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Two persons who were trapped in a collapsed two-storey building in the Kubwa satellite town of Abuja have been confirmed dead. Ikharo Attah, the senior special assistant to the FCT minister on monitoring, inspection and enforcement, confirmed the development to TheCable on Friday. According to neighbours, an old man who secures the […]

The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has suspended the revocation of licences of broadcast stations who have failed to renew them. Balarabe Shehu Ilelah, director-general of the NBC, said this in a statement on Friday. ”The National Broadcasting Commission on Friday, August 19TH, 2022, issued a shutdown notice to licensee that are indebted to […]

Nigeria’s gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 3.54 percent year-on-year in real terms in the second quarter of 2022. The development is an improvement from the 3.11 percent growth recorded in the previous quarter. The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said this on Friday in the latest GDP report. On a […]

Allies of Nyesom Wike, governor of Rivers state, have demanded the resignation of Iyorchia Ayu, national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), TheCable can report. Sources said the allies made the demand when Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the PDP, met with them in an attempt to resolve the rift between him […]

The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has asked the federal government to declare an emergency on the country’s oil and industry due to oil theft and underproduction.  Gbenga Komolafe, chief executive officer (CEO), NUPRC, made this known on Thursday while delivering his keynote address at the Association of Energy Correspondents of Nigeria […]

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has unveiled the unstructured supplementary service data (USSD) code for the eNaira to enhance financial inclusion in the country. Godwin Emefiele, CBN governor, inaugurated the USSD transaction code on Thursday at a five-day Northern eNaira fair 2022, in Kano. The apex bank had announced plans to […]