Pioneer 4G LTE broadband service provider Smile Nigeria has introduced FREE eSIM into the Nigeria market with offer of 10 FREE off-net local minutes valid for 30 days. The offer yields unlimited FREE on-net voice and SMS and a competitive out of bundle rate N9.20/min. Also, calls are charged per second with no hidden cost, no hidden charges, no call …

President Muhammadu Buhari has signed Nigeria’s Startups Bills into law, with the Minister of Communication and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Ali Pantami announcing that the government has earmarked N10 billion start-up funding for startups and innovators to draw from. After the low-key signing ceremony of the Nigeria Startups Act 2022 at the Presidential Villa, Abuja on Wednesday, the Minister of …

The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport Nigeria (CILT-N) recently rose from its  2022 National Conference and Annual General Meeting with profound suggestions on how to tackle the challenges facing the sector. Held at Oriental Hotel, Victoria Island, Lagos, the two-day conference under the theme,  ‘Sustainable Innovations in Global Logistics and Transport’ witnessed the congregation of high fliers in the transport and …

Former Minister of Power, Prof. Bart Nnaji has disclosed that poor electricity supply in the Southeast particularly inspired him to lead a team of Nigerians in setting up a 188-megawatt power plant in Aba, and an electricity distribution company, in the same Abia State city. At the 58th birthday celebration of Abia State Governor Okezie Ikpeazu at his country home …

Rapid population growth and industrialisation are projected to strongly drive energy demands —including for fossil fuels — across Nigeria and Africa, according to the Chief Executive of Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), Engr. Gbenga Komolafe. In his keynote address at the maiden annual conference of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association (PENGASSAN) in Abuja on Tuesday, Komolafe …

For the first time in 17 years, Nigeria’s inflation rate rose to 20.8 percent as a result of soaring food prices and supply chain disruption, according to  the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). The Consumer Price Index report for September 2022 released on Monday shows that inflation figure for the preceding month – August – was 20.52 percent. The NBS …

The equities at the Nigerian Stock Exchange concluded the week on a positive note, with investors registering N119 billion in one week, after a rise of 46 basis points (bps) or 0.4 percent week-to-date. Similar to overall performance, sectoral performance also showed mixed results, with three indexes closing in the green and two closing in the red week-to-date. NUPRC COMMERCIAL …

Stanbic IBTC Bank PLC, a subsidiary of Stanbic IBTC Holdings PLC, has proposed top-quality digital products and payment collection solutions for business enterprises and merchants in Nigeria. The financial solutions include C’Gate Payment,Payment Gateway Service, PrimePay and POS terminal. Having observed the challenges businesses face when receiving payments during transactions, the bank came up with the digital payment products that …

Determined to ensure effective coordination of energy resources that will keep the Lagos economy on the path of growth, the state Electricity Board (LSEB) held a two-day strategic retreat for its staff members. Commissioner for Energy and Mineral Resources, Mr Olalere Odusote said at the event that the capacity-building retreat is required to position the state towards attracting private sector …

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to “promptly set up a presidential panel of enquiry to thoroughly, impartially, and transparently investigate the operations of illegal oil pipelines from 2001 to date, and to widely publish the names of anyone suspected to be involved”. SERAP urged the President to “ensure the prosecution by appropriate anti-corruption …