20/4/2016/Reuters Nigeria will hold off new talks with South Africa’s MTN over a $3.9 billion fine for missing a deadline to disconnect unregistered SIM card users until parliament concludes a probe, its communications minister said on Wednesday. Last month, the House of Representatives launched a probe into whether Nigeria can […]
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Nigeria’s parliament to start debating petroleum bill next week -Senate
March 21, 2016/Reuters Nigeria’s Senate president said on Monday that the country’s parliament would start debating next week an amended Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB), a much-delayed plan to overhaul the vital energy sector hit by graft and mismanagement. President Muhammadu Buhari has made it a priority to get approval for […]
Reps probe secret recruitment of 909 employees by CBN
March 18, 2016/Punch The House of Representatives on Thursday began an investigation into the alleged ‘secret’ recruitment of 909 employees by the Central Bank of Nigeria. The controversial recruitment was reportedly carried out by the apex bank on the directive of the Governor, Mr. Godwin Emefiele, with a reasonable number […]
