Henshaw NYONG, Uyo. Users worldwide are reporting a massive outage across Facebook, Instagram, and Messenger, all owned by Meta. TheHILL Tech Reporter observed that frustrations mounted at about 4:18pm of Tuesday when users found themselves abruptly logged out and unable to access the platforms. Specifically, Facebook users were unable to log in, while Instagram […]
Binance will suspend its services for Nigeria’s fiat currency, the naira, due to an ongoing regulatory conflict in the country, TheHILL can authoritatively report. Binance, a cryptocurrency exchange platform, was accused of exploiting Nigeria’s currency, the Naira, causing its value to plummet. The company is also accused of terrorism financing, money laundering, and tax […]
The Akwa Ibom State Internal Revenue Service (AKIRS) has ended a-one day strategy session to fashion plans to meet the N60 billion IGR budget in 2024. Akwa Ibom State collected about N35 billion IGR in 2022, ranked 10th on the States’ IGR ranking table released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) in October […]
By Owolabi Ajibade As the global focus on sustainable and clean energy intensifies, and in the wake of changing economic tides, the landmark decimation of Nigeria’s Petroleum Ministry and subsequent creation of a standalone Ministry of Gas Resources was indicative of Nigeria’s readiness to harness a sustainable alternative to the extant fossil-fuel-driven economy […]
•••Vows To Tackle Growing Insecurity, Other Vices In Road Transport Sector By Henshaw NYONG, Uyo. Only six months into his administration, the A.R.I.S.E Agenda blueprint of Governor Umo Eno, has already won widespread praise from highly reputable individuals and organizations across the Country, with the latest recognition coming from the Akwa Ibom State […]
President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has assured the Management of the MTN Nigeria, of the readiness of the Federal Government under the leadership of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, to continue to partner with the telecommunications outfit, in the area of job creation, manpower development through training and retraining of Nigerian youths. Akpabio stated […]
In a bid to uphold economic stability, safeguard consumers against price exploitation, and ensure the accessibility of essential products and services at reasonable rates in Nigeria, Senator Aniekan Bassey, representing the Akwa Ibom North-East Senatorial District, has urged for amendments to the 2004 Price Control Act. According to Senator Bassey, the sponsor of the […]
By Ekemini Simon The Akwa Ibom State Internal Revenue Service, AKIRS has sealed off the premises of defaulting tax payers in its tax compliance enforcement drive. The tax agency in the early hours of today, Thursday, October 26, 2023 sealed off the Uyo branches of Keystone Bank and Heritage Bank for failure to settle […]
The Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) has saved N289 billion into the non-oil account for the month of September 2023 The FAAC has been operating the account since June 2023 as a buffer against hard times. It is different from the Excess Crude Account (ECA). This is contained in the statement at the end […]
Otuekong Evans Akpanobong, President of the Akpanobong Group – a dynamic and diversified conglomerate with interests in oil, gas, shipping, finance, and construction – has spoken out about the impressive progress made by Governor Umo Eno in Akwa Ibom. The Mkpat Enin born business mogul while fielding questions yesterday from Journalists and Bloggers in […]