BUSINESS
COVID-19: 8,000 Workers Sacked In Anambra State
About 8,000 staff members of a waste management company in Anambra State have lost their jobs due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This is coming as states have locked down their boundaries to stop the spread of the COVID-19. Managing Director, Redivivus Industries Ltd., Mr. Emeka Ajekwu, who disclosed this to newsmen in Awka, on Wednesday said the COVID-19 pandemic had adversely...
DStv, GOtv Undergoing Upgrade, Not Hacked – MultiChoice
MultiChoice says claims circulating on social media that its entertainment platforms – DStv and GOtv- have been hacked was not true. A representative of the company who pleaded anonymity told The PUNCH (not ABN TV) on Sunday. It was gathered that the Pay-TV company was upgrading its system and had informed its subscribers via text messages last week. The company told its...
FG To Sell Afam Power Plant For N105 Billion
The federal government will realise the sum of N105 billion from the privatisation of Afam Power Plant. The Director-General of the Bureau of Public Enterprises, BPE, Mr Alex Okoh, stated this in Abuja, yesterday. According to him, the deal will be sealed at the Villa. He said that despite the COVID-19 pandemic, the BPE remained active. Meanwhile, the Bureau stated...
MultiChoice Slashes Price On DStv, GOtv Decoders
MultiChoice Nigeria has announced a price slash on its DStv and GOtv decoders from Monday, February 1, 2021. The price slash will see the DStv HD decoder, dish kit with Compact package subscription drop from N18,600 to N9,900 on Confam package, while GOtv decoder, GOtennae with GOtv Jolli package subscription will go from N8,400 to N6,900. Speaking at a virtual media...
Ikpeazu Seeks Collaboration Of French Govt In Developing Enyimba Economic City
The Governor of Abia State, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu has sought the collaboration of the Government of France in attracting French companies to invest in the State, especially the Enyimba Economic City. Governor Ikpeazu spoke on Tuesday when he received in audience, the French Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr Jerome Pasquier who paid him a courtesy visit at his Umuobiakwa Country Home. In...
ABN Programme Alert: ‘OPERATION SHOW YOUR PROJECT’
ABN TV introduces a new programme tagged 'Operation Show Your Project'. The programme seeks to bring elected and appointed leaders at all levels on the spot to showcase what they have accomplished within the period in office. 'Operation Show Your Project' comes up every Thursday from 11am to 12noon on ABN Online TV and Radio simultaneously. To join the show, click Facebook: https://web.facebook.com/abnonlinetv YouTube:...
Abia Community Protests With Coffin Over Outrageous EEDC Billing [Photos, Video]
The people of Umueledi autonomous community in old Umuahia, Umuahia South LGA, Abia State have protested against what they call crazy billing by officials of Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC) by tying palm fronds to a coffin, ABN TV reports. Members of the community who besieged the Umuahia zonal office of the company also dumped the coffin at the gate...
Ikpeazu Vows To Complete Enyimba City Garment Industry This Year
Abia State Governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu on Friday performed the ground-breaking ceremony for the construction of the Aba Leather And Garment Industrial Cluster and the Enyimba City Garment Industry all located at Umunneato, Umukalika in Obingwa Local Government Area with an assurance to complete the Garment Industrial Cluster this year. According to the Governor, the Enyimba City Garment Industry is...
Cable TV: Reps Move To Break Monopoly, Make Pay-Per-View Compulsory
The Deputy Chairman of the Committee on Communication, House of Representatives, Unyime Idem, has said Nigerians will soon be enjoying pay-per-view bouquets. Idem, who is representing Ukanafun/Orukanam Federal Constituency in Akwa Ibom State, is chairman of the ad hoc committee set up by the House of Representatives to investigate tariff increment by cable/satellite television service providers in Nigeria. The House had...
FG Gives Condition To Lift Twitter Ban
The Nigerian Government has stated that it will only lift the ban on Twitter if the social media platform is used ‘responsibly’. Nigeria’s minister of foreign affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama disclosed that Twitter’s operations in Nigeria will be restored only if the platform can be used ‘responsibly.’ He said this at a meeting with some envoys from UK, US and other...
