All posts by Ottoabasi Abasiekong

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  NATCOM decries number portability delay by NCC

  The perceived slow pace of the Number Portability project, a mobile technology initiative designed to give network subscribers the benefits of switching same number to any network at any time, has drawn criticisms from various groups. One...

  • Posted December 31, 2012
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  NEITI to audit energy and solid minerals sector

  With a view to ensuring that accountability, integrity, transparency and probity are restored in the operations of the lucrative Energy and Solid Minerals sector in the nation’s economy, the National Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative, says it is...

  • Posted December 31, 2012
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  NAMA given high rating for the Airfield lighting of Lagos Airport

  The completion of the Airfield lighting project for the Murtala Mohammed Internatiional Airport (MMI) known as the ‘Runway 18L’, an amazing blend of technology and innovation has been commended by practitioners in the Aviation Industry. The group...

  • Posted December 28, 2012
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  PIB Bill will be top priority for National Assembly in 2013

  Considering how vital and sensitive the Petroleum sector is to the Nation, the National Assembly in the year 2013 will be focused and committed to fast-tracking and facilitating the final passage of the long awaited ‘Petroleum Industry...

  • Posted December 28, 2012
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  Audit of Power Sector by KPMG reveals MYTO abuse

  Renowned Global Auditing and Accounting firm KPMG has revealed in its recent audit of the operations and activities of the Nigerian Electricity Suppliers Industry , the abuse of the Multi Year Tariff Order, a cost effective electricity...

  • Posted December 28, 2012
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  Warri Refinery not closed – NNPC

  ontrary to reports and claims that operations at the Warri refinery have been shut down temporarily for routine maintenance, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has come out to deny any of such developments. In a statement...

  • Posted December 28, 2012
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  “Nigerians will enjoy stable power,” TCN assures

  The Transmission Company of Nigeria(TCN) has assured Nigeria of improved service delivery in power transmission, distribution and delivery. Considering the importance of the power sector towards unlocking Nigeria’s Industrial, Innovative and Infrastructural development prospects,the company has been...

  • Posted December 27, 2012
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  Nigeria backs UN sustainable energy resolution

  The recent global declaration of a decade of sustainable energy between 2014 and 2024 by the United Nations General Assembly has received a maximum boost in Nigeria. The Declaration for all has come at a crucial time...

  • Posted December 27, 2012
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  Mobile Money Operators Given February 2013 deadline by CBN to connect to NCS

  With a  view to ensuring that efficiency is maintained in a very lucrative but sensitive sector, the Central Bank of Nigeria has given the mobile money operators in the nation the deadline of February, 2013  to link...

  • Posted December 24, 2012
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• Ottoabasi Abasiekong: Innovation and National Transformation(III)

  As we observe with rapt attention the phenomenal growth the Information technology, Social Media and Innovation based companies have brought to economies in the globe, the question remains when will Nigeria come into the competitive level of...

  • Posted December 24, 2012
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