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Telcos lose millions, customers’ verification affected, NIMC apologises as engineers battle crisis Thousands of telecommunication subscribers nationwide seeking to retrieve their lost Subscriber Identity Module cards or acquire new lines temporarily have been left stranded, following a technical glitch in the National Identity Management Commission portal that has grounded SIM-related services. The affected NIMC portal enables telecom firms, the Nigerian …

Minister of State for the Environment, Chief Sharon Ikeazor has announced that the recent fire incident at Ukpokiti Oil Field, involving the Floating Production Storage and Offtake of Shebah Exploration and Production Company Limited (SEPCOL), has been ‘totally’ extinguished. Ikeazor further assured that the National Oil Spill Detection Response Agency (NOSDRA), the scheduled agency under her ministry, will go for …

Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has revealed that it recovered and restrained cash and assets valued at N166.51 billion from corrupt persons in the last two and half years. This represents an increase of 378 percent over the assets recovery target of N44 billion under the Commission’s Strategic Plan 2019 – 2023. This achievement is contained …

—Says investigations still ongoing The Management of Shebah Exploration & Production Company Ltd (SEPCOL) has announced the rescue of three out of the 10 crew members on board it’s offshore facility, FPSO Trinity Spirit, when it was engulfed in fire in the early hours of last week Wednesday following an explosion. The management also said that a dead body was …

The Senator representing Kebbi central senatorial district, Muhammadu Adamu Alieru has joined the call for power shift to the southern part of Nigeria. He made the disclosure in an interview with BBC Hausa service monitored by vanguard. According to him, APC was built on the foundation of justice, equity and fairness, therefore, it’s improper to refuse the south presidency after …

As it has become a global custom in the last 22 years, Nigerians joined the rest of the world to mark the 2022 edition of the World Cancer Day on Friday. Apart from the rising number of deaths, the www.worldcancerday.org, a website dedicated to activities around cancer care, puts the annual estimated global economic cost of cancer at $1.16 trillion. Themed …

Kano State Executive Council has approved plans for review and harmonisation of retirement age for teachers effective January 2022 with a committee to draft the documents for actualisation of the exercise. This is contained in a statement signed by the State Commissioner for Information, Mr. Muhammed Garba, and made available on Sunday. The statement explained that the exercise would require …

*VP back in Abuja after one day trip to Accra As far as ECOWAS is concerned, there is only one way of changing government in the region, acceptable to all of the protocols, to even the political rights of the people and that is by a democratically elected government. This assertion was affirmed by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, after …

WASHINGTON— Yesterday, on the one-year anniversary of several executive orders (EOs) from the Biden-Harris administration aimed at restoring faith in our nation’s legal immigration system, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Director Ur M. Jaddou briefed national stakeholders on the agency’s efforts to implement these EOs. According to a press release made available to Alltimepost.com, during this briefing, Director Jaddou …

Nigeria Erosion and Watershed Management Project (NEWMAP) in Edo State has concluded the implementation of the Resettlement Action Plan (RAP) for Ugboha in Esan South East Local Government Area with the payment of compensation to some residual Project Affected Persons (PAPs) in the community. The Coordinator of Edo NEWMAP, Dr. Tom Obaseki, who led other members of the Edo NEWMAP …