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- 6 Aug 2019
NBC Grants Broadcast Licence to Bayero University
The National Broadcasting Commission has granted a Direct Satellite Broadcast (DSB) licence to Bayero University, Kano (BUK). The Director-General of NBC, Ishaq Kawu, on Tuesday, said the licence…
- 22 Nov 2020
NCC Pledges Increased Collaboration with Varsities
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has pledged to increase collaboration with higher institutions of learning across the country in order to transform Nigeria into a full knowledge-based…
- 2 Mar 2009
NBC Grants 18 Campus Radio Licenses
The National Broadcast Commission (NBC) has granted radio broadcast licenses to 18 tertiary institutions across the country, following President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua’s approval. Giving the…
- 28 Aug 2016
CECAD, Kano, Others to Sign IT Innovation Pact for Northern Youths
The Centre for Cyber Awareness and Development (CECAD) in collaboration with the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Kano State government and the Bayero University, Kano are on the verge of…
- 27 Aug 2019
Fidelity Bank Empowers Over 200 Youth With Entrepreneurial Skills In Kano State
Consistent with its unbridled commitment to youth empowerment in Nigeria, Fidelity Bank Plc, in partnership with Gazelle Academy and Bayero University Kano at the weekend concluded an…
- 20 Dec 2019
Minister Commissions Research Farm @BUK
Alhaji Muhammad Sabo Nanono, the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, has commissioned a modern teaching and research farm at the Centre for Dryland Agriculture (CDA), Bayero University…
- 15 Apr 2026
Study Shows 38% of Northern Women Lack Access to Financial Services
A new study by Bayero University, Kano, has found that 38 per cent of women in Northern Nigeria do not have access to financial services. The study, carried out by the Aminu Kano Centre for…
- 14 Feb 2025
FG Kickstarts Construction of Emerging Technologies Institute in Kano
Federal Government of Nigeria has marked a significant milestone on Friday, 14th February 2025, by breaking ground for the construction of the Sustainable & Emerging Technologies Institute…
- 30 Oct 2016
Jega Is First Fellow, Africa Initiative for Governance
The Africa Initiative for Governance (AIG) has announced Professor Attahiru Muhammadu Jega as the first AIG Visiting Fellow of Practice at the University of Oxford’s Blavatnik School of Government.…
- 10 Feb 2014
World Bank Approves $80m Grant for Research in 10 universities
The World Bank has approved 80 million dollars grant for Nigeria to fund its 10 Centres of Excellence in universities. Prof. Julius Okojie, executive secretary of the National Universities Commission…
- 8 Sept 2017
Minister Inaugurates Mass Comm., Broadcasting Buildings at BUK
Alhaji Lai Mohammed, minister of Information and Culture, has commended the authorities of the Bayero University, Kano (BUK) for elevating the institution's Mass Communication Department to a…
- 29 Nov 2021
NCC Takes Campus Conversation to BUK, Enlightens Students on Rights, Privileges as Telecoms Consumers
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has hosted another edition of Campus Conversation (CC), at the weekend in Bayero University, Kano (BUK), where officials of the Commission engaged in…
- 28 Dec 2022
Team Schrodinger Energy Wins Third Place in Ericsson Innovation Awards 2022
Team Schrodinger Energy from Bayero University Kano, Nigeria have won third place in the Ericsson Innovation Awards (EIA) 2022 competition. The team was recognized for their development of REINLIGHT,…
- 19 Apr 2014
World Bank Gives $150m to 10 Nigerian Varsities, Others
The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors has approved $150 million to finance 19 university-based Centres of Excellence in seven countries in West and Central Africa, 10 of which are Nigerian…
- 10 Oct 2016
NDIC to Extend Deposit Insurance Scheme to More Institutions
Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) said yesterday it would soon extend its Deposit Insurance Scheme (DIS) course to other higher institutions of learning. Mrs Christiana Efabor, NDIC’s…
- 23 Oct 2025
100 Level Student Wins New Car as MTN Concludes Campus Invasion in Benue State
An excited Elizabeth Aka, a 100-level student of the faculty of arts received a brand-new car gift during the MTN Campus Invasion at the |Rev. Fr. Moses Orshio Adasu University, Makurdi (MOAUM),…
- 15 Mar 2018
Mainframes,Millennials and A Tale of Two Nigerians
For those who may think mainframes were history, think again. Mainframes are the silent engines behind today’s industrial and commercial behemoths, namely, banks, phone and ATM networks,…
- 25 Oct 2016
ESUT, 11 Other Varsities to Benefit from 2016 Etisalat Merit Award Scheme
In furtherance of its commitment to youth development and the promotion of academic excellence, youth-friendly telecommunications company, Etisalat Nigeria, has listed 12 universities across the six…
- 19 Jun 2019
Facebook to Leverage Deep Tech with Campus Roadshow
Facebook has embarked on a University roadshow offering students the opportunity to share their ideas and learn more about technology. As part of its continuation of its 2018 FbStart programme, the…
- 15 Aug 2021
NCC Establishes NODITS Office for Implementation of Indigenous Content Policy
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has said that it has established the Nigeria Office for Developing the Indigenous Telecoms Sector (NODITS), designed to help guide the implementation and…
- 16 May 2019
‘Digital Campus’ Campaign Returns with EcobankPay
EcobankPay, the lifestyle digital payment and collections service of Ecobank Nigeria leads the pack as the bank takes its financial inclusion campaign to higher institutions of learning across the…
- 5 Nov 2017
We're Reviewing Licensing Framework for Spectrum Administration- Danbatta
By peter oluka The Nigerian Communications Commission has instituted processes that will lead to a review of the licensing framework for telecommunication spectrum administration in Nigeria. Prof.…
- 13 Mar 2022
NCC’s Boss Receives Multiple Awards at International Women’s Day Event
Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, the executive vice chairman and chief executive officer of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has been decorated with awards of recognition, for his role in…
- 4 Jun 2025
Minister of Information to Chair GOCOP Book Launch in Abuja
Alhaji Mohammed Idris, Minister of Information and National Orientation is to chair the public presentation of the book Nigeria Media Renaissance: GOCOP Perspective on Online Publishing, a…
- 24 Aug 2017
Abdullahi, New Communications Ministry Perm Sec Resumes
One of the newly appointed Permanent Secretaries by the Federal Government, Alhaji Abdulaziz Mashi Abdullahi, who was posted to the Ministry of Communications resumed duties at the Ministry today,…
- 4 Nov 2025
FUNAAB 500-Level Student Wins 5th Brand New Car at MTN Pulse Campus Invasion
Abdul-Hamid Awwal, a 500-level Agricultural Economics and Farm Management student at the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB), won the fifth brand new car at the MTN Pulse Campus…
- 13 Dec 2020
NCC Provides N40m for Professorial Chairs in Two Universities
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) and provided professorial chairs to the tune of N40 million in two more Nigerian universities. Prof. Umar…
- 2 Dec 2015
Kazaure, Galaxy Backbone Boss Bags NCS Honorary Fellowship
Yusuf Kazaure, managing director/CEO of Galaxy Backbone Ltd has been conferred with an honorary fellowship of the Nigeria Computer Society (NCS). The conferment ceremony took place last Friday at the…
- 30 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…
- 30 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…