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JUST IN: House of Reps rejects 10-day extension of deadline for naira notes swap

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The Nigerian House of Representatives has rejected the decision on extension of the naira swap deadline by 10 days despite the approval of President Muhammadu Buhari. Recall that the CBN governor, Godwin Emefiele on Sunday said Buhari gave permission for the deadline to be extended to February 10. But in a swift reaction, the chairman of the adhoc committee mandated to interface with the CBN bank and commercial banks on the naira chaos, Alhassan Doguwa, rejected the extension, insisting that the CBN must comply with Sections 20 sub 3, 4,…

JUST IN : CBN extends deadline on old Naira notes till February 10

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The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has extended the deadline for the use of the old notes till February 10, 2023.   The CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele, announced the extension in a statement signed on Sunday, January 29, 2023.   This come after Nigerians have called for an extension of the deadline, sighting scarcity of the new notes in circulation.   The CBN governor had earlier insisted that there won’t be any extension to the policy, saying kidnapping and ransom-taking have reduced since the three banknotes were redesigned.   He…

NCC denies moving 5G deadline after only MTN submitted bid

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The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has debunked the front page headline of the BusinessDay newspaper of Thursday, December 2, 2021 with the title, “How NCC moved 5G deadline after only MTN submitted bid.” The publication alleged that “the Commission was forced to move the November 24 deadline for the submission of the bid and payment of the ten percent fee of $20 million after it emerged that only MTN Nigeria had complied with the requirement.” “It is pertinent to state that the Nigerian Communications Commission maintains an unimpeachable record and…

NCC extends Deadline for Submission Of Bids, Initial Bid Deposit of 3.5ghz Spectrum Auction

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The Nigerian Communications Commission invites the Public to note that the submission of responses in respect of the 3.5 Gigahertz Spectrum Band auction was scheduled to close on Wednesday, 24th November 2021.   However, due to the challenges posed to air travels as witnessed recently and considering that it may have some impact on intending bidders regarding the submission of their bids, the Commission hereby extends the deadline for submission of bids and Initial Bid Deposits (IBDs) to 5.00 pm on Monday, 29th November, 2021.   All other events as…

FG extends NIN-SIM linkage deadline again …. urges Citizens ,Legal Residents to enrol before end of the Year

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The Honourable Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Ali Ibrahim (Pantami) has conveyed the approval of the Federal Government to extend of the deadline for the National Identity Number (NIN)-Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) data verification. Citizens and legal residents were also urged to complete the process before the end of the year 2021. The decision to extend the deadline was made further to appeals by the Mobile Network Operators and other industry stakeholders, soliciting for a further extension to ensure better compliance with government’s directive and to avoid…

BREAKING: FG extends NIN-SIM verification deadline

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The Federal Government has approved the extension of the deadline for National Identity Number (NIN)-Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) data verification to October 31, 2021.   The decision to extend the deadline was made following a request by stakeholders to accommodate registration in hard-to-reach remote areas, foreigners and diplomatic missions, diaspora and address low enrolments in schools and hospitals, as evidenced by enrolment statistics.   The decision also followed a review of the progress of the exercise which indicated significant progress, hence the need to consolidate the gains of the enrolment…

FG extends deadline for NIN-SIM card integration

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The Federal Government through the National Task Force on National Identification Number (NIN) and Subscriber Identification Module (SIM) Registration today, 21st December, 2020 in Abuja at a meeting announced extension of the deadline for the integration of NIN and SIM card. The meeting which was chaired by the Honourable Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Ali Ibrahim (Pantami)had in attendance major stakeholders in the sector including Chairman-Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC); Executive Vice Chairman (EVC), NCC; Director-General (DG), National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA); DG, National Identity Management Commission…

Senate to suspend plenary next Tuesday to begin budget defence – Lawan …urges MDAs to adhere strictly to deadline

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President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has said that the upper chamber will next Tuesday suspend plenary after consideration of the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) to enable Committees commence defence of the 2021 budget estimates by Ministries, Departments and Agencies of Government. Lawan made this known after the Senate passed for second reading the 2021 Appropriations Bill presently before the National Assembly. The Senate President, however, informed MDAs that the upper chamber’s deadline for budget Defence would not exceed the first week of November. He therefore urged all Ministers and…