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- 13 Aug 2026
SEC Orders Immediate Freeze of Assets Linked to Six Terrorism Financiers, Three Entities
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has directed capital market operators to immediately freeze the assets of six individuals and three entities designated as terrorism financiers by the Nigeria…
- 22 Dec 2008
GGSTC Kano Emerges Winner of ICT Quiz Competition
Government Girl’s Science and Technical College Kano has emerged the winner of this year’s ICT annual quiz competition organized by the Centre for Information Technology…
- 12 Dec 2023
KASU Inaugurates eLearning Platform
Mallam Hussain Dikko, Pro-Chancellor of Kaduna State University (KASU), has said that the university has been repositioned to become the reference point for an effective e-learning platform within…
- 5 Jun 2014
Airtel Returns with Rising Stars Season 4
Airtel Nigeria, on Wednesday announced the commencement of the 4th edition of Airtel Rising Stars (ARS) U-17 male and female tournament, a grass-root football talent search programme aimed at…
- 8 Feb 2026
EFInA Unveils Research Fellowship Programme to Deepen Financial Inclusion Impact
Enhancing Financial Inclusion and Advancement (EFInA) has selected three fellows for its inaugural EFInA Research Fellowship Programme, an eight-month initiative aimed at strengthening evidence on…
- 23 Oct 2021
First Bank Denies Reports of Otedola Takeover
FBN Holdings Plc Friday denied claims by online media that Femi Otedola, business mogul, has acquired majority stake in the bank. Femi Otedola In a statement signed by Seye Kosoko, company secretary,…
- 14 Oct 2014
Four Chibok Girls Escape from Boko Haram Militants
Four of the more than 200 schoolgirls kidnapped by the militant Islamist sect Boko Haram have escaped, raising hopes for the young ones still held captive, according to a report published by New York…
- 16 Sept 2015
Emir Excited by Social Infrastructure Target at Infrastructure PPP Summit
Alhaji Muhammadu Sanusi II, the Emir of Kano, has thrown his weight behind the forthcoming 2015 Nigeria Infrastructure Public Private Partnership Summit scheduled to hold in the last quarter of this…
- 21 Dec 2022
50 MDAs Back Nigeria Digital ID4D Project, As NIMC Updates Stakeholders on NIN Enrolment
No fewer than fifty public institutions in Nigeria, on Tuesday, pledged their support for the implementation of the Nigeria Digital Identification for Development (ID4D) Project. Dr. Walter Duru…
- 20 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…
- 12 Jan 2015
Six Local Firms Race to Produce National eID Card
The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), last week Friday held the financial bid opening for the local production of the National eID Card, a penultimate step in the selection of local…
- 23 Nov 2025
How Insecurity is Bleeding Nigeria about $15bn Annually and Destroying Its Economic Future
By Blaise Udunze Nigeria is undergoing one of the stormiest periods in the history of its post-independence. This is not because of global oil shock, recession, or political instability; it is…
- 20 Aug 2013
NAHCO Appoints 2 Directors, Head of HR
The management of Nigeria Aviation Handling Company (NAHCO Aviance) has announced the appointment of Ahmed Tijjani Uwais and Hadiza Aliko Mohammed as director and independent director respectively.…
- 29 Apr 2021
CBN Fires all First Bank Directors, Reinstates Sacked MD
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has sacked all First Bank of Nigeria (FBN) directors and appointed new ones with immediate effect. The CBN also accused the directors of corporate governance breach,…
- 19 Nov 2015
Airtel Delighted Over Alimi’s Success at Chile U-17
Airtel Rising Stars (ARS) football tournament has achieved another record in its history for producing Sunday Alimi, one of the players in the Eaglets squad that won the recently concluded U-17 World…
- 28 Apr 2021
Gbenga Shobo Appointed MD/CEO of First Bank
The Board of Directors of First Bank of Nigeria Limited has approved the appointment of Mr. Gbenga Shobo as its Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer (CEO), effective from Wednesday, April 28,…
- 4 Sept 2015
Vice President Osinbajo Welcomes PPP Summit on Critical Infrastructure
Prof. Yemi Osinbajo (SAN), Vice President of Nigeria, has given his support to the forthcoming 2015 Nigeria Infrastructure Public Private Partnership Summit billed for the Federal…
- 13 Mar 2015
Etisalat Begins Easybusiness Millionaire Hunt
Etisalat the fastest growing and most innovative mobile telecommunications operator in the country has announced the launch of the 2nd edition of its ‘Etisalat Easybusiness Millionaire Hunt.” The…
- 13 Oct 2015
Ministerial Nominees: Odimegwu, Oyinlola, Others on Buhari’s 2nd List
President Muhammadu Buhari, yesterday sent the second list of ministerial nominees to Senate President Bukola Saraki. This is coming 12 days after the first list was sent to the lawmakers, who will…
- 3 Aug 2021
FG Trains Kano State Executives Council Members on e-Governance, Digital Transformation
The Federal Government has kick-started a pioneer programme to train Members of Kano Executive Council on e-Governance and Digital Transformation. L-R: Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, Executive Vice…
- 16 Sept 2019
James Agada to Keynote South East Cyber Security Conference
Techcode Nigeria Limited, Organisers of South East Cybersecurity Conference, dubbed SECYCONE, has disclosed that Dr. James Agada, former chief executive officer, CWG Plc., will deliver keynote…
- 10 Aug 2022
Polaris Bank Not Sold – NDIC MD
The Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) has stated that Polaris Bank remains unsold, days after a report that Auwal Lawan Abdullahi, an investor in farm business, is planning to acquire the…
- 24 Jul 2020
NITDA Empowers PLWD in Kano with Digital Skill
As part of effort to make digital literacy all inclusive, the National Information Technology Development Agency, NITDA on Friday completed the training for 30 persons living with various forms of…
- 15 Dec 2021
NITDA Commences Training of 60 Women in Techprenuership in Lagos
In its attempt to bridge the gender digital gap and promote digital literacy and skills amongst the women folk, the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has commenced a five day…
- 15 Sept 2021
Digital Transformation: DT-TWGs Critical to Implementation of NDEPS — Prof. Pantami
Prof. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, minister of Communications and Digital Economy, has said that the Digital Transformation Technical Working Group (DT-TWG) is a critical instrument for the…
- 9 Feb 2021
Pantami Commends Airtel for Compliance with ongoing NIMC Enrolment Exercise
Dr. Isa Pantami, the Honorable Minister of Communication & Digital Economy, has commended leading telecommunications services provider, Airtel Nigeria, for its compliance with the ongoing…
- 1 Apr 2021
Eat’N’Go Expands its Footprint to Northern Nigeria
Eat’N’Go Limited, leading franchisee for world-class food brands, Dominos Pizza, Cold Stone Creamery, and Pinkberry Gourmet Frozen Yoghurt, has launched two new outlets in the Northern part of…
- 23 Jul 2020
NCC’s Kaduna Emergency Communication Centre, Five other IT Projects Commissioned by Pantami
The Kaduna Emergency Communication Centre (ECC) built by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), alongside five Information Technology projects by other agencies under the Ministry…
- 10 Sept 2020
NDPR will Change Nigeria’s Digital Economic Aspirations- NITDA DG
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has said that the recently released Nigerian Data Protection Regulations (NDPR) will change the digital economic aspirations of Nigeria.…
- 11 Oct 2019
UBA Rewards 20 More Customers in Final Draw of Wise Savers Promo as 80 Customers Win N120m
United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, Pan African financial institution, has again rewarded another 20 customers who have emerged winners in the final draw of the UBA Wise Savers Promo, winning N1.5…