Samson Akintaro

Nigerians looking to travel abroad can purchase dollars as personal or business travel allowances via their commercial banks.

The Association of Bureau De Change Operators of Nigeria (ABCON) has commended the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) for lifting the suspension of sales of interbank foreign exchange to its members nationwide, saying this would tame the country’s inflation among other benefits.

The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has threatened to withdraw the licence of any of its Front End Partners caught charging Nigerians for the National Identification Number (NIN) enrolment.

The Minister of Communications, Innovation, and Digital Economy, Dr. Bosun Tijani, has said that the federal government will provide half of the $2 billion required to deliver the country’s 90,000-kilometre fibre project.

Elon Musk’s microblogging platform, X, has jerked up the subscription price for its Premium+ plan globally, with users in Nigeria seeing one of the highest increments of 51%.

Telecommunications group, Airtel Africa has announced the commencement of a second share buyback, which would see the company return $100 million to its shareholders.

The Director-General of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Dr. Emotimi Agama, has hinted that some crypto companies, that have applied to be registered by the Commission may not meet the requirements to get its approval.

The World Bank has reviewed the target for Nigeria under the Digital Identity for Development (ID4D) increasing the number of Nigerians to be issued the National Identification Number (NIN) from 148 million to 180 million.

The Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (ATCON) has said that tariff adjustment in the telecommunications industry has become expedient for the operators to improve the quality of their voice and internet services.

Telecommunication company, Airtel Nigeria, has called for urgent actions to protect telecom infrastructure as vandalism continues to surge leading to a record of an average of 43 fibre cuts daily on the Airtel network alone.