Briefings
OSIBANJO PROMISES TO WAIVE HIS IMMUNITY IN ORDER TO “DEAL” WITH...
The critical appraisal of the Vice President, Yemi Osibanjo has always been a thing that Nigerians do often, some have considered him not doing...
News
Statement from the Federal Government of Nigeria on today’s developments in...
The UK Commercial Court granted the Federal Government of Nigeria’s request for leave to appeal, enabling the Government to appeal the Court’s recognition of...
News
NCC Promotes ICT Utilisation for Efficient Public Service Delivery
– Danbatta says as 2019 Nigeria Civil Service Week opens in Abuja
The Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar...
Energy
NNPC, NAOC, OANDO Execute Novation Agreement for 4 OMLs to Grow...
… As Corporation, Nigeria Agip Exploration Firm Up ABO OMLs Head of Terms Agreement''
To expeditiously grow the Federal Government’s revenue and in turn boost...
News
Fidelity Bank Donates Laboratory To Correctional Home
Fidelity Bank Plc has handed over a well-equipped, state-of-the-art kitchen/catering laboratory for the use of students at the Girls Correctional Home, Idi-Araba, Lagos. The...
News
NIGERIAN ARMY TO COMMENCE EXERCISES AYEM AKPATUMA 11, EGWU EKE IV...
In her spirited efforts to combat insecurity across the nation, the Nigerian Army (NA) is set to commence simultaneous routine training exercises in the...
Health and Wellness
Folorunso Alakija Elated At The Construction of Proposed Osun State University,...
“Health is wealth”, this a popular cliché and this is what the folks of Osun State have in mind. With the present administration and...
Information and Communication Technology
NITDA Tasks University Students to Prepare Nigeria for 4th Industrial Revolution
The Director General, National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, CCIE has called on Nigerians especially the University students to come up...
News
Court Orders Final Forfeiture of Hotel, Houses Belonging to Kwara Civil...
Justice Sikiru Oyinloye of Kwara State High Court, sitting in Ilorin has ordered the final forfeiture of a hotel and cars belonging to a...
Information and Communication Technology
Facebook Accelerator London opens to African companies for the first time
Facebook is inviting applications for the third edition of its London accelerator programme, which is open for the first time to startups from Africa....
News
Address to the 74th Session of the UN General Assembly
The United Nations Charter sends a clear message to us all: put people first.
The first words of the Charter -- “we the peoples” –...
Culture
Hate speech in the digital world a ‘critical obstacle for LGBTI...
“Unfortunately digital technologies have provided additional avenues for hate speech", UN rights chief, Michele Bachelet, told participants, which included organizers from the LGBTI Core Group,...
Culture
The trouble with tax in churches and mosques – Uzor Maxim...
Some hotheads in Nigeria have made some noises on the need to collect taxes from churches and mosques.
Controversial issues do not come any greater...
News
Study shows encouraging progress in Commonwealth towards gender equality
A new Commonwealth paper finds “impressive improvements” in women’s access to maternal health, enrolment in primary school and participation in the work
force.
The
technical paper was...
Politics and Governance
Commonwealth heads of government to meet in Rwanda
June 2020 meeting will focus on connecting, innovating and transforming
The next Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) has been officially launched in a video...
Celebrities News
Centurion Law Group Appoints Columbia Law Graduate Onyeka C. Ojogbo to...
Centurion Law Group (www.CenturionLG.com), which has opened an office in Germany with a focus on developing opportunities for German and African clients in the...
Energy
Oranto Petroleum Empowers Local Businesses in Uganda’s Oil & Gas Sector
In line with Oranto Petroleum’s commitment to domestic capacity building and local content development across sub-Saharan Africa, the company organized a tender workshop in...
Business
NITDA probes Truecaller service over alleged breach of privacy rights of...
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has commenced investigations into the potential breach of privacy of Nigerians by Truecaller Service.The federal agency said...
News
NCC asks consumers to protect telecom infrastructure
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has again appealed to telecom consumers to join hands with the Commission in its efforts to ensure the protection...
News
ATCON SET TO CARRY OUT THE EVALUATION OF THE NIGERIAN TELECOMMUNICATIONS...
Pursuant to the Association of Telecommunication Companies of Nigeria (ATCON)’s mandate to continuously advocate for the development of the Nigerian telecom industry through research...
News
(SPONSORED POST) BISHOP BLESSING TESTIFIES GOD’S BLESSING
His name will immediately ring a bell in the minds of those who knows what affluence, wealth and ministry connote. Delta state born Bishop...
Celebrities News
REMEMBERING THOMAS SANKARA OF BURKINA FASO
After renaming his country to Burkina Faso, here’s Thomas Sankara’s accomplishments, ONLY 4 YEARS in power (1983-87).
Thomas Isidore Noël Sankara (21 December 1949 –...
Analysis
Kaduna delegates Executive Council powers to five policy councils
In a bid to ensure better coordinated and more effective delivery of public services and development, the Kaduna State Government has set up five...
Urban Renewal and Development
Lagos State Gov. Hosts Reps Committee On Seaports Decongestion
The Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has called on the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), to accelerate the process of giving approval to the...
Briefings
ATCON to Induct Ajisebutu, Ndukwe, Ekuwem and Disu into Hall of Fame at NTITA Awards 2019
The third edition of the Nigeria Tech Innovation and Telecommunications Awards (NTITA) 2019 scheduled to take place on Saturday, September 28, 2019 at Ball...
Analysis
ABOUT 4,500 BIKES IMPOUNDED IN LAGOS ALONE
About 4,500 motorbikes in Lagos has been impounded and waiting for the directives of state government on what to do. The task force teams...
Life and Society
Marriott International Expects to Add 40 New Properties Across Africa by...
From the Africa Hotel Investment Forum in Addis, Marriott International (http://www.Marriott.com) reinforced its commitment to Africa by announcing it expects to add 40 properties...
Education
Norak Technologies Brings Respite To Schools with “Acadasuite” Software
Norak Technologies Limited, an indigenous digital transformation consultancy and software development company in Lagos has encouraged schools in the country to deploy indigenous education...
News
THEATRE COMMAND OPERATION LAFIYA DOLE COMMENCES “OPERATION POSITIVE IDENTIFICATION”
The Theatre Command Operation LAFIYA DOLE has commenced an operation nicknamed “OPERATION POSITIVE IDENTIFICATION”.
The operation is aimed at searching for and arresting all suspected...
Business
NCC restates commitment to broadband infrastructure expansion
…Says digitisation key to economic prosperity
- NCC wins National Public Agency Brand of the Year 2018 Award, Danbatta is the National Public Servant of...
News
ICPC Establishes Anti-corruption Unit in Agric Research Council
In line with the Federal Government’s drive to diversify Nigeria’s economy by laying emphasis on the resuscitation of the Agricultural sector, certain government agencies...
Opinion
“MY LEADERSHIP STYLE” – FRED OBETOH
One of the key attribute of any organisation is leadership , churches aren't exempted. In Christianity, the leadership style vary from that of secular...
Business
7% INCREASE OF VAT: A GROSS DISSERVICE TO THE ALREADY OVER...
Our citizens are already more than challenged by the poverty levels occasioned by reduction in Government revenues, due to the fall of Crude Oil...
Crime
WARNING TO THOSE HIDING THE FLEEING BHT/ISWAP FIGHTERS – NIGERIAN ARMY
Following military's unrelenting onslaught on the BHT/ISWAP hideouts, along the Lake Chad region and Northern Borno, credible information reaching the Headquarters of Theatre Command...
Life and Society
YOU CANNOT DIVORCE AN NNEWI MAN AND GET AWAY JUST LIKE...
It was a celebrated case for the Nnewi community in Lagos hence many people including those that played mediatory roles in the matter and...
Business
SEE HOW SOME STAFF IMPRESS THEIR EMPLOYERS OR MANAGEMENT AND CREATE...
This article is not meant to be derogatory, but it is an exposè . If anyone is offended, I apologize in advance.Yes, there are...
Business
THE NEW CBN DEPOSIT RATES: NIGERIANS DIVIDED AND WORRIED OVER THE...
Lately the Nigerian public was outraged over the new Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) rates on cash deposits above five hundred thousand Naira. Describing...
News
Real Estate: How To Monitor Your Investment
Choosing the best investment property is only the beginning of your work in the real estate investment market. As time goes by, you’ll need...
Crime
Grace Taiga, Nigerian Accomplice in P&ID Scam Remanded in Prison
Justice O.A. Adeniyi of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, sitting in Apo, Abuja on Friday, September 20, 2019 remanded Mrs. Grace Taiga, a...
News
NITDA BUILDS CAPACITY OF YOUTH CORP AND SIWES MEMBERS FOR NATIONAL...
In line with the Agency's mandate to build capacity of youths to be self reliant and job creators in the country, the National Information...
Politics and Governance
Senate President Congratulates Buhari, APC on Victory at Election Petition Tribunal
The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has congratulated President Muhammadu Buhari and the All Progressives Congress (APC) on the president’s resounding victory at...
Business
We are hungry, thirsty to receive 2020 Appropriation Bill – Lawan
…Confirms receipt of MTEF from the Executive
The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan said on Friday that the National Assembly is eager to receive...
Health and Wellness
Neglected Tropical Diseases NGO Network Communiqué 2019
A decade of partnership Ten years ago, the Neglected Tropical Disease NGO Network (NNN) was established to enhance the contribution of NGOs towards a...
Briefings
NiMES 6th Edition Promises Better Opportunities, Organisers Assure Participants
Organisers of the Nigeria Mobile Economy Summit and Expo, NiMES, have assured that the 6th edition of the event scheduled to hold on September...
Global News
Commonwealth helps developing countries bank millions for climate action
A Commonwealth facility designed to assist smaller and more vulnerable countries tackle the damaging effects of climate change has helped them access USD 27...
Culture
WHY IT IS A WASTE OF TIME TO DIVORCE A WIFE...
Our ancestors had forewarned that "ụzọ eji nwa adịghị èchí échî" meaning that a marital relationship that has produced a child can never be...
News
Banky W, Osei, others for Nexford Open Day on Saturday
Award-winning actor, singer and entrepreneur, Banky W; and the Founder, She Leads Africa, Afua Osei, are among the panellists for the 2019 Nexford University's Open...
Briefings
Fighting Corruption Would Engender Peace, Development – Magu
The acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibrahim Magu, on Thursday September 19, 2019, stated that tackling corruption would engender...
Briefings
PROF. YEMI OSIBANJO ENGAGES REALTORS FOR ROBUST HOUSING MASTERPLAN
The Vice President, Yemi Osibanjo has been having chat chat and deepening the conversation on the housing deficit in the country. Lately, the Vice...
Life and Society
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Dr. Mrs. Folashade...
Dr. Mrs. Yemi-Esan, who is the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Petroleum Resources takes over from Mrs. Winifred Ekanem Oyo-Ita, who has been directed to...
Information and Communication Technology
Ihedioha solicits NCC partnership for ICT innovation in Imo
The Governor of Imo State, Rt. Hon. Emeka Ihedioha, has solicited the partnership of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) in his administration's effort to...
News
CHIEF OF ARMY STAFF LIEUTENANT GENERAL TUKUR YUSUFU BURATAI CONFERS WITH...
The Chief of Army Staff Lt Gen Tukur Yusufu Buratai receives 'FELLOW WILDLIFE SOCIETY OF NIGERIA AWARD'. The award was received on his behalf...
Crime
FCT IS SAFE AND SECURE – SAYS IGP
The Inspector General of Police, IGP M.A Adamu, NPM,mni has stated unequivocally that the Federal Capital Territory is safe, secure and not under any...
Crime
Serial Killing: Women Rise Up Now – Chima Okereke
Women are being strangled in Port Harcourt, Rivers State in hotels in the last 6 months. It is apparently coming out as serial killing...
Business
4IR MEETS WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT AT THE IT LEADERS AFRICA SUMMIT...
President Cyril Ramaphosa chairs the new 4IR commission announced by the Presidency in April followed by a first meeting last month and where we...
Business
U.S. Mission Supports Intellectual Property Rights Protection in Nigeria
The U.S. Mission in Nigeria and the American Business Council, in partnership with the Government of Nigeria and members of the private sector, launched...
Global News
Achieving human development in North-East Nigeria will require addressing root causes...
UNDP launched the national Human Development Report 2018 under the theme achieving human development in North-East Nigeria. Nigeria's North-East region has been ravaged by the decade long...
Business
Infinet Wireless to Highlight the Raw Power of 5G at GITEX...
Broadband wireless access leader to use MENA region’s premier technology event to launch several industry first mmWave-band solutions for the 5G era
Infinet Wireless, the global...
Crime
EFCC on the Trail of Those Ripping off FG’s N-SIP Programme-Magu
The Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibrahim Magu on Sunday, September 15, 2019 disclosed that the Commission was hot...
Briefings
DIGITAL IDENTITY: A KEY TO HUMAN DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA
In a bid to raise awareness on the important role digital identity plays in empowering individuals to exercise their rights and responsibilities in the...
News
IN LINE WITH EXPANSION VISION, TIZETI OPENS SHOP IN GHANA
In line with the expansion vision, Tizeti, an indigenous internet service provider based in Lagos has opened shop in Ghana. A demonstration of faith...
Briefings
CELLCORE LIMITED, BUILDING WORLD -CLASS IT SOLUTIONS IN NIGERIA
Cellcore Limited, an information technology (IT) firm based in Ibadan, the capital city of Oyo State has been making tremendous strides in the country’s...
Business
NSE Hosts 4th Market Data Workshop
The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE), on Wednesday, September 11, 2019, held the 4th edition of its Market Data Workshop in Lagos. The workshop brought...
Business
Innovation Support Network (ISN) Hubs announces the ISN2019 Gathering, its 1st...
The largest network of innovation hubs in Nigeria, Innovation Support Network (ISN) Hubs will be hosting the ISN2019 Gathering themed ‘Building Sustainable Hubs to...
Information and Communication Technology
NCC to operators: “Protect your networks against cybercrime”
“Cybercrime is on the increase and service providers must provide on their networks the necessary technological solutions and measures to mitigate telecoms consumers’ exposure...
Business
WE HAVE EVOLVED WITH THE NIGERIAN IT SPACE THIS PAST 15...
Group Executive Vice President & Chief Technology Office of Netcom Africa, Yen Choi, speaks of the evolution of Nigerian IT space this past 15...
Information and Communication Technology
University of Glasgow student helping to empower Africa’s young scientists
A University of Glasgow student is using maths and computing skills to train young scientists in Africa to help push the frontiers of knowledge...
Business
Andrew Forbes appointed as Head of Middle-East and North-Africa Regions for...
To maintain the growth and development of the Middle-Eastern and North-African advanced communications and collaboration solution markets, Airbus has appointed Andrew Forbes as the...
Business
Nexford unlocks $1tn to stop brain drain
Nexford University says one of its reasons for hosting an Open Day in Lagos is to fight brain drain and unlock $1tn in global economic value.
During...
Culture
XENOPHOBIC ATTACK IN SOUTH AFRICA AND PRACTICAL CHRISTIANITY IN NIGERIA
When people say pastors that have private jets or influential should help in bringing Nigerians home and others say, "is it their duty?", "are...
Briefings
DAVIDO’S PROPOSAL TO PREGNANT CHIOMA BECOMES A SOURCE OF DEBATE
David Adeleke known as Davido is in the news again, not that he has ever left the news, always in the news but this...
News
Xenophobic Attacks: President Buhari Receives Report of Special Envoy to South...
In the wake of the xenophobic attacks by South Africans against other Africans including Nigerians, President Muhammadu Buhari sent Amb. Ahmed Rufai Abubakar, Director-General,...
Briefings
VDT Opens Experience Center to Deepen Market Penetration
In a strategic move to deepen market penetration and improve customer service, leading Nigeria’s broadband communication service provider - VDT Communications Limited has opened...
Information and Communication Technology
Kingston Technology Takes Top Spot as DRAM Module Supplier
Kingston Technology Europe Co LLP, a world leader in memory products and technology solutions, today announced it has been ranked the top DRAM module...
economy
Xenophobia: Ezekwesili, Nigerians in S’Africa meet, ask Ramphosa to apologise
A former presidential candidate in Nigeria, Obiageli ‘Oby’ Ezekwesili, and leaders of the Nigerian community in Cape Town have met to proffer a solution...
Briefings
TANTA SECURE BRINGS CORPORATE AND INDIVUAL PLANS TO NIGERIAN SMARTPHONE USERS
Tanta Secure Limited, an indigenous device protection and information technology (IT) firm in Lagos recently unveiled their flagship products termed Corporate and Individual Plans....
Life and Society
NSIP BRINGS SUCCOR TO NIGERIANS IN THE NORTHERN REGION
Federal Government intervention of the National Social Investment Program (NSIP) which is private sector collaborated has started making tremendous strides in the lives of...
Opinion
I NEVER DUMPED NIGERIA – VINCENT ENYEAMA
Vincent Enyama one of the finest skippers of the Nigerian national team has cleared the air on his dumping of Nigeria during the last...
