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- 26 Feb 2014
Sanusi, Sacked CBN Gov is a Voodoo Statistician-Maku
Mr. Labaran Maku, minister of Information and National Orientation, has said that Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, suspended Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, governor, made himself a whistle blower as well as a…
- 23 Jan 2013
Maku Blasts French Firm over AFCON Blackout
Labaran Maku, minister of Information, has lauded Nigeria’s inability to broadcast live matches from the ongoing African Nations Cup in South Africa, saying it was in the interest of sports…
- 28 Jan 2013
Maku Rings ‘Tokunbo’ Ban to Protect Innoson Motors
Labaran Maku, minister of Information, has called for a ban on the importation of fairly used vehicles, commonly known as ‘Tokunbo’ into the country to protect indigenous car manufacturer plants.…
- 28 Feb 2013
Maku and His Band of Local Tourists
Mr. Labaran Maku, minister of Information’s good governance tour of states to inspect federal and state projects is wasteful; lacking in credibility; and morality. The argument that the National Good…
- 26 Aug 2014
Nigeria’s First Digital Radio to Go on Air Soon
Labaran Maku, Minister of Information, has said the first digital radio station in the country will soon start running. Maku said this in Calabar, Cross River State, while declaring open the retreat…
- 7 May 2013
Glo Wins Customer Service Award
Globacom has been honoured for its customer service delivery as it won the Excellent Customer Services Award at the Nigeria RISE award. Labaran Maku, Honourable Minister of Information, who handed…
- 14 Feb 2013
FG Promises Uninterrupted Power Supply Next Year
The Federal Government is promising steady power supply by end of 2014, citing on-going construction works across the country as basis for optimism. Labaran Maku, minister of information, said: “by…
- 2 Nov 2012
Nasarawa Schools Get FG’s Free PCs, Bandