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Governing Board: How NCC leadership turns policy direction into zero-rated digital learning initiative <\/h2>
By ConsumerConnect | September 15, 2026 <\/div> <\/h2> <\/div> <\/a> <\/div>
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Public Alert: NAFDAC warns consumers against suspected fake toothpaste in circulation <\/h2>
By ConsumerConnect | September 15, 2026 <\/div> <\/h2> <\/div> <\/a> <\/div>
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CEO: Dangote Petroleum Refinery building Africa’s capacity to power the world <\/h2>
By ConsumerConnect | September 15, 2026 <\/div> <\/h2> <\/div> <\/a> <\/div>
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INEC, AU Mission collaborate, restate commitment to credible, peaceful 2027 General Elections in Nigeria <\/h2>
By ConsumerConnect | September 15, 2026 <\/div> <\/h2> <\/div> <\/a> <\/div>
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JAMB announces revised 2027 UTME schedule over safety, logistical concerns <\/h2>
By ConsumerConnect | September 14, 2026 <\/div> <\/h2> <\/div> <\/a> <\/div>
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Digital Learning: Nigerian academic invents Linguascript keyboard to improve native languages <\/h2>
By ConsumerConnect | September 14, 2026 <\/div> <\/h2> <\/div> <\/a> <\/div>
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Dangote Refinery lists N2.15trn Ordinary Shares on Nigerian Exchange <\/h2>
By ConsumerConnect | September 14, 2026 <\/div> <\/h2> <\/div> <\/a> <\/div>
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INEC Chairman Amupitan to keynote GOCOP 2026 conference <\/h2>
By ConsumerConnect | September 14, 2026 <\/div> <\/h2> <\/div> <\/a> <\/div>
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CNII: NCC warns against fibre cuts as Telcos deploy 8,526 additional sites to enhance connectivity <\/h2>
By ConsumerConnect | September 14, 2026 <\/div> <\/h2> <\/div> <\/a> <\/div>
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Public Health: NAFDAC trains, unveils 600 pharmacists to support medicines regulation <\/h2>
By ConsumerConnect | September 14, 2026 <\/div> <\/h2> <\/div> <\/a> <\/div>
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Steve Osuji\u2019s 2027 prophetic fantasy, by Sunday Dare <\/h2>
By ConsumerConnect | September 14, 2026 <\/div> <\/h2> <\/div> <\/a> <\/div>
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FirstBank expo targets global markets to advance Nigeria\u2019s agric exports <\/h2>
By ConsumerConnect | September 14, 2026 <\/div> <\/h2> <\/div> <\/a> <\/div>
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British High Commissioner-designate Pete Vowles arrives in Nigeria <\/h2>
By ConsumerConnect | September 14, 2026 <\/div> <\/h2> <\/div> <\/a> <\/div>
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NCC: Zero-rated digital learning initiative to build capacity, enhance connectivity <\/h2>
By ConsumerConnect | September 12, 2026 <\/div> <\/h2> <\/div> <\/a> <\/div>
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Consumer Protection: NCAA fines RwandAir N15 million for regulatory infraction <\/h2>
By ConsumerConnect | September 12, 2026 <\/div> <\/h2> <\/div> <\/a> <\/div>
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APC welcomes over 10,000 opposition parties’ members, assures of full integration into fold <\/h2>
By ConsumerConnect | September 11, 2026 <\/div> <\/h2> <\/div> <\/a> <\/div>
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NITDA unveils vision for data centre investment to power Africa’s digital core <\/h2>
By ConsumerConnect | September 11, 2026 <\/div> <\/h2> <\/div> <\/a> <\/div>
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Global leaders support Dangote Refinery IPO to democratise industrial wealth in Africa <\/h2>
By ConsumerConnect | September 11, 2026 <\/div> <\/h2> <\/div> <\/a> <\/div>
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GOCOP to institute Dotun Oladipo Prize for online journalism <\/h2>
By ConsumerConnect | September 11, 2026 <\/div> <\/h2> <\/div> <\/a> <\/div>
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Child Online Protection: Nigeria moves to regulate under-16 Internet access over cyberthreats <\/h2>
By ConsumerConnect | September 11, 2026 <\/div> <\/h2> <\/div> <\/a> <\/div> <\/div>
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Governing Board: How NCC leadership turns policy direction into zero-rated digital learning initiative<\/a><\/p>\n

*Chief Idris Olorunnimbe, Chairman, Governing Board of of the Nigerian Communications Commission, affirms the launch of the NCC Zero-Rated Access ...
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Public Alert: NAFDAC warns consumers against suspected fake toothpaste in circulation<\/a><\/p>\n

