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US imposes new fees on foreigners seeking work permits (Full EAD List)

ConsumerConnect August 23, 2025 Consumer Updates

United States President Donald Trump

*President Donald Trump’s administration affirms that, in starting work in the United States, all foreigners need to have an Employment Authorisation Document, but foreign workers…

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Nigeria reviewing telecoms policy, plans MNOs’ Quarterly Performance Reports –NCC

ConsumerConnect August 23, 2025 Consumer Updates

Dr. 'Bosun Tijani, Honourable Minister for Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy (r), and Dr. Aminu Maida, Executive Vice Chairman and CEO of NCC File Photo

*Dr. Aminu Maida, Executive Vice Chairman and CEO, Nigerian Communications Commission, hints at ongoing collaboration between the Federal Government and the Commission to review the…

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Health Alert: PCN shuts 486 illegal pharmacies, arrests 1 over regulatory infractions in Niger

ConsumerConnect August 22, 2025 Consumer Updates

PCN Enforcement Team at Work File Photo

*The Pharmacy Council of Nigeria seals off 486 illegal medicine premises spread across nine Local Government Areas, in Niger State, over several regulatory illegalities, including…

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Maida: Telecoms reforms to enhance transparency, consumer protection in Nigeria

ConsumerConnect August 22, 2025 Consumer Updates

Dr. Aminu Maida, Executive Vice-Chairman and CEO of NCC

*Dr. Aminu Maida, Executive Vice-Chairman and CEO of the Nigerian Communications Commission, explains how some reforms in the telecommunications landscape were designed to ensure transparency,…

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NCC, Governors partner to fast-track fibre deployment, connectivity, digital economy

ConsumerConnect August 22, 2025 Consumer Updates

Dr. Aminu Maida, Executive Vice-Chairman and CEO of NCC (l) and Mr. Abdulateef Shittu, Director-General of NGF

*The Nigerian Communications Commission and the Nigeria Governors’ Forum forge a partnership focusing on attaining a cut the Right of Way charges for telecoms operators,…

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Diplomacy: Japan designates city of Kisarazu as ‘hometown’ for Nigerians

ConsumerConnect August 22, 2025 Consumer Updates

Mrs. Florence Akinyemi Adeseke, Nigeria’s Charge d’Affaires and Yoshikuni Watanabe, the Mayor of Kisarazu with the Certificate Designating Kisarazu Nigeria’s Hometown Photo: State House

*The Japanese Government names Kisarazu as the ‘hometown for Nigerians’ willing to live and work, a move regarded as part of the foreign country’s strategic…

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Electricity: Lawmakers summon 11 DisCos over N2.6trn debts (See Liability Profiles)

ConsumerConnect August 21, 2025 Consumer Updates

*Nigeria’s House of Representatives Public Accounts Committee, in the National Assembly, Abuja, invites the 11 electricity Distribution Companies (DisCos) to appear before it in respect…

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Education: NELFUND releases fresh guidelines on students’ loan disbursements

ConsumerConnect August 21, 2025 Consumer Updates

Photo Collage of Mr. Akintunde Sawyerr, Managing Director/CEO of NELFUND and Logo Credit: EduTimes Africa

*The Nigerian Education Loan Fund says ‘students shall only be entitled to upkeep loans for their current academic session, restating its commitment to providing accessible,…

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Telecoms: NCC affirms Tinubu scrapped 5 percent excise duty for enhanced digital access

ConsumerConnect August 21, 2025 Consumer Updates

*Dr. Aminu Maida, Executive Vice-Chairman and CEO of the Nigerian Communications Commission, affirms the Federal Government has abolished the controversial 5 percent excise duty on…

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Tinubu hails Nigerian Armed Forces as Japanese PM pledges $5.5bn support for Africa

ConsumerConnect August 20, 2025 Consumer Updates

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the Plenary on Peace and Stability of the 9th Meeting of Tokyo International Conference for African Development, in Japan Photo: State House

*President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, at the plenary on Peace and Stability of the 9th Meeting of Tokyo International Conference for African Development, applauds the Nigerian…

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Category: Regulators

US imposes new fees on foreigners seeking work permits (Full EAD List)

Nigeria reviewing telecoms policy, plans MNOs’ Quarterly Performance Reports –NCC

Health Alert: PCN shuts 486 illegal pharmacies, arrests 1 over regulatory infractions in Niger

Maida: Telecoms reforms to enhance transparency, consumer protection in Nigeria

NCC, Governors partner to fast-track fibre deployment, connectivity, digital economy

Diplomacy: Japan designates city of Kisarazu as ‘hometown’ for Nigerians

Electricity: Lawmakers summon 11 DisCos over N2.6trn debts (See Liability Profiles)

Education: NELFUND releases fresh guidelines on students’ loan disbursements

Telecoms: NCC affirms Tinubu scrapped 5 percent excise duty for enhanced digital access

Tinubu hails Nigerian Armed Forces as Japanese PM pledges $5.5bn support for Africa

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