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Elon Musk to remove light mode on 'X' platform
News

Twitter post limit could undermine new CEO, ad experts warn

Alex Omenye Elon Musk’s decision to temporarily limit the number of messages that Twitter users may view on the social media platform could jeopardize the company’s efforts to draw in advertisers under its new CEO Linda Yaccarino, marketing industry experts warned. In an effort to prevent “extreme levels” of data scraping and system manipulation, Musk […]

Nigerian airlines missing in top 20 global ranking - Report
Aviation

Nigerian airlines missing in top 20 global ranking – Report

No Nigerian airline made the top 20 best airlines in the world ranking, despite several interventions to improve their everyday operations. According to Vanguard, there are more than 5,000 airlines holding ICAO codes. The ranking parameters utilized by Airline Ratings and Skytrax World Airline Awards evaluated airlines using criteria such as safety records, punctuality, passenger comfort, […]

Why Tinubu should ban dollar cash transactions - Operator
News

NLC, Tinubu to discuss 65-year retirement age

The Nigeria Labour Congress plans to discuss its initiative to raise the retirement age for civil officials to 65 years with President Bola Tinubu. According to The Punch, the National President of the NLC, Joe Ajaero, on Sunday, said that the labour movement was continuing its move which had begun under the previous administration of President Muhammadu Buhari. The NLC […]

FG urges govs to justify use of subsidy removal savings
Policy and Regulations

Why car proof of ownership renewal shouldn’t be implemented – Tax expert

The recently proposed annual renewal of evidence of ownership for cars should not be put into effect, according to the Fiscal Policy Partner and Africa Tax Leader at PwC, Mr. Taiwo Oyedele. Oyedele responded to the policy via a tweet, calling the renewal’s introduction retrograde, stupid, and badly thought out because it would establish a poor […]

102.39m Nigerians now have NIN - NIMC
News

NIN enrolment hits 101m

Enrolment for the National Identification Number increased to 101 million as of June 26, 2023, this is according to the National Identity Management Commission’s most recent data. Given that the country’s overall enrollment stood at 100 million at the end of May, this indicates that the country saw a total of one million new enrollments in […]

China visits Nigeria, seeks improved bilateral relations
Business

China visits Nigeria, seeks improved bilateral relations

In order to improve bilateral ties between both countries, the Chinese Navy Escort Task Group 162 which is made up of the MSL Destroyer NANNING, MSL Frigate SANYA, and Supply Ship WEISHANHU visited Nigeria on Sunday. According to the News Agency of Nigeria, the Chinese Ambassador to Nigeria,  Mr. Chi Jian Chun, said the visitation of the […]

NNPCL, marketers fuel vessels to arrive next week - IPMAN
News

Fuel subsidy stopped development of e-vehicles in Nigeria – W’Bank

      The World Bank has stated that the previous administration’s decision to subsidise petrol prices has impeded the progress of e-mobility and the adoption of alternative vehicles such as electric minibuses, two-wheelers, and three-wheelers. In a document titled “E-Trans-Electric Mobility and Transition in Nigeria: Strategy and Implementation,” the bank reported that the funding […]

Data breach exposes salary information of Dublin airport staff
News

Data breach exposes salary information of Dublin airport staff

Alex Omenye The pay and benefits information of over 2,000 DAA employees, who manage Ireland’s Dublin airport, have been compromised in a recent cyberattack on professional service company Aon. The Sunday Times cited a DAA representative as saying, “DAA can confirm that as a result of a recent cyberattack on Aon, a third-party provider, data […]

CBN, others to review 2.9tTn tax credit scheme
Banking

Expert urges CBN to regulate DMB’s exploitative charges

By Wilson Adekumola A financial expert, Okechuwu Unegbu has criticized the multiplicity of service charges by Deposit Money Banks, urging the Central Bank of Nigeria to regulate their activities. Unegbu who was a past president of the Chattered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria, made the urge while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria on […]