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Beer-drinking at Qatar 2022 'business as usual' - Top organiser
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Beer-drinking at Qatar 2022 ‘business as usual’ – Top organiser

Beer-drinking will be “business as usual” at the Qatar World Cup, the tournament’s chief insisted Thursday, despite severely restricted alcohol sales in the Muslim Gulf state. Speaking 73 days from the first World Cup kicks off in an Arab nation, chief executive Nasser al-Khater said there was a “misconception” about alcohol sales, calling it one […]

Oil theft: PENGASSAN finger military, others
Oil and Gas

How FG can stop oil theft – EX-PENGASSAN boss

A former President of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria, Comrade Peter Esele, has advised the federal government on how it can stop the challenge of oil theft in Nigeria. According to Vanguard, Esele who is a former president of the Trade Union Congress enjoined the federal government to adopting a […]

Pay hazard allowance in two months, NMA urges FG
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Pay hazard allowance in two months, NMA urges FG

The Nigeria Medical Association gave the Federal Government two months to pay for the newly approved hazard allowance to its members. According to the News Agency of Nigeria, this was contained in a communique issued at the end of the association’s August National Executive Council meeting on Sunday in Gombe. The communique was signed by […]

Trariff hike: Produce financial report, tribunal orders Multichoice
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Trariff hike: Produce financial report, tribunal orders Multichoice

An Abuja court on Tuesday ordered John Ugbe, the Managing Director of MultiChoice, the operator of Gotv and DStv, to produce its 2021 audited financial report on September 8. The Competition and Consumer Protection Tribunal sitting in Abuja, gave the directive after the company breached its restraining order on the tariff hike. Multichoice had appeared […]

Lufthansa pilots hold second strike in one week
Aviation

Lufthansa pilots hold second strike in one week

Pilots at German airline Lufthansa will strike again this week, their union Cockpit said Tuesday, escalating a wage dispute. The pilots for passenger flights will walk out from Wednesday 00h01 to Thursday 23h59, while the industrial action for those operating cargo flights will last a day longer to Friday 23h59, said the union. Faced with […]

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Stock investors record N30bn loss one day

No fewer than 18 firms saw their share prices fall as the Nigerian Exchange Limited’s equity market recorded a N30bn loss at the end of trading on Monday. According to The PUNCH, the NGX All-Share Index closed at 49,991.41 basis points on Monday from 50,045.83 on Friday, while the market capitalisation fell to N26.964tn from […]

FG halts planned 5% tax on GSM calls, SMS
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FG halts planned 5% tax on GSM calls, SMS

The Federal Government has announced that it has suspended the proposed five per cent excise duty on telecommunications services. According to The Nation, this was announced by the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof Isa Pantami, in Abuja on Monday. Pantami said the decision to suspend the tax was arrived at by stakeholders, asserting […]

TikTok launches feature for quality sleep amid lawsuits
News

TikTok to hire managers from Nigeria, others

Short-form video streaming app, TikTok, has announced its plan to recruit managers from Nigeria, South Africa and Kenya. According to information provided by the firm on its career page, it revealed that the firm is seeking to recruit into the following positions, Content Partnerships Manager – Lifestyle & Education, which “can be based in South […]

NCC, Telecom operators urge states to review policies for broadband expansion
Telecommunications

Nigeria’s internet users rise to 152m

The Nigerian Communications Commission data reveals that internet subscriptions across mobile, fixed and VoIP networks hit 152 million in July 2022. According to Nairametrics, a total of 1 million new subscriptions were recorded by telecom operators in the month to achieve the new height. As of June 2022, internet subscriptions in the country stood at […]

Why FG suspended Eastern rail line construction - Minister
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Why FG suspended Eastern rail line construction – Minister

The Minister of Transportation, Mu’azu Sambo has revealed why the work on the Port Harcourt-Maiduguri Eastern rail line was suspended by the Federal Government. According to The Vanguard, the Minister in a statement made available to newsmen in Lagos on Saturday said the rail line was suspended due to insecurity and vandalism of railway properties […]

What we'll do if Putin cuts gas supply - EU
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What we’ll do if Putin cuts gas supply – EU

The European Union has revealed its next move if Russia’s President, Vladimir Putin, stops the supply of gas to Europe. It would be recalled that Russian gas giant, Gazprom, on Friday said that the Nord Stream pipeline linking Russia to northern Germany, which was due to resume service Saturday after a three-day interruption for maintenance […]

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Economy

Amid rising debt, FG increases ministers, others’ tour allowances

Amid rising debts, the Federal Government has increased the Duty Allowances of ministers, permanent secretaries and other civil servants in the federal public service effective September 1, 2022. According to The Punch, a circular from the National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission, with reference SWC/C/04/S.6/II/333, dated August 31, 2022, and titled, “Review of Duty Tour […]