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- 10 May 2022
FG Withdraws Charges of Cyberstalking against Suraju, HEDA Chair
Federal government on Tuesday withdrew cyberstalking charges against Olanrewaju Suraju, chairman, Human and Environmental Development Agenda (HEDA). Olanrewaju Suraju, chairman, Human and…
- 13 Feb 2024
Group Seeks to Jail American Tower’s Nigeria CEO for Contempt of Court
Incorporated Trustees of Human Environmental Development Agenda Resource Centre have asked the Federal High Court in Lagos to commit the Managing Director of ATC Nigeria Wireless Infrastructure…
- 13 Jan 2019
HEDA Demands Details of CBN, MTN Settlement of $8.1Bn Repatriation Feud
Human and Environmental Development Agenda Resource Centre (HEDA), a non-governmental organization has invoked a Freedom of Information Act on the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), demanding for…
- 22 Jun 2020
NGO Asks CCB to Probe Asein, NCC Boss over Double Salary
Human and Environmental Development Agenda (HEDA Resource Centre) has asked the Code Of Conduct Bureau (CCB) to probe John Asein, director-general of the Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC), over the…
- 15 Sept 2019
NGO Asks SEC to Sack Ndukwe, Others from MTN Board
Human and Environmental Development Agenda (HEDA) has given the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) a 14-day ultimatum to delist some members of the newly constituted board of MTN Nigeria.…
- 8 Jan 2018
Group Tackles Mobil over $600m Oil Bloc
A non-governmental organisation, the Human and Environmental Development Agenda (HEDA Resource Centre), has requested for clarification on the renewal of some oil mining leases in possession of Mobil…
- 2 Apr 2025
Shell, Renaissance Face Legal Action over SPDC Licence Transfer
A suit seeking to stop Shell Petroleum Development Company Limited’s deal transferring its mining licence to Renaissance African Energy Company Limited has been filed at the Federal High Court in…
- 26 Jun 2016
UN Unveils Common Ground Initiative with Advertising’s ‘Big Six’ for SDGs
Ban Ki-moon, United Nations Secretary-General at the weekend, announced the launch of a first-of-its-kind initiative developed among the six largest communications businesses globally in support of…
- 18 Jan 2026
ICPC Charges Ozekhome with Forgery, Corruption Over London Property
Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has filed a criminal charge against Chief Mike Ozekhome, SAN, alleging his involvement in a corruption scheme connected to a…
- 24 Jun 2024
Court Dismisses Base Stations Lawsuit Against ATC, MTN
ATC Nigeria, a subsidiary of American Tower Corporation, and MTN Nigeria scored a major victory in court last week over constructing or operating base transceiver stations “within close proximity” to…
- 15 Feb 2024
Stolen $1Bn Recovered under Buhari Disappears from CBN
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has claimed that all the stolen public funds recovered between 2016 and 2019 by the immediate past government of Muhammadu Buhari are…
- 21 Sept 2014
Half the World to Be Connected by 2017
Over 50% of the global population will have Internet access within three years’ time, with mobile broadband over smartphones and tablets now the fastest growing technology in human history, according…
- 26 Jul 2017
Strategic Focus on IT, Way Out of 'Oil' Doom- Prof. Aderounmu
The fate of Nigeria's quick economic recovery lies in strategic information technology implementation schemes, said Professor Adesola Aderounmu, president, Nigeria Computer Society (NCS). Prof.…
- 27 Sept 2015
UN Broadband Commission Affirms Focus on Sustainable Development Goals
The power of broadband to leapfrog development roadblocks and bring access to education, healthcare and employment opportunities should put high-speed information and communication technology (ICT)…
- 1 Mar 2017
Etisalat Donates Borehole to Ogun State Community as CSR Initiative
Etisalat Nigeria has again affirmed its commitment to the development of communities across the country with the launch of its Community Sanitation Support Programme (CSSP) in Ijeun Lukosi community…
