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- 23 Feb 2009
e-LGA to Reposition LGs for Vision 2020
Dr. Olu Agunloye, executive vice chairman, National e-Government Strategies (Negst) has said that electronic Local Government Area (e-LGA) system will establish a control platform where local…
- 15 Aug 2017
LASRAB Begins Records Survey, Acquisition at Apapa LGA
Officials of the Lagos State Records and Archives Bureau (LASRAB) led by Mr. Biodun Onayele, the director general, have commenced a 5-day records survey and acquisition of the records in the…
- 20 Sept 2021
Sokoto Govt Shuts Down Telecom Networks in Some LGA over Banditry
Sokoto State government has shut down telecommunications networks in 14 of the 23 local government areas of the state. Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, Sokoto governor This was disclosed in a statement on…
- 28 Jan 2024
SERAP Calls on Govs, Wike to Account for N40trn LGA Allocations
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) on Sunday called on the 36 state governors in Nigeria and Mr Nyesom Wike, minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, to “disclose…
- 25 Feb 2024
Tinubu to Commission $800M Geometric Power in Aba Today
President Bola Tinubu will today commission Nigeria’s only integrated power project, the $800 million Geometric Power Aba Limited (GPAL) in Osisioma Ngwa Local Government Area (LGA), Abia State. GPAL…
- 31 Dec 2019
Arik Air Donates To IDP Camp in Jos
Arik Air on Sunday, 29th December, 2019 visited the IDP camp in Heipang, Barkin Ladi LGA, Jos, Plateau state to donate some relief items to Internally Displaced Persons. Addressing the people,…
- 20 Feb 2020
NPA Empowers Over 200 People in Inyisi Ikeduru, Imo State
The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA ) has donated good and items to over 200 people at Umuoziri Inyisi, Ikeduru LGA of Imo State as part of its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative, geared…
- 11 Jun 2021
Police Arrest 4 Over Theft of Generator Serving MTN Mast
Operatives of Ogun Police Command have arrested four men for allegedly stealing an MTN mast generator in Sango Ota, Ado Odo-Ota LGA, Ogun State. The suspects were Clement Idenyi, 42, Orogade Olalere,…
- 12 Jul 2019
Bauchi Governor’s Wife Commends Fidelity Bank On Free Medical Outreach
Hajiya Aisha Bala Mohammad, Wife of Bauchi State Governor has commended Fidelity Bank for providing free medical outreach to 1,000 people in Misau Local Government Area (LGA) of Bauchi State, as part…
- 4 Oct 2017
NCC Storms Uselu Market for World Consumer service week
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) quest for consumer satisfaction has continued to gain momentum. This time, it took the message to Uselu Market, Egor LGA in Edo State in celebration of…
- 19 Jul 2022
Lagos Community Becomes First in Africa to Implement AfDB’s Innovative Flood Solution
The Lagos State Government has become the first in Africa to implement the innovative SLAMDAM flood management solution at the Omojuwa Estate in Kosofe Local Government Area (LGA) of the state.…
- 20 Dec 2020
Panic as CBN Revokes Licenses of 42 Microfinance Banks
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)has revoked the licenses of 42 microfinance banks in the country and has subsequently closed them with many depositors apprehensive. Mr. Godwin Emefiele, CBN governor The…
- 16 Mar 2016
Police Arrest Two for Printing Fake Telecom Recharge Cards
Akwa Ibom State Police Command have arrested two men suspected to specialise in printing fake recharge cards. Mr. Murtala Mani, commissioner of Police in the state, said this in Uyo on yesterday…
- 11 May 2025
SERAP Challenges CBN to Publish Local Government Allocations
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has called on the Central Bank of Nigeria to immediately disclose whether it has commenced the direct disbursement of allocations to the 774 local…
- 22 Aug 2025
MTN Nigeria to Restore Services to 15 LGAs, 3 States
MTN Nigeria said it has scheduled its network maintenance to restore services to 15 local government areas (LGAs) in three states in the northern parts of the country. The telco, in a short…