*The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control alerts Nigerian consumers to the circulation of suspected counterfeit ORACIRE+ ...
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CEO: Dangote Petroleum Refinery building Africa’s capacity to power the world<\/a><\/p>\n

*David Bird, CEO of Dangote Petroleum Refinery, says with a 700,000-barrels-per-day capacity, global-standard products, and a vision to scale to ...
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INEC, AU Mission collaborate, restate commitment to credible, peaceful 2027 General Elections in Nigeria<\/a><\/p>\n

*The Independent National Electoral Commission restates commitment to transparent, credible, inclusive and peaceful 2027 General Elections Alexander Davis | ConsumerConnect ...
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JAMB announces revised 2027 UTME schedule over safety, logistical concerns<\/a><\/p>\n

*Nigeria\u2019s Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board adjusts the arrival and examination times for candidates participating in the first session of ...
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Digital Learning: Nigerian academic invents Linguascript keyboard to improve native languages<\/a><\/p>\n

*Nnenna Nwanyioma Nwosu-Nworuh, a Professor of Applied Linguistics and Foreign Languages at Alex Ekwueme Federal University Ndufu-Alike, Ebonyi State, develops ...
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Dangote Refinery lists N2.15trn Ordinary Shares on Nigerian Exchange<\/a><\/p>\n

*Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals FZE, Lagos, Monday, September 14, 2026, announces the launch of its much expected Initial Public ...
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INEC Chairman Amupitan to keynote GOCOP 2026 conference<\/a><\/p>\n

*The Guild of Corporate Online Publishers announces Prof. Joash O. Amupitan, Chairman of Nigeria's Independent National Electoral Commission, is pencilled ...
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CNII: NCC warns against fibre cuts as Telcos deploy 8,526 additional sites to enhance connectivity<\/a><\/p>\n

*The Nigerian Communications Commission cautions that persistent damage to fibre-optic infrastructure could undermine the gains recorded as the Mobile Network ...
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Public Health: NAFDAC trains, unveils 600 pharmacists to support medicines regulation<\/a><\/p>\n

*Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, Director-General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, assures the 600 enlisted pharmacists ...
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Steve Osuji\u2019s 2027 prophetic fantasy, by Sunday Dare<\/a><\/p>\n

*Steve Osuji\u2019s intervention in the 2027 presidential landscape, suggesting that Peter Obi, a politician who bounces haphazardly from the Peoples ...
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FirstBank expo targets global markets to advance Nigeria\u2019s agric exports<\/a><\/p>\n

*FirstBank of Nigeria says stakeholders at 5th Edition of the Agric and Export Expo, in Lagos, are expected to focus ...
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British High Commissioner-designate Pete Vowles arrives in Nigeria<\/a><\/p>\n

*Pete Vowles, British High Commissioner-Designate to Nigeria, arrives in Abuja, to take up his new role as the Head of ...
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NCC: Zero-rated digital learning initiative to build capacity, enhance connectivity<\/a><\/p>\n

*Dr. Aminu Maida, Executive Vice-Chairman and CEO, Nigerian Communications Commission, affirms the Zero-Rated Data Access to Educational Platforms and Content ...
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Consumer Protection: NCAA fines RwandAir N15 million for regulatory infraction<\/a><\/p>\n

*The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority announces its regulatory action against RwandAir is in line with Part 19 of the extant ...
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APC welcomes over 10,000 opposition parties’ members, assures of full integration into fold<\/a><\/p>\n

*Honourable Maji Johnson Bello, Chairman of the MJB Movement says, 'we are convinced that the direction of the current administration ...
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NITDA unveils vision for data centre investment to power Africa’s digital core<\/a><\/p>\n

*Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, CCIE, Director-General, National Information Technology Development Agency, at a recent high-level industry panel in Nairobi, unveils Nigeria\u2019s ...
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Global leaders support Dangote Refinery IPO to democratise industrial wealth in Africa<\/a><\/p>\n

*Aliko Dangote, President and Chief Executive of Dangote Industries Limited, explains the philosophy behind the IPO of Dangote Petroleum Refinery ...
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GOCOP to institute Dotun Oladipo Prize for online journalism<\/a><\/p>\n

*The Guild of Corporate Online Publishers, in Nigeria, announces plans to institute the Dotun Oladipo Prize for Online Journalism in ...
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Child Online Protection: Nigeria moves to regulate under-16 Internet access over cyberthreats<\/a><\/p>\n

*Dr. Tunji Alausa, Minister for Education affirms the Nigerian Government's move to safeguard minors from cyberthreats and inappropriate online exposure, ...
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