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- 9 Sept 2013
FAAN Nabs Luggage Thief @ MMIA
Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) said it has unraveled the mystery surrounding the disappearance of passengers’ luggage at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos with the…
- 13 Aug 2021
Bank Chiefs Threaten Arrest, Prosecution of Customers Involved in Fraudulent Forex Purchases
The chief executives of deposit money banks in the country have warned customers against using fraudulent methods to get access to foreign exchange (Forex) from banks, saying those caught…
- 28 Sept 2009
Piracy Takes Centre Stage at Nollywood Roundtable
It was a mind stimulating session at the Goethe-Institut, last week when major stakeholders in the Nigerian movie industry (otherwise known as Nollywood), which has attracted so much attention from…
- 25 Jul 2016
Youths Key to Winning Anti-Corruption Fight- Badejo-Okusanya
The federal government’s on-going fight against corruption stands the risk of being totally dissipated if concise and strategic effort is not made to drive change in the mindset of the today’s…
- 2 Oct 2017
Africa’s Biggest Entrepreneurship Reality TV Show Debuts
Africa’s Biggest Entrepreneurship Reality TV Show Debuts Season 2 of the reality TV show of Africa’s Young Entrepreneurs (A.Y.E), the world’s largest entrepreneurship network with over twelve million…
- 11 May 2020
BEDC Asks Customers to Pay Bills, Says No Decision Yet on Free Electricity
Management of Benin Electricity Distribution Company (BEDC) has said the National Assembly proposed free electricity supply to Nigerians for two months to make life easier during the Coronavirus…
- 9 Jan 2014
LASG Commissions New Asphalt Plant
Mr. Babatunde Fashola, he Lagos State Governor, will commission the newly established 160/HR Asphalt plant in Imota before the end of the week. Mr. Gbenga Akintola, executive chairman, Lagos State…
- 21 Feb 2024
Tinubu Directs Government Agencies to Digitalize all Operations
In a bid to curb the perennial and increasing cases of leakages of sensitive materials from government offices, the federal government has ordered all Permanent Secretaries to fast track the…
- 13 Aug 2017
Lagos Decommissions over 95 Illegally Installed Telecom Masts
Lagos State Government, through State Infrastructure Maintenance and Regulatory Agency (LASIMIRA), has decommissioned over 95 telecommunication masts, towers even as it identified 20 more for…
- 5 Mar 2012
D’banj – ‘Why Kanye West Likes Me’
African pop star D’banj’s February 19 performance at the New York City’s Irving Plaza has kept on receiving rave reviews from local and more international media. As The Entertainer marked his formal…
- 21 Dec 2017
NCC Shuts Down Illegal Telecom Companies
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) said yesterday that it has clamped down on three companies for operating illegally in the country’s telecommunications market. Mr Chukwuemeka Obi, principal…
- 28 Aug 2012
Nesrea’s Stand on Base Stations -Eze
Eunice Eze, is Lagos State coordinator of National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (Nesrea). She spoke about her agency’s activities, the fight against sub-standard…
- 16 Jul 2018
Spray Naira, Go to Jail- CBN
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has issued warning against spraying, selling and mutilation of naira notes, a criminal offence, which the bank said attracts five years’ imprisonment. Expressing…
- 5 Oct 2021
BBNaija: Whitemoney, Liquorose, Other Finalists Join Toke Makinwa on Final Episode of The Buzz
Toke Makinwa will host Big Brother Naija’s latest winner, Whitemoney, as well as the first runner-up, Liquorose, and other finalists, Pere and Cross, on the final episode of The Buzz. The 19th and…
- 9 May 2017
Ikeja Electric Decries Spate of Vandalism, Seeks Community Support
Power supply to Igando, a bustling community located in Alimosho local government area of Lagos State, South-West, Nigeria has been severely compromised, following a wave of vandalism of electrical…
- 9 Nov 2016
CBN Goes Tough on Illegal IMTOs, Banks over Money Transfers
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has threatened to deal with any illegal International Money Transfer Operators (IMTOs) in the country when caught, warning Nigerians in the diaspora to desist from…
- 20 Jul 2018
Illegal Charges: CBN Orders Banks to Return N65Bn to Nigerians
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) said it has ordered banks in the country to refund some N65billion to Nigerians. The money were recovered from the banks as wrongful deductions and charges from…
- 8 Feb 2010
Globacom: Operator with Human Heart
"The business of business is business," said Milton Friedman, economist back in the 1960s. A business exists to make a profit for its shareholders, full stop. That is its sole…
- 8 May 2026
ATCON Seeks Stiffer Penalities to Deter Infrastructure Attacks, Vandalism
Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (ATCON) has warned that weak penalties under Nigeria’s Critical National Information Infrastructure (CNII) policy are undermining efforts to…
- 13 Nov 2016
Clarion Call to Tech Brands to Support Tech Initiatives
My personal belief is that the technology industry is not consciously working for its good whether this is being done knowingly or unknowingly is left for posterity to judge. As for me I have little…
- 4 Mar 2021
NSCDC Bursts Illegal Foreign SIM Card Dealer
Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) Lagos Command, has paraded a man, (name withheld) for allegedly dealing in illegal foreign Subscriber Identification Module (SIM) card business. Mr…
- 14 Feb 2018
Commission Warns Public Against Illegal Use Of GSM Boosters
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has warned the public to desist from illegal use of GSM boosters. GSM boosters are devices that transmit and receive telecommunications signals and can,…
- 17 Nov 2015
Lagos Begins Enforcement of CBD Rules
Lagos State Government has commenced full enforcement of rules and regulations guiding Central Business District (CBD) as part of measures to curb illegal activities of traders and motorists that…
- 13 Sept 2016
Glo TV Drama Prof. Johnbull Espouses Hygienic Living in 'Mobile Dustbin'
The repercussions of unhygienic living and inculcation of proper waste disposal mechanics in the society are the talking points of episode 9 of the Glo-sponsored TV drama series, Professor…
- 30 Jul 2014
Exam Malpractice, Certificate Forgery Rock SEC
Allegations of certificate forgery and exam malpractices are rocking the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), according to the Nation newspaper In one of the incidents, a young lady was…
- 31 Oct 2018
DSS Raises Alarm as Fraudsters Clone Officials’ Facebook Accounts
Department of State Services (DSS) has raised the alarm that some unidentified con artists were cloning the Facebook accounts of its senior officials to defraud unsuspecting members of the public.…
- 17 Sept 2020
NCC Threatens Illegal Users of GSM Boosters with Arrest, Prosecution
Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC) has warned telecom consumers to desist from using illegal GSM boosters. The commission also said that anyone caught using a GSM booster without obtaining…
- 26 Jul 2015
Concerns as Sale of Pre-Registered SIMs Boom in South East
Law enforcement agents are looking elsewhere as the unlawful sale and use of pre.-registered of SIM cards by dealers and sub-dealers of telecommunications products thrive in the South East, Nigeria…
- 2 May 2018
Call Masking: NCC Lifts Suspension on Medallion
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has lifted the license suspension placed on Medallion Communications for allegedly engaging in call masking. Medallion Communications described the…
- 28 Nov 2016
Glo Professor Johnbull TV Comedy Beams Searchlight on Oil Sector
The next episode of the popular TV Drama Series, Professor Johnbull airing this Tuesday, will focus on crude oil and its troubles in the country. Sponsored by Globacom, Professor Johnbull next…