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Boeing to help Nigeria access aircraft insurance

Aircraft manufacturer Boeing International Corporation has expressed readiness to assist Nigerian airlines in securing aircraft as well as to access adequate aircraft insurance coverage through partnerships with buoyant lessors and global financiers. This was made known at a meeting of the manufacturing company with Nigerian aviation stakeholders in Dublin, Ireland, on Monday. It will be...
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FG confident to achieve N36tn revenue target – Bagudu

The Federal Government has expressed confidence in achieving its N36.35tn revenue target for 2025 as economic reforms continue to take shape under President Bola Tinubu’s administration. According to a press statement on Monday, the Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Abubakar Bagudu, made this assertion during a hearing at the National Assembly Joint Committees on...
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Tariff hike: Telcos, ICT firms owe banks N1.69tn

Information, communication, and technology firms, including telecommunications companies in Nigeria, owed Deposit Money Banks N1.69tn as of September 2024 amid telcos’ calls for a hike in the tariff payable by subscribers for data and voice calls. Figures obtained from the Central Bank of Nigeria’s quarterly statistical bulletin indicate that the indebtedness of the telcos and...
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NCC to name defaulting banks this week

The Nigerian Communications Commission will this week publicly release the names of 18 banks that have failed to settle their outstanding debts for using Mobile Network Operators’ Unstructured Supplementary Service Data platforms. These banks collectively owe a total of N200bn, and the telecom regulator is preparing to take action, including suspending USSD services for the...
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FCCPC, NCC partner to strengthen consumer protection

The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission and the Nigerian Communications Commission have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to foster greater regulatory collaboration aimed at strengthening consumer protection and promoting fair competition within Nigeria’s telecommunications sector. The MoU was signed on Tuesday at the FCCPC headquarters in Abuja. The signing ceremony was attended by top...
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Equity market sustains bearish trend with N1.064tn loss

The Nigerian Stock Exchange witnessed a bearish performance at the close of trading on Tuesday, with the market capitalisation declining by N1.06tn, marking a drop in value. The All-Share Index lost 1,745.16 points, or 1.66 per cent, closing at 103,622.09. Despite the losses, the market has shown a 0.68 per cent increase year-to-date. A total...
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