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NIMC Registers 122M Nigerians for NIN, Reduces Extortion

The National Identity Management Commission says it has reduced incidents of extortion and unofficial charges in the identity enrolment process by over 40 per cent. This milestone comes as the number of Nigerians registered for the National Identification Number has risen to 122 million, marking a 49 per cent increase since January 2022, when enrolment...
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FirstBank Hits ₦1 Trillion in Digital Loan Disbursements

FirstBank has announced that it has disbursed N1tn in instant digital loans. This was disclosed in a statement on Friday. FirstBank launched its first digital loan service in August 2019 and has developed a robust digital lending ecosystem designed with Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, to improve access to finance, especially to the high-risk customer...
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FG, FIRS Launch Tax Reform Awareness Campaign in Ibadan

The Presidency, in collaboration with the Federal Inland Revenue Service, held a grassroots sensitisation drive across key areas of Ibadan to educate citizens about the recently signed Tax Reform Bills and how the new policies directly impact the public. The sensitisation drive was organised by the Presidential Community Engagement Office (South-West) and FIRS and focused...
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Customs to Support 50,000 Students with Learning Materials |

The Nigeria Customs Service, under its Corporate Social Responsibility Initiative, tagged “Customs Cares,” said it is targeting to assist 50,000 students in Nigeria with educational materials in 2025. The Comptroller-General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi, stated this in Lagos while commissioning a school, Christ Assembly Nursery and Primary School, located in Araromi in Ajeromi-Ifelodun Local Government...
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Otedola, FG Deny Involvement in N323.4bn First HoldCo Share

First HoldCo Plc has officially denied reports linking its chairman, Femi Otedola, to the recent N323.4bn block sale of its shares, clarifying the actual parties involved in the transaction. In a statement signed by the First HoldCo’s Company Secretary, Adewale Arogundade, on Friday, the company addressed rumours circulating in the print and digital media about...
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Dangote Refinery to Reinstate N5 Fuel Discount Scheme

The Dangote Petroleum Refinery has disclosed plans to reintroduce its suspended N5 per-litre fuel discount scheme for its strategic partners, after temporarily halting the initiative due to reported infractions by some participating marketers. PUNCH Online had exclusively revealed earlier on Friday that the refinery uncovered a fresh racket involving some of its affiliate marketers and...
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Terminal Operator Disputes NIMASA ISPS Shutdown, Seeks Reass

A terminal operator, TMDK Terminals, has refuted reports linking the recent shutdown of its operations to alleged “persistent non-compliance” with the International Ship and Port Facility Security Code. In a statement issued on Friday, the operator insisted that it remains committed to maritime security and operational standards. The firm described the action by the Nigerian...
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Telecom Vandalism Threatens Nationwide Network Collapse in N

The Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria has issued an urgent call for government and security intervention as a wave of vandalism and theft targeting critical infrastructure threatens to disrupt services nationwide. The Chairman of ALTON, Gbenga Adebayo, said in a statement on Thursday that the surge in attacks on telecommunications facilities could lead...
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