NCC Stops Banks’ Withdrawal of Telecoms USSD Charges

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has announced an important change on the deduction of charges for Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) transactions. Starting Tuesday, June 3, 2025, Deposit Money Banks (DMBs) will no longer be allowed to deduct these fees directly from customers’ bank accounts. Instead, the charges will be deducted from users’ mobile airtime…

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Nigerian Breweries Deepens Partnership with MAN

• From left: Dr. Uzodinma Odenigbo, Nigerian Breweries PLC Corporate Affairs Director: Mr. Thibaut Boidin MD/CEO;, President of MAN, Otunba Francis Meshioye; and the Director-General, Mr. Segun Ajayi-Kadir. Nigerian Breweries Plc and the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) deepened their partnership during a familiarisation visit by its new Managing Director/CEO, Mr. Thibaut Boidin. Mr. Boidin,…

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UNIDO and WTO to establish modern textiles and garment industry across West and Central Africa

UNIDO and WTO are mobilising USD5 billion in investment over a 10-year period, to establish modern textiles and garment industry across West and Central Africa. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, WTO Director-General, disclosed during the WTO 14th Ministerial Conference. “Today, around 98 percent of the region’s cotton is exported as raw fibre, although the region has the potential…

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