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- News19 Apr 2026
WATRA Secretary sees Resilience as a Critical Link in West Africa’s Digital Economy
Aliyu Aboki, Executive Secretary of WATRA has applauded the outcome of the International Submarine Cable Resilience Summit 2026 in Porto, Portugal, where infrastructure operators, regulators,…
- News13 Nov 2025
Senate Seeks Full Disclosure in Probes Stamp Duty Collections
Senate has requested the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Federal Inland Revenue Services (FIRS) to provide detailed information on revenue generated from Stamp Duty payments. Sen. Aliyu Wadada,…
- News23 Sept 2025
REA Provides Electricity Access To 8 Million Nigerians
Abba Aliyu, the Chief Executive Officer, Rural Electrification Agency (REA), says the agency has provided electricity access to about eight million Nigerians out of the 90 million people said to be…
- News18 Aug 2025
Aliyu Aboki Applauds Broadband Mapping as About Expanding Opportunity in Africa
The West Africa Telecommunications Regulators Association (WATRA) has commended Nigeria for its exemplary leadership in broadband infrastructure mapping, following the successful ITU Africa Broadband…
- News3 Aug 2025
NOA Warns of Fake N1000 Notes in Circulation, How to Identify Them
National Orientation Agency (NOA) in Kwara has cautioned the public on fake N1000 notes circulating in the state. Alhaji Abdulganiyu Dare, state director of NOA, disclosed this in a statement issued…
- News30 Jul 2025
Aliyu Aboki, WATRA Executive Secretary Champions Regulatory Harmonisation to Unlock West Africa’s Digital Economy
Mr. Aliyu Yusuf Aboki, executive secretary of the West Africa Telecommunications Regulators Assembly (WATRA), has reaffirmed the Assembly’s commitment to -promoting a harmonised digital policy and…
- News29 Jul 2025
$1 Trillion Economy: Why Tinubu Must Listen to Dangote, Ekeh, Others
By Aliyu Gaya One exceptionally commendable fact about the Bola Tinubu presidency is that it is not lacking in ambition and audacity. Courage defines the leader and Tinubu has it in good measure.…
- News29 Jun 2025
NCS Advocates Digital Literacy to Enhanced Cyber Security
Nigeria Computer Society (NCS) recently advocated digital literacy to enhance cyber security in the country. Muhammad Aliyu, president, NCS, said this in an interview with reporter on the sidelines…
- News1 Jan 2025
Corporate Blackmailers as Tinubu’s Enemies
By Aliyu Gaya Corporate blackmail is fast becoming the fancy of some netizens, corporate bodies, individuals, especially fly-by-night persons who target the rich and their businesses for diverse…
- News8 Dec 2024
Engr. Aziz, Former NIMC DG Celebrates Prof. Iya Abubakar at 90
The immediate past Director-General of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), Engr. Aliyu Aziz, has paid glowing tributes to a former Minister of Defence, Prof. Iya Abubakar, as he…
- News5 Dec 2024
Aliyu Aboki Appointed to Global Submarine Cable Resilience Advisory Body
West Africa Telecommunications Regulators Assembly (WATRA) has announced that Mr. Aliyu Aboki, its executive secretary, has been appointed as a member of the International Advisory Body for Submarine…
- News2 Dec 2024
ICPC Says 70 Percent of Nigerians Refused to Pay Bribes in 2023
Musa Aliyu, chairman, Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), has revealed that 70 percent of Nigerians approached for a bribe in 2023 refused to comply. Aliyu…
- News8 Aug 2024
Some N700Bn Paid as Bribes in 2023 in Nigeria — ICPC Boss
Dr. Musa Adamu Aliyu, chairman, Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), has said that an estimated 87 million bribes amounting to N700 billion were paid in 2023…
- News18 Jul 2024
WATRA says Telecommunications Sector Contributes 7% to Regional GDP
Aliyu Aboki, Executive Secretary of the West African Telecommunications Regulatory Assembly (WATRA) said that telecommunications sector contributes 7 percent annually to Gross Domestic Products (GDP)…
- News2 Jul 2024
WATRA Executive Secretary to Moderate Key Session on Safe and Inclusive Digital Financial Services at ITU GSR 2024
Mr. Aliyu Aboki, Executive Secretary of the West Africa Telecommunications Regulators Assembly (WATRA), will moderate the highly anticipated Session 5 on "Safe and Inclusive Digital Financial…