- 5 Jun 2023
Zipline Delivers over 50,000 Doses of Routine Vaccines across Health Facilities in Cross River State
To accelerate access to vaccine inoculation, Zipline, the renowned drone delivery company, has supported the Cross River State Government in delivering over 50,000 doses of regular immunisation…
- 9 Jan 2025
Fidelity Bank's New Initiative Aims to Improve Maternal Health in Lagos
Leading Financial Institution, Fidelity Bank Plc, has donated maternity kits to 30 pregnant women at Mushin Primary Health Centre (PHC), Lagos. The donation, organized by the Great Minds Inductees…
- 25 Feb 2024
Missing N40trn LG Allocation: SERAP Sues Governors, Wike
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against Nigeria’s governors and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, Nyesom Wike “over their failure to…
- 6 Apr 2025
Meningitis Outbreak Kills 151 in Nigeria - NCDC
Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has confirmed that Nigeria is battling a meningitis outbreak that has led to 151 deaths and 1,826 suspected cases, with a case fatality rate…
- 20 May 2013
u-blox Introduces TOBY-L1 Series, Multi-band 4G LTE-Only Modules
Swiss u-blox, a leading provider of wireless and positioning integrated circuits and modules, introduces the TOBY-L1 series, a new line of ultra-compact LTE modules. TOBY-L100 and European variant…
- 22 Jan 2015
HarvestPlus Trains NYSC Members on Biofortified Staple Crops, Others
HarvestPlus Nigeria has intensified effort to reach out to as many Nigerians as possible by engaging young school leavers with a view to making them partners through sustainable agricultural…
- 28 Aug 2022
NDLEA Arrests Lagos Airport Cleaner who Leads Drug Syndicate
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have arrested a cleaner at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA, Ikeja Lagos, Ohiagu Sunday, who leads a drug syndicate at…
- 24 Sept 2017
ACT Foundation Partners Cancer Aware to Screen Over 300 Women
By Peter Oluka In line with our vision to mitigate against the spread of cancer in Nigeria, Nigerian’s grant-making non-profit organization, Aspire Coronation Trust (ACT) Foundation has partnered…
- 22 Oct 2014
Glo Xchange Agents Hail Empowerment Scheme
The number of mobile money agents around the country has continued to swell as the Glo Xchange train moved to Imo, Benue, Niger, Plateau and Kogi over the weekend. In the new locations, participants…
- 31 Aug 2021
Konga Partners Edo State Govt to Empower SMEs, Create Jobs
Konga, Nigeria’s leading composite e-commerce giant, has partnered with the Edo State government to create jobs for millions of youths in the state, while also empowering entrepreneurs, business…
- 13 Mar 2023
Healthcare officials in Kaduna State laud Zipline Services
Healthcare officers in Kaduna and its environs have observed great improvements in medical services since Zipline commenced commercial flight delivery of medical supplies to health facilities in the…
- 8 Jan 2014
GileadBalm Encourages Companies to Embrace email Marketing
Although 85% of all business correspondence occurs via email, according to a statement by the GileadBalm Group, yet companies continuously spend their marketing budget on the other 15%. Why? Stephen…
- 28 Feb 2021
Coca-Cola Foundation Partners SWEEP Foundation to Launch Novel “Waste In The City” Initiative
As part of its sustained strategy of fostering a “World Without Waste”, The Coca-Cola Foundation, has recently partnered with Statewide Waste and Environmental Education Foundation (SWEEP) to start…
- 7 Oct 2024
Lagos Raises Alarm as Tuberculosis Cases Hit 18,541
Dr. Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu, wife of governor of Lagos State, has raised alarm over the rising cases of Tuberculosis (TB) in the state insisting that the disease remains a pressing public health concern.…
- 30 Jul 2019
Using substandard phones degrades network quality - NCC warns
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has again, warned telecom consumers from patronising substandard, non-type approved phones, saying connecting such phones to mobile networks is capable of…