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- 15 May 2014
Angry Soldiers Shoot @ GOC in Maiduguri
Ahmadu Mohammed, major general who is the general officer commanding (GOC) 7 Division, Nigerian Army, narrowly escaped death on Wednesday when aggrieved soldiers opened fire on his official vehicle,…
- 30 Nov 2019
Adegoke, Fidelity Bank Staff Claims He Paid 18Bn into Mompha, Fraudster’s Kingpin Account
Peter Ademola Adegoke, prosecution witness, a compliance officer with Fidelity Bank Plc, on Friday told Justice Abdullai Liman of the Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos how the sum of N18bn was paid…
- 14 Sept 2017
NCC Sets Up 18-Member Inter-Agency Committee on R&D
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) recently inaugurated 18 member inter-agency committee to actualize and deepen the impact of Research and Development on the telecommunications sector. The…
- 20 Oct 2014
Boko Haram 'Truce' Breached, Release of Chibok Girls Doubtful
A wave of violence hours after Nigeria's government announced a truce with Boko Haram raised doubt on Sunday about whether more than 200 schoolgirls kidnapped by the Islamist militants will really be…
- 2 Sept 2021
Some Nigerians Warn of China's Growing Influence in African Technology
Some Nigerian-based experts warn there could be potential negative impacts of China's growing tech influence in Africa. This is coming as Huawei, Chinese telecommunications giant said it wants to…
- 12 Jan 2013
Dons Want Commercialisation of Research Results
Academicians, University dons and research fellows have separately called on the federal government to provide the enabling environment for commercialization of various research results from the…
- 21 Dec 2009
Galaxy Backbone To Connect Educational Institutions PPPs
Galaxy Backbone, Nigeria’s public sector ICT infrastructure & Services Company has affirmed its intention to fully connect Nigerian institutions through private and public partnerships. The…
- 20 Jul 2026
NASENI Honours Outstanding Staff, Says Workforce Driving Agency’s Transformation
Mr. Khalil Suleiman Halilu, Executive Vice Chairman, National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI), has reaffirmed that the Agency's remarkable transformation is powered by the…
- 31 Jul 2019
FG Appoints Shaba as DG of Space Development Agency
The Federal Government has appointed Dr. Halilu Shaba Ahmad as the acting director-general, National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA), following the expiration of the two-term tenure of…
- 31 Jul 2019
NASRDA Gets New Director General
The Federal Government has appointed Dr. Halilu Shaba Ahmad as the acting Director-General of the National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA), following the expiration of the two-term…
- 30 Mar 2009
ABU Commends MTN Foundation
Top academics and principal officers of the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, have showered encomiums on the MTN Foundation, the vehicle for MTN’s corporate social responsibility…
- 9 Jun 2020
FG Okays PBR Cowpea, Nigeria’s First GMO Food Crop
Federal government has approved the commercial release of the nation’s first GMO food crop- pod-borer resistant (PBR) cowpea. According to Genetic Literacy Project (GLP), an organization dedicated to…
- 20 Aug 2013
NAHCO Appoints 2 Directors, Head of HR
The management of Nigeria Aviation Handling Company (NAHCO Aviance) has announced the appointment of Ahmed Tijjani Uwais and Hadiza Aliko Mohammed as director and independent director respectively.…
- 21 Jun 2010
Two Technocrats Join Fidelity Bank’s Board
Fidelity Bank Plc has announced the appointment of Mr. Stanley Lawson and Alhaji Bashari Mohammed Gumel, two experienced technocrats to join its Board as independent directors. Independent…
- 12 Jan 2016
Etisalat Donates Computers to Boost ICT Literacy in Zaria School
As a further demonstration of its commitment to the development of the education sector, Nigeria’s most innovative telecommunication services provider, Etisalat has donated 30 desktop computers to…
- 9 Jan 2016
Etisalat Donates Computers to Boost ICT Literacy in Zaria School
As a further demonstration of its commitment to the development of the education sector, Nigeria’s most innovative telecommunication services provider, Etisalat has donated 30 desktop computers to…
- 9 Jan 2014
NDLEA Nabs Congolese with Over $240,000 Hidden In Dictionaries
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has on Thursday uncovered a currency trafficking syndicate with the seizure of two hundred and forty thousand ($240,000) United States dollars hidden…