Road projects cause over 5,000 fibre cuts in six months — NCC
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has recorded more than 5,000 fibre-optic cable cuts across the country in the first six months of 2026, largely caused by road construction, excavation and related civil works.
Lagos generates N2bn on land use charge
The Lagos State government, Tuesday said a total of N2 billion was generated on land use charge in the last one year.
Ajumogobia, Clinton parley on nuclear power
U.S. Secretary of State, Hilary Clinton and the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Odein Ajumogobia, met on Monday in New York for discussions on nuclear disarmament and other international issues.
Atiku is exploiting Adamawa PDP crisis, says Aminu
Prof. Jibril Aminu, Chairman, Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs, has bemoaned the crisis in the Adamawa State chapter of the Peoples’ Democratic Party, PDP, adding ”former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, is capitalising on it and causing turmoil in the state.”
ATCON calls for abolition of multiple taxation
Rising from its annual general meeting at the weekend, the Association of Telecommunication Companies of Nigeria (ATCON) elected a new leadership to stir its affairs for the next two years. The group also used the medium to call on the government at all levels to abolish all forms of multiple taxation on telecom operators in the country.
Navy arrest oil vessel with stolen crude
The oil vessel said to belong to Golden Carrier Shipping Services was arrested by men of the Naval Task Group (NTG) on 2 Manta Class boats from NNS Delta at the entrance of the Forward Operating Base (FOB) of the Nigerian Navy at Escravos Bar May 1 and escorted to Warri the next day.
