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Daily Trust investigations have shown that more than 160m Nigerians in the urban and rural areas may not beat the two weeks deadline due to the slow nature of national identity registration.
Nigeria’s teledensity rose by 2.2 per cent from 104.4 per cent to 106.6 per cent in October, increasing the number of telecom subscribers to 203.5 million, according to the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC).
Teledensity is the number of telephone connections for every 100 individuals living within an area. It varies across nations, and between urban and rural areas within a country.
However, the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) was only able to register paltry 42m Nigerians in 10 years the enrolment exercise started.
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• Operators grappling with skill inadequacy
• Planned competence test not triggered by noticeable gap – CBN
• From our record, only one bank retrenched, says NUBIFIE
The perennial human capital crisis in the banking sector got worse in the past few months, The Guardian investigation found.
This was partly triggered by increasing disengagement of employees, which insider sources described as “worrisome”.
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) warned the banks against sacking employees as speculation of mass retrenchment made the round earlier in the year, following the outbreak of COVID-19.
Finding has shown that the banks, notwithstanding, have taken haircuts. However, more of the contract staff might have been affected by the reduction in personnel liability.
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The Federal Government’s directive, which bars the activation of new Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) cards, may pitch telephone users against Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) in the country, especially those who have genuine reasons for the purchase of new SIM cards.
Findings by The Guardian showed that while MNOs have complied with the directive, subscribers seem to be at the receiving end as those with a genuine intention for new SIM cards are denied.
For instance, those who lose their lines may not be able to retrieve it until another two to three months or after the supposed audit must have been completed. For now, no specific date for the commencement of the audit, and fixed time to end it has not been agreed.
• Operators grappling with skill inadequacy
• Planned competence test not triggered by noticeable gap – CBN
• From our record, only one bank retrenched, says NUBIFIE
The perennial human capital crisis in the banking sector got worse in the past few months, The Guardian investigation found.
This was partly triggered by increasing disengagement of employees, which insider sources described as “worrisome”.
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) warned the banks against sacking employees as speculation of mass retrenchment made the round earlier in the year, following the outbreak of COVID-19.
Finding has shown that the banks, notwithstanding, have taken haircuts. However, more of the contract staff might have been affected by the reduction in personnel liability.