- 21 Mar 2016
IBM, Peace Corps Boost Women Empowerment In West Africa
Historic public-private partnership with the Peace Corps supports Lets Girls Learn initiative via high impact, pro bono consulting assignment in Ghana Breaking through the proverbial glass ceiling…
- 6 Apr 2010
Nitda Steers Quiet ICT Revolution, Commends Nigeria CommunicationsWeek
National Information Technology Development Agency (Nitda) is constructing a robust information society with the aim of developing the country’s technical brain power and transforming it into…
- 19 Jul 2018
Akwa Ibom, SERGE Capital Sign MoU on Science, Tech Park
Akwa Ibom State Government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding, MoU, with SERGE Capital Investment Limited on the resuscitation of Ibom Science and Technology Park. Speaking on the occasion,…
- 6 Dec 2019
Lagos Dangles N230m for Start-Ups in Lagos
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has launched the Lagos State Science Research and Innovation Council (LASRIC), setting aside $687,000 (about N250 million) start-up funds for investment in research and…
- 28 Aug 2016
60% of Global eWaste Ends Up in Landfills
Electronic wastes (e-wastes) have remained troubling issue in both developed and developing economies as more than 20 million tons of e-waste are produced annually, only 40% of which is recycled; 60%…
- 15 Jul 2026
NITDA, FUET Partner to Boost Digital Infrastructure, Innovation and Skills Development
National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening Nigeria's higher education sector through strategic investments in digital infrastructure,…
- 4 Jul 2015
Nigeria Computer Society Sets IT Agenda for Buhari, Governors
The Nigeria Computer Society (NCS), the advocacy group for the promotion of information technology advancement in the country, has once again reiterated the need for the President Mohammed Buhari’s…
- 27 Apr 2024
FG to Fnalise National Intellectual Property Policy Soon– NCC Boss
Dr John Asein, director-general, Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC), has said that the federal government is taking steps to finalise its National Intellectual Property (IP) Policy and Strategy for…
- 21 Jun 2016
Lagos Ranks 40 in Ericsson Networked Society City Index 2016
Lagos is ranked 40th in the Ericsson’s Networked Society City (NSC) Index 2016. Similarly, the report rates Nigeria’s infrastructure deficit as a major constraint facing businesses in the country.…
- 17 Mar 2014
US Renews Confidence in Nigeria’s Economy with P&G’s N5Bn Modern Plant
United States Government has renewed its confidence in the Nigeria’s economy with the opening of Procter & Gamble $300 million (about N4.8 billion) new plant in the country The new plant…
- 6 May 2025
LASAA Extends Educational Support to Ikorodu Public Schools in CSR Drive
Lagos State Signage and Advertisement Agency (LASAA) has broadened its corporate social responsibility (CSR) efforts with the second phase of its "Back to School Storm" initiative, reaching four…
- 5 Aug 2026
Access Holdings Deepens Sustainable Finance Impact, Expanding Green Assets to ₦92.14 Billion
Access Holdings Plc has published its Sustainability Report for the year ended 31 December 2025 on the Nigerian Exchange Limited, demonstrating how the Group is translating sustainability commitments…
- 17 Jul 2013
Etisalat, SON, ThistlePraxis Launch NIS: ISO 26000 Adoption Process
Etisalat Nigeria in collaboration with Standards Organization of Nigeria (SON) and ThistlePraxis Consulting Limited have announced the launch of NIS: ISO 26000 at an event held in Lagos. The Nigeria…
- 28 Oct 2022
Lagos Inaugurates First Govt ISO-certified Lab in Nigeria
Lagos State Government has flagged-off the first ever ultra- modern International Standard Organisation, ISO, certified government-owned laboratory in Nigeria. The laboratory was facilitated by the…
- 5 Mar 2025
DG NITDA Reaffirms Commitment to Research and AI-driven Solutions
The Director General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Kashifu Inuwa CCOE has reaffirmed the agency's commitment to fostering collaboration among researchers,…