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- 29 Dec 2023
MTN Reaffirms Commitment to Enugu-Onitsha Expressway Rehabilitation
MTN Nigeria has reaffirmed its commitment to the completion of the reconstruction of Enugu- Onitsha expressway under the Federal Government’s Road Infrastructure Tax Credit Scheme (RITC). The…
- 19 Oct 2023
Tinubu Bows to Public Outcry, Revokes Appointment of 24-year-old as FERMA Board Chairman
Bola Tinubu has revoked the nomination of 24-year-old Engr. Imam Kashim Imam as the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Federal Roads Maintenance Agency (FERMA). Engr. Imam Kashim Imam Ajuri…
- 1 Jan 2024
MTN Reiterates Commitment to Enugu-Onitsha Expressway Rehabilitation
MTN Nigeria has confirmed its commitment to the completion of the reconstruction of Enugu- Onitsha expressway under the federal government’s Road Infrastructure Tax Credit Scheme (RITC). The…
- 20 Mar 2019
Axiom Tech Launches Petro-App
Axiom Tech has launched an app, Petro-App, to address challenges confronting product distribution network in the downstream sector. Mr Andre Bassey, managing director, Axiom Tech Limited, said…
- 2 Mar 2009
Disaster Management: Emergency Communications Centres to the Rescue
Federal executive council recently approved the release of N2.4bilion for the commencement of Emergency Communications centre project across the country, setting the pace for full take off of the…
- 24 May 2023
5 Things to Know About the MTN RITC Scheme
In a noteworthy move, MTN Nigeria, a leading ICT company, has restated its ambitious plans to undertake the reconstruction of the 110km Enugu-Onitsha expressway through the Road Infrastructure Tax…
- 21 Jun 2024
MAN Seeks Harmonisation of Regulatory Agencies
Manufacturers Association of Nigeria has urged for an end to the activities of multiple agencies hurting their businesses, urging the government to fix the overlaps by harmonizing regulatory…
- 10 May 2010
Emergence Communications Centres 5 Years After
Nigeria has poor record of disaster management in spite of the existence of various agencies whose primary responsibility is to effectively respond to disaster whenever and wherever it happens, with…
- 17 Apr 2014
Guinness, FRSC Collaborate on Road Safety, Responsible Drinking
Guinness Nigeria, in furtherance of its commitment to enlightening Nigerians on responsible drinking, has partnered with the Federal Road Safety Corporation (FRSC) Benin, Edo State Command to host a…
- 18 May 2023
Building Connections - The Value of Our Transport Networks
By Tobechukwu Okigbo Over the years, embarking on road trips across Nigeria has provided me with some of the most fulfilling and memorable experiences of my life. Tobechukwu Okigbo, Chief Corporate…
- 30 Mar 2017
LASEMA Upgrading Control Centre, Intensifies Surveillance
The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) has said that it will extend its surveillance to include responding to emergency incidences on Lagos Waterways alongside other relevant…
- 10 Jun 2014
NAMA Parleys NAF On Airspace Co-Ordination
Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) is to sustain its collaboration with the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) on strategic management of the country’s airspace to enhance the overall safety of both…
- 11 Apr 2021
YBR Appointed to Manage USAID Youth Empowerment Campaign
Yellow Brick Road (YBR), a creative solutions Firm, has been appointed by international development agency, DAI, to manage the branding and communications campaign for the USAID funded Youth-powered…
- 22 Oct 2013
Courier Operators Sue for Special Protection against Illegalities
Courier firms have urged the Federal Government through the Federal Road Safety Commission to designate special number plates for the operators as measures to curb illegalities perpetuated in the…
- 28 Oct 2013
Na’Abba, Others Make Ministerial List
President Goodluck Jonathan is set to send fresh list of ministerial nominees to the Senate for screening and clearance. The nominees are to fill the 10 vacant slots in the 42-member Federal…
- 13 Jun 2013
FG to Scrap EFCC, 219 Other MDAs
Federal government is to scrap 220 parastatals, agencies and commissions in line with the recommendation of the Stephen Oronsaye-led presidential committee on the rationalisation and restructuring of…
- 20 Aug 2021
Copyright Commission Seeks Support of FRSC, Others in Anti-Piracy Operations
Dr. John O. Asein the Director-General, Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC), has called on officers of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Vehicle Inspection Officers (VIO) and Police Traffic…
- 12 Jan 2015
ICT Industry Seeks Agency on RoW, Infrastructure Protection
Stakeholders in the information communication technology (ICT) industry have urged the federal government to step up as a matter of urgency an agency to manage ‘right of way’ (RoW) and protect the…
- 16 Jun 2019
NCC to Launch Communications Centres to Respond to Emergencies
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) said it would soon launch an undisclosed number of Emergency Communications Centres across the country to enable Nigerians access to help in emergencies.…
- 5 Mar 2012
Why Senate suspended FRSC New Number Plates, Licence
Several reasons were given by the Senate that led to barring of the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) from further issuance of new number plates. Top on the list of argument was that the agency…
- 9 Sept 2013
Two-Way Radio offers Better Communication-Amuchienwa
Rita Amuchienwa is the senior territory manager, (English) West Africa for Motorola Solutions. Before Joining Motorola, Rita, A graduate of University of Calabar had worked with Hewlett-Packard (HP),…
- 18 Aug 2014
Bomb Scare @ Lagos Airport
There was bomb scare at Lagos Airport Monday as a disabled man wearing canisters around his neck was arrested at the annex office of the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency, (NAMA) office located…
- 13 Jun 2013
NAMA, Police Say "Mystery Plane" did not Crash Land
Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) has come out to say that its system did not record any missing plane. Also, the Nigerian Police said that the private jet with registration number N972TF at…
- 13 Sept 2020
NCC Emergency Communications Centres Process 1,500 COVID-19-related Calls – Danbatta
Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, executive vice chairman/ceo of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has disclosed that over 1,500 COVID-19-related calls were received and processed through the…
- 25 Aug 2008
Nigeria Gets Highway Development Roadmap
Federal Government has set a three-year road map for the development of highways, targeted at promoting the culture of maintenance and upgrading of existing infrastructure to enhance socio-economic…
- 26 Jun 2013
FEC Approves Scrapping of EFCC, Others
Federal government is now set to scrap, trim or merge its agencies in line with the recommendation of the Stephen Oronsaye-led presidential committee on the rationalisation and restructuring of the…
- 19 Oct 2013
FAAN Wins Best Government Agency Award @ Abuja Fair
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has won the best Government Agency Award at the recently concluded 8th Abuja International Trade Fair held from September 26 – October 10. The…
- 23 Apr 2021
Pantami Commissions NCC's Emergency Communication Centres in Enugu, Ogun
Dr. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, minister of Communications and Digital Economy, has commissioned the Emergency Communication Centres (ECC) established by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) in…
- 17 Oct 2017
Right To Privacy? Nigeria Needs A Data Protection Law
By 'Gbenga Sesan “The privacy of citizens, their homes, correspondence, telephone conversations and telegraphic communications is hereby guaranteed and protected.” – Section 37 of the Nigerian…
- 6 Apr 2009
Inec, NCS Lay Blueprint for e-Voting in 2011
The Independent National Electoral Commission (Inec) and the Nigeria Computer Society (NCS) have joined forces to computerize voting in Nigeria, which would give boost to democracy. Both…