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- 27 Sept 2019
Criminals Terrorise Nasarawa Residents with Unregistered SIM Cards- Emir
Alhaji Ibrahim Usman Jibril, Emir of Nasarawa, has called on the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to check the rising use of unregistered SIM cards in Nasarawa state. The Emir said…
- 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…
- 15 Mar 2016
Nitel/Mtel Creditors Beg FG for Payment
Creditors to the defunct Nitel/Mtel have sent a distress call to President Muhammadu Buhari seeking his intervention in the settlement of their claims. Some of the creditors, who spoke with…
- 16 Feb 2022
DG NITDA Extols Traditional Institutions Role in Harnessing ICT Benefits in Nigeria
Mallam Kashifu Inuwa, director-general, National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), has said Traditional Institutions have a vital role to play in harnessing the vast opportunities in…
- 10 Aug 2017
Kano Govt, Dangote sign $150m Solar Power Project
Kano State Government, Dangote Group of Companies and Black Rhino Group on Thursday in Kano signed a $150 million Memorandum of Understanding on Solar Power project. The project is expected to…
- 3 Aug 2021
FG Trains Kano State Executives Council Members on e-Governance, Digital Transformation
The Federal Government has kick-started a pioneer programme to train Members of Kano Executive Council on e-Governance and Digital Transformation. L-R: Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, Executive Vice…
- 16 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…
- 13 Nov 2022
Inuwa, DG NITDA Re-emphasizes Digital Transformation Adoption for Economic Growth
As digital technologies continue to change the world by transforming existing traditional processes to digital processes to enhance productivity, the Director-General, National Information Technology…
- 4 Dec 2013
Customs Beats Service Providers’ Records 24 Hours DIS Takeover
Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) said it produces Pre-Arrival Assessment Report (PAAR) within six hours, barely 24 hours of taking over full operations of the Destination Inspection Scheme. Alhaji Dikko…
- 28 Aug 2014
Glo, NURTW Insurance Parley on Insurance Scheme
Globacom has received applause from Chief Emeka Wogu, minister of Labour and Productivity, as it launched an insurance scheme that will provide insurance cover for members of the National Union of…
- 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…
- 25 Jul 2023
Copyright Owners Urged to Take Advantage of the Commission’s e-Registration System
Authors and other copyright owners have been advised to take advantage of the Commission’s e-Registration platform as a step to further protect their works. Mrs. Susan Bashorun, the Director, NCC…
- 16 Feb 2009
Fashola Tasks Institutions to Produce Thinkers
overnor Babatunde Raji Fashola of Lagos State has tasked institutions of higher learning in the country to focus on teaching students how to be critical thinkers and…
- 27 Sept 2021
MNOs Hit by 16,000 Outages in 7 Months- Pantami
Dr. Isa Ibrahim Pantami, minister of Communications and Digital Economy, has disclosed that there were about 16,000 reported outages by mobile network operators in the country from January 2021 to…
- 16 Aug 2016
NDIC Charges Jaiz Bank on Good Corporate Governance
The Management of Jaiz Bank Plc has been advised to strengthen its corporate governance in order to weather the storm of economic challenges that is currently facing Nigeria’s banking industry. A…
- 1 Dec 2022
Huawei Names Computer Lab after Danbatta
A computer lab, constructed by Huawei Technologies and commissioned at the weekend to serve the community of Koguna Town of Makoda Local Government of Kano State, has been named "Prof. Umar Garba…
- 25 Jun 2026
NASENI Moves to Digitize CCB's 5m Assets Declaration and Operations
National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) and the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), a framework for cooperation in institutional…
- 22 Jul 2013
ITU Crowns Dame Jonathan Child Online Protection Champion
Dame Patience Jonathan, first lady of Nigeria was yesterday formally appointed Champion for Child Online Protection at a ceremony in Geneva that had a high powdered Nigerian delegation in attendance.…
- 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…
- 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 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…
- 22 Oct 2014
Civil Society Group, ART Want New NCAA Boss to Resume
The federal government has been called upon to mandate Engr Benedict Adeyelika, acting director general of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) to handover to the substantive DG, Capt. Usman…
- 11 Jul 2014
President Jonathan Approves Board for FAAN, 4 Others
President Goodluck Jonathan has approved the composition and appointment of the chairmen and members of the Governing Boards of five Federal Government Institutions, Parastatals and Agencies. This…
- 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…
- 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…
- 25 May 2017
Jaiz Bank Raises Capital to N25Bn
Shareholders of Jaiz Bank have increased the bank’s authorised share capital from N15bn to N25bn. This was one of the resolutions passed at the bank’s annual general meeting in Abuja on Wednesday…
- 3 Nov 2020
Danbatta, NCC Boss Gets Commendation for Community Devt, Nation Building
Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, executive vice chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has been commended for his role in community and national development through his Danbatta Charity…
- 20 Aug 2016
NDIC Unhappy with Casual Workers in Banks
Alhaji Umaru Ibrahim, managing director and chief executive, Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC), has reiterated the need to reduce the phenomenon of staff casual employments in the banking…
- 24 Jul 2017
Police to Set Up Anti-Piracy Unit in All States
The Nigeria Police is to set up anti-piracy unit in all the 36 states of the Federation as well as the Federal Capital Territory to combat the piracy of intellectual property in the country, the…
- 21 Mar 2013
FG to Share $2Bn Oil Money with States, LGs
The National Economic Council has approved the sharing of between $1billion and $2billion from the excess crude account amongst the federal, state and local governments. Godswill Akpabio, governor of…