- News28 Apr 2024
Prof. Aliyu, AI Practitioner to Keynote ABoICT 2024
CommunicationsWeek Media Limited, a certified global ICT company with over two million online subscribers, is delighted and proud to announce Prof. Yakub Aliyu, as the keynote speaker at Africa’s…
- News13 Dec 2023
Secure Identity Alliance Honours Aziz, Former NIMC Boss by in France
Engr. Aliyu Abubakar Aziz, immediate past director general/chief executive officer, National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), a seasoned Public Servant and Administrator, has been presented…
- News30 Nov 2023
Minister Seeks Establishment of Agric Data Centre
Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi, Minister of State of Agriculture and Food Security, has advocated the creation of National Agriculture Data Centre to attract investors to enhance Food and Nutrition Security in…
- News21 May 2023
NIMC Server has Never Experienced Crash –DG
Engr. Aliyu Abubakar Aziz, director general/CEO of National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), has stated that the server hosting data of the identification number of Nigerians has never…
- News27 Mar 2023
Public Procurement Act: NIMC DG Charges Management on Compliance, As Expert Calls for Amendment
Engr. Aliyu Aziz Abubakar, Director General and Chief Executive Officer of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), has charged members of the Management of the Commission to ensure strict…
- News20 Dec 2022
NIMC Database Hits 93.5m Enrollment
Mr Aliyu Aziz, director-general of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), said its national database has hit over 93.5 million National Identity Number (NIN) enrollments. He made the…
- News30 Nov 2022
NESREA DG to keynote @2022 ITREALMS E-Waste Dialogue
Prof. Aliyu Jauro, Director-General of the National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA), has been confirmed as the keynote speaker at the 2022 ITREALMS E-Waste…
- News30 Oct 2022
NCC Staff Eulogise Aliyu, Aninweke in Retirement
As two management staff of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) complete the final stage of their disengagement with the regulatory body, the staff of the Commission have continued to…
- News22 Sept 2022
NIMC DG Charges Staff on Professionalism, Service Delivery
Engr. Aliyu Aziz, Director General of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), has charged staff of the Corporate Communications Unit of the Commission to be professional in the discharge…
- News23 May 2022
BoI declares N7.89Bn Dividends to Shareholders
Bank of Industry (BOI) has declared a dividend payment of N7.89bn for the 2021 financial year. Mallam Aliyu Dikko, chairman, Board of Directors, announced the results during the bank’s 62nd Annual…
- News28 Apr 2022
NCC Says 5G Services‘ll be Available by Q4 this Year
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has said that it is hopeful that 5G services will be available by the fourth quarter of this year in the country. Usman Aliyu, Head, Spectrum Administration,…
- News3 Mar 2022
NIMC Seeks NIN Mandatory for Govt Services
Engr. Aliyu Azeez, the director-general of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), wants the National Identity Number (NIN), to become a mandatory requirement for accessing government…
- News14 Feb 2022
Insurance Sector’s Total Premium Reached N508bn in 2021
Mr Ganiyu Musa, chairman of the Nigeria Insurers Association (NIA), the umbrella body of insurance underwriters in the country, has said that the insurance sector in 2021 raked in N508 billion Gross…
- News3 Feb 2022
Aliyu, Nigerian Launches ShapClick to Rival Twitter, Facebook
Mohammed Aliyu, a young Nigerian app developer, has launched a new app known as 'ShapClick' to rival popular social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter and other social applications. ShapClick app…
- News9 Jan 2022
Chevron Nigeria: A Model for Other Multinationals
By Eniola Otun Ade-Bisiriyu Since I departed Nigeria over 17 years ago for further studies and subsequently settled in the United States of America, one irony that has never ceased to amaze me is the…