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  President Muhammadu Buhari has ratified the creation of a new government agency, the Nigeria Data Protection Bureau (NDPB). The establishment of the agency followed a request made by the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof Isa Pantami. In a statement issued on behalf of Pantami, Uwa Suleiman, obtained ...

  Beginning from Monday, November 15, 2021, Nigerians will pay an additional N13,766 and N26,829 to get single-phase and three-phase pre-paid meters from the eleven Distribution Companies, DISCOs. According to a circular issued Friday in Abuja by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, NERC, the regulator raised the price of a ...

With the rising cases of insecurity in Nigeria, President Muhammadu Buhari must take some bold steps including proper rejigging of the country’s security architecture as well as a consideration for state police, members of the Lagos State House of Assembly have said.       The lawmakers made their positions ...

The Federal Government has prohibited the importation of refined sugar and its derivatives from the nation’s Free Trade Zones (FTZs), in a bid to protect the sugar industry, which is governed by the Nigerian Sugar Master Plan (NSMP).       The prohibition move, which came through a directive from ...

The Presidency has disclosed that the Highway Development Management Initiative, which is a scheme by the Federal Government to concession roads will launch a procurement portal on March 29th, 2021 to ensure competitiveness and to guarantee transparency.       The Presidency disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday, stating that the HDMI ...

The Federal Government on Tuesday issued a notice for the commencement of the procurement process for the 12 federal highways mapped for concession under the Highway Development Management Initiative.       Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, issued the notice in Abuja and unveiled the portal that was ...