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- 11 Mar 2015
Lamido, Jigawa Gov Calls for Kidnap of APC Chieftains
The presidential election campaign in Nigerian took an ugly turn yesterday when Sule Lamido, Jigawa state governor, called for the abduction of leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC), as a…
- 17 Sept 2014
Lamido Absent as PDP Govs Endorse Jonathan as Sole Candidate
Sule Lamido, governor of Jigawa state and a presidential aspirant, was absent yesterday as the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors’ Forum endorsed President Goodluck Jonathan as sole candidate…
- 27 Dec 2019
Arrest, Detain Emefiele, CBN Gov over Ammunition Funds- Lamido
Sule Lamido, former Jigawa State governor, has challenged President Muhammadu Buhari to also arrest and detain Godwin Emefiele, Central Bank governor over the same ammunition funds for which Sambo…
- 22 Apr 2024
NASENI, Nasarawa State, Firm to Establish Tractor Manufacturing Plant in North-Central Geo-political Zone
National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) is set to collaborate with Nasarawa state government and Bobtrack Tractors, a division of Saint Bob Motors Limited to start the…
- 5 Jul 2019
NFVCB Boss Calls on Nasarawa to Harness Opportunities in Film Industry
Alhaji Adedayo Thomas, executive director, National Film and Video Censors Board ((NFVCB) has called on Engr. Abdullahi Sule , governor of Nasarawa State, to establish Nasarawa State Film…
- 30 Aug 2014
Sule Lamido Joins Presidential Race, Unsettles Aso Rock, PDP
Last-minute decision of Dr. Sule Lamido, Jigawa State governor, to challenge President Goodluck Jonathan in next year’s presidential election may have stirred some troubles in the Presidency,…
- 10 Jun 2022
Buhari Inaugurates Council on e-government
President Muhammadu Buhari Friday in Abuja inaugurated the Presidential Council on Digital Economy and E-government, promising that his administration will continue to take advantage of digital…
- 13 Jan 2015
2015 Elections: GEJ Visits OBJ, Begs for Support
President Goodluck Jonathan last night met with former President Olusegun Obasanjo at his Hilltop mansion in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, in an attempt to seek the latter’s support for his…
- 1 Jun 2022
ATCON Sets June 9 for its Conference on Actualization of National Broadband Target of 70%
The Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (ATCON) has announced Thursday, June 9, 2022 as date for one of its flagship events – National Strategic Mobilization for the Actualization…
- 16 Jan 2020
NITDA Empowers 100 Women on Application of ICT Tools
The National Information Technology Development Agency NITDA, has begun training of 100 women in the North Central zone on application of ICT tools for small scale businesses and entrepreneurship.…
- 24 Oct 2023
States Need to Invest in ICT Parks to Drive Digital Skills Acquisition- Karl Toriola
Karl Toriola, the Chief Executive Officer of MTN Nigeria has called on states in Nigeria to invest in ICT parks and create economic clusters to stimulate sub-national collaboration and accelerate…
- 19 Oct 2020
NCC, NITDA DG, Others Confirmed Attendance of CEO Impact Forum
Prof. Umar Danbatta, the Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), and Mr. Kashifu Inuwa, Director General of the National Information Technology Development Agency…
- 11 Nov 2024
Echefu Launches LUFT TV, another Pay TV after Failed TSTV Project
Bright Echefu, founder of Telecom Satellites Limited (TSTV), has announced the launch of LUFT TV, a new pay TV service, years after his initial venture, TSTV, left many subscribers in limbo. Echefu…
- 21 Nov 2013
Terrorist Financing: Banks Meet over Plan for Nationwide Shutdown
National Union of Banks, Insurance and Financial Institutions Employees (NUBIFE) said it will meet today to discuss the planned shut down operations nation wide in protest over the continued…
- 3 Aug 2019
NITDA signs into Law 5 regulatory instruments to improve IT service delivery
Dr Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, Director General, National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has signed 5 Regulatory Instruments into law, which are aimed at moving Nigeria’s IT sector to…
- 6 Aug 2019
NITDA Launches 5 New Regulatory Instruments
National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has launched five new regulatory instruments to address fundamental issues in Nigeria’s ICT sector. Dr Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami,…
- 14 May 2026
UK Reaffirms Development Partnership with Kano, Jigawa States
Ms. Cynthia Rowe, the Head of Development Cooperation at the British High Commission Abuja, has completed high-level engagements with Kano and Jigawa States, reaffirming the United Kingdom's…
- 25 Nov 2025
FAME Foundation Raises Alarm, Says 68.9m Nigerians Suffer Online Abuse
FAME Foundation has raised the alarm over what it described as a “national emergency” of digital violence in Nigeria, revealing that an estimated 68.9 million Nigerians are currently victims of…
- E-Business20 Aug 2026
NDPC @ Governors’ Forum, Urges States to Strengthen Data Protection Implementation
Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) has urged state governments to strengthen the implementation of Nigeria’s data protection framework, saying effective enforcement of the law depends on action at the subnational level.
- 19 Nov 2013
Worries over Arrests of Top Bankers for Alleged Terrorist Financing
The banking industry and State Security Service (SSS) are embroiled in claims and denials over the continued detention of senior personnel of 13 Nigerian banks for alleged terrorist financing and…
- 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…
- 8 Jun 2015
Ex-Govs Incur N1.58TRN Debt for 21 states
A month long investigations by Nigerian Pilot has revealed that 21 state governments in Nigeria owe an estimated debt of N1.58 trillion (domestic and foreign debts) as at May 29, 2015. Top on the…
- 3 Sept 2018
Buhari Taps Masanawa as New NSPMC Boss
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Mr Abbas Umar Masanawa as the Managing Director of the Nigerian Security Printing and Minting Company (NSPMC). The approval was…
- 16 Dec 2016
Kano State Boosts Fight Against Corruption
The Kano State Government in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Justice organised this year's International Anti-Corruption Day. The event was attended by many government representatives…
- 17 Jun 2015
EFCC Swoops on Ex-Govs over Allegations of Fraud
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), may have decided to swoop on some immediate past governors in the country, with their constitutional immunity stripped, according to National Mirror.…
- 14 Nov 2022
Pantami says Technology is Critical to Economic Growth
Prof. Isa Pantami, the Minister of Communication and Digital Economy, says government ought to pay more attention to reviving technology as it holds the key to virile development of the country.…
- 26 Jan 2023
CBN Licenses 400 Kogi Money Agencies for Naira Swap
The Central Bank of Nigeria has licensed 400 money agents in Kogi to facilitate easy swap of the newly redesigned notes by rural dwellers. This is to enable more people to meet the January 31st…
- 2 Jul 2016
CBN Governor Flags-off YEDP Training for Corps Members
Mr. Godwin Emefiele, Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has flagged-off the formal training of successful National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members under the Youth Entrepreneurship…
- 12 Apr 2024
Court Grants Emefiele, Ex CBN Governor N50m Bail
An Ikeja Special Offences Court presided over by Justice Rahman Oshodi has granted Godwin Emefiele, former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor N50m bail. Godwin Emefiele, Ex. Gov,, CBN This is in…
- 6 Jul 2017
Entrepreneurial Programme, A Panacea for Unemployment Says Gov. Okowa
Delta State Governor, Senator Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa has stated that skill acquisition and entrepreneurial programmes were the panacea in tackling the current youth unemployment problem in the country.…