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Busola Aro

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Journalist and Content Writer at TheCable

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  • NEITI: Fake CSOs using FOI Act to blackmail, extort public officials

    2 days ago | thecable.ng | Busola Aro

    The Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) has raised alarm over the growing abuse of the Freedom of Information (FoI) Act by “faceless individuals and organisations” masquerading as civil society groups to extort public officials and institutions. Orji Ogbonnaya Orji, executive secretary of NEITI, spoke on Tuesday during a roundtable to mark 14 years of the FOI Act in Abuja. Ogbonnaya said the trend is “a dangerous weaponisation of a noble democratic law”.

  • AFC says Africa's $1.1trn institutional capital should be deployed to finance infrastructure

    3 days ago | thecable.ng | Busola Aro

    The Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) says the continent’s $1.1 trillion institutional capital pool should be redirected to finance long-term infrastructure development and drive industrial growth. The AFC spoke in its 2025 state of Africa’s infrastructure report, titled ‘Mobilising Domestic Capital’. Institutional capital refers to the funds held by institutions like investment firms.

  • CSOs launch tax justice platform, push for stronger transparency

    3 days ago | thecable.ng | Busola Aro

    Stakeholders, including civil society organisations (CSOs), have called for increased advocacy and effective implementation of tax policies across Nigeria. They took the position on Wednesday at the launch and onboarding ceremony of the federal capital territory (FCT) chapter of the tax justice and governance platform (TJ\&GP).

  • Data consumption falls as Nigeria’s internet subscribers drops to 141.9m

    4 days ago | thecable.ng | Busola Aro

    The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) says the country’s internet subscribers dropped to 141.98 million in April – down from 142.16 million recorded in January 2025. This means the country’s internet subscribers reduced by 0.12 percent or 176,202 within three months. In its latest industry statistics published on its website, the commission said out of the figure, mobile (GSM) accounted for 141.47 million subscribers, leaving the remaining subscribers under fixed wired and VoIP.

  • Tony Elumelu acquires additional N43.9bn shares in UBA

    5 days ago | thecable.ng | Busola Aro

    Tony Elumelu, chairman of the United Bank for Africa (UBA), has acquired N43.9 billion worth of shares in the financial institution within two days. Bili Odum, group company secretary, disclosed details of the transaction in a regulatory filing to the Nigerian Exchange Group (NGX) on Monday. According to the filing, the transactions took place between May 29 and May 30.

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