidation of over 95million Subscriber Identity Module, SIM, cards, explaining that the affected cards are merely undergoing some form of verification.
The regulator claims that the 95.7million affected SI [...]
Loopholes in tax system limits revenue collections- FG
President Muhammadu Buhari said government is aware of some of the loopholes in the Nigerian tax system, as reflected in the low revenue being generated from the sector.
He said the federal government is taking steps to change the narrative by ensuring that the level of commercial activit [...]
FG plans $100bn infrastructure investment
At least $100billion is required annually if Nigeria plans to close the infrastructure gaps across the country anytime soon.
The Director General of the Bureau of Public Enterprises, BPE, Mr. Alex Okoh, said the amount must be invested yearly for the next six years in order to achieve optimum r [...]
Rice farmers want firmer actions against smugglers
Rice farmers in the country are calling for a more decisive measure to be made in checking the unabated smuggling of the produce into the country, as the trend threatens the business of rice farming in Nigeria.
The farmers under the auspices of Rice Processors Association of Nigeria, RIPAN, sai [...]
PTAD disburses N102.8bn to pensioners in 15 months
The Pension Transitional Arrangement Directorate, PTAD, said it has paid a total of N102.84billion to pensioners between January 2018 and March 2019 under the Defined Benefits Scheme.
Speaking at the agency’s 2019 North Central Stakeholders Forum, the Executive Secretary of PTAD, Sharon I [...]
Germany, Nigeria partner on skills acquisition
To stem the tide of illegal migration of young persons to Europe, the German government said it is arranging a skills acquisition intervention for 35,000 Nigerians through its Skills Development for Youth Employment programme.
The Deutche Gesellschaft fur Internationale Zusammenarbeit, a German [...]
Nigeria disagrees with IMF on sovereign fund ranking
Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority, NSIA, has contested a ranking by the International Monetary Fund, IMF, report that places Nigeria as the second worst country in the world in the use of Sovereign Wealth funds.
The agency insisted that the recent Fiscal Monitor report releas [...]
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