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- 10 Aug 2016
PIN Seeks Release of Arrested Blogger, Cybercrime Law Review
The arrest of blogger, Abubakar Sidiq Usman, by heavily armed operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday, August 8, 2016, in his residence has again highlighted the…
- 10 Nov 2009
Kano Pillars Clinch DStv Basketball Title
Abubakar Usman was red-hot in the final game of the DStv Premier Basketball League held at the Indoor Hall of National Stadium, Lagos as Kano Pillars ran away with an 83 -72 points win over Lagos…
- 11 Apr 2021
NPA Donates ICT Centre to ATBU, Bauchi
Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has established an Information Communication Technology (ICT) Centre at the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University (ABTU) Bauchi. Hadiza Bala-Usman, DG, NPA Alhaji Tukur…
- 14 Apr 2022
NCC Urges Consumers to Protect Telecom Infrastructure, Others
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has emphasised that telecommunications consumers in Nigeria have a major role to play in complementing efforts being put in place to ensure effective…
- 1 Oct 2019
NIPOST Mulls Reforms to Improve Service Delivery
Mr Bisi Adegbuyi, postmaster-general, Nigerian Postal Services (NIPOST), has said that the agency is committed to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for inclusive development in the…
- 10 Oct 2016
NIPOST Now Delivers Electronic Products, Others
Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST) has introduced delivery of agricultural goods. The federal government owned postal service also included in its delivery package, pharmaceutical drugs and cosmetics.…
- 22 Feb 2010
Nitel: Another Privatization?
The privatization of Nigerian Telecommunications Limited (Nitel) has entered the history books as the most controversial laced with roadblocks. At a point, it appeared the privatization of the telco…
- 29 Nov 2022
FG Embarks on Massive Investment in Public Digital Infrastructure
Prof. Isa Ibrahim Pantami, Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, said the Federal Government has embarked on massive investment in the area, of public digital infrastructure, saying the…
- 13 Aug 2026
SEC Orders Immediate Freeze of Assets Linked to Six Terrorism Financiers, Three Entities
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has directed capital market operators to immediately freeze the assets of six individuals and three entities designated as terrorism financiers by the Nigeria…
- 13 Jul 2015
Buhari Sacks Service Chiefs, Appoints New Ones
President Muhammadu Buhari has sacked all military service chiefs and promptly announced their replacements, according to a statement by Femi Adesina, President’s special adviser on media and…
- 4 Oct 2022
FG Orders Prosecution to Logical Conclusion of Benjamin Joseph, Alleged Blackmailer of Zinox Chairman
The Federal Government has ordered the continuation of prosecution to a logical conclusion of one Benjamin Joseph, owner of Citadel Oracle Concepts Limited, an Ibadan-based ICT retail firm and…
- 25 Mar 2022
MAAN Commends Unity Bank for Supporting Maize Farmers
Nigerian maize farmers under the auspices of Maize Farmers Association of Nigeria (MAAN), have commended Nigeria’s agric-focused lender, Unity Bank Plc for its role in facilitating the financing of…
- 1 Jul 2025
MTN Foundation, NDLEA, UNODC Unite in Abuja Against Substance Abuse
As part of activities commemorating the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, the MTN Foundation, in partnership with the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency(NDLEA) and the…
- 19 Dec 2016
FG to Use Technology to Tackle Smuggling, Raise Revenues- Adeosun
Federal Government has initiated plans to use technology as an enabler to fight smuggling and increase revenue collections. Mrs Kemi Adeosun, minister of Finance, who disclosed this at the…
- 9 Sept 2016
Mohammed Indimi Foundation Issues Scholarships to Borno State Indigenes
The Mohammed Indimi Foundation is pleased to announce the next wave of recipients for the Indimi Foundation scholarship for the 2016-2017 academic year. The 9 recipients for this academic year all…
- 17 Sept 2019
2019 Argungu Polo Tournament Wraps Up, As Fayrouz Supports The Cultural Fete
As part of the events leading up to the 2020 edition of the Argungu Fishing Festival, a special polo tournament was organized by the Kebbi State Government in partnership with Fayrouz. The premium…
- 22 Sept 2025
CAC Unveils Measures to Ease Company Registration
Mr. Hussaini Ishaq-Magaji, SAN, registrar-general of the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC), said the commission is determined to end delays in business registration and service delivery through new…
- 24 Apr 2022
ipNX Visits NCC, Commends Commission for Efficient Regulatory Services
Key members of the top echelon of the Management of ipNX, a licensee of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), were at the Commission yesterday for a courtesy visit. The delegation from ipNX,…
- 6 Oct 2022
Pantami Extols Legislations as Crucial for Citizen’s Identity Protection
Prof. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami FNCS FBCS FIIM, the Honorable Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, has said that it has become imperative to implement legislations that will ensure the…
- 4 Nov 2020
Stakeholder Engagements Key to Broadband Implementation- NCC Boss
Prof. Umar Danbatta, executive vice chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has said that government is putting greater emphasis on continuous engagement of different stakeholders…
- 28 Aug 2022
NDLEA Arrests Lagos Airport Cleaner who Leads Drug Syndicate
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have arrested a cleaner at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA, Ikeja Lagos, Ohiagu Sunday, who leads a drug syndicate at…
- 13 Dec 2021
New Board and Interim Management of AEDC Assume Office
A new board and interim management of Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) recently assumed office. Victor Osadolor The board is made up of Victor Osadolor as chairman. Osadolor is currently…
- 26 Jan 2026
DHQ Indicts Brigadier General Abubakar Sadiq, 15 Others in Alleged Coup Plot againt Tinubu
Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has made public the full names of 16 officers of the Armed Forces of Nigeria indicted by a Special Investigative Panel over alleged serious misconduct, including an alleged…
- 12 Feb 2016
More Northern States Get MultiChoice Digital Resource Centres
MultiChoice Nigeria, leading provider of video entertainment services, has once again demonstrated its commitment to enhancing education in Nigeria with its resource center intervention, through the…
- 18 Feb 2016
Sadiq Wins N1m at “Reach for the Skye” Sokoto Promo Draw
Dahiru Sadiq, a student in Usman Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, Nigeria discovered on Thursday that a phone call can change one's economic status when he received news of his One Million Naira win in…
- 7 Oct 2015
Nigerians Poke Buhari, Say He Tabled “Ministerial Compensation” List
Mixed reactions, yesterday, trailed the formal unveiling of the ministerial list sent to the Senate last week by President Muhammadu Buhari. On the list of 21 nominees whose names were read out at…
- 11 Nov 2015
Buhari Swears-in Ministers, Gives Them Portfolios
President Muhammadu Buhari at the swearing of 36 new ministers in Abuja today also assigned them portfolios. The President, who assigned to himself the Minister of Petroleum Resources, also pruned…
- 5 Jul 2014
Troops Arrest Female Boko Haram Recruiting Officers
The military said yesterday that it has arrested three suspected female terrorists who it said have been covertly recruiting females for the women wing of the Boko Haram. The three suspects, Hafsat…
- 16 Aug 2018
Electricity Workers Threaten to Shut Power, Demand Sack of TCN MD
Electricity workers threaten to shut power, demand sack of MD – Electricity workers yesterday in Abuja threatened to shut down power, unless the Federal Government sacks Usman Mohammed, managing…
- 18 Nov 2021
National Traditional Council Benefits from NITDA’s Capacity Building
In recognition of the significant role of traditional institutions as custodians of cultural values in the country, the staff of the National Traditional Council for Traditional Rulers in Nigeria…