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A’Court orders MultiChoice to sub-license channels to rival company

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MultiChoice, Nigeria’s leading pay-TV provider, has been ordered to sub-license some of its channels to Metro Digital Cable television. The Appeal Court sitting in Port Harcourt delivered the ruling on Wednesday. The court overruled a lower court which initially ruled against Metro Digital’s request. According to the little-known Metro Digital, the request being made upon […]

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Seplat rejects court order barring it from acquiring Exxon Mobil assets

Energy /

Seplat Petroleum Plc has rejected a judgment blocking the sale of Exxon Mobil assets to it. According to Bloomberg, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited had in 2020 sued the American oil company, seeking to prevent it from divesting its remaining assets in Nigeria. Seplat had shown interest in acquiring the assets for $1.28bn. The

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6 mobile apps to help parents monitor their kids’ online activities

Education /

Parenting in modern times is getting increasingly challenging. For those involved in nine-to-five jobs or any such busy endeavours, monitoring their kids access to the internet can be such a difficult task. Besides, a growing number of parents are handing their children mobile phones (some, smartphones) for reasons including security, safety, and convenience. Therefore, like

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NNPC, NIMASA issue public alerts on job scams

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The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Limited) has alerted the public against the activities of fraudsters advertising job openings in the establishment. Garba Deen Muhammad, the spokesperson for NNPC Ltd said the company is not recruiting. “Whenever the company intends to recruit, announcement will be made using our official website (www.nnpcgroup.com) , verified Twitter handle

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Two new companies enter Nigerian lottery market

Gaming and Betting /

Two companies – Orbital Lottery & Gaming Limited and Africlick Limited (trading as Win Sapa) – have debuted the Nigerian lottery marketplace. Lanre Gbajabiamila, the director-general of the National Lottery Regulatory Commission (NLRC), while presenting sports betting permits to the entrants, urged them to adhere to regulatory rules. “Do not give us any course to

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How Tunde Ayeni’s IEDM mismanaged Ibadan DisCo – BPE

Finance /

 The Bureau of Public Enterprises has further clarified its role in the takeover of five poor performing power distribution companies, naming Ibadan DisCo the worst of them. Ibadan DisCo is originally managed by former banker Tunde Ayeni. According to Alex Okoh, BPE’s director-general, Ayeni’s Integrated Energy Distribution and Marketing Limited (IEDM) “is the worst performing

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Lagos taxpayers to use only enterprise tax solution (eTax) for payment – LIRS

Finance /

The Lagos State Internal Revenue Service (LIRS) says tax payers could make payment only by using the Enterprise Tax Solutions (e-Tax). The LIRS says it will no longer accept generated bill references from payment sources, effective from August 1, 2022. Ayodele Subair, LIRS executive chairman, stated this in a statement the agency issued. Subair said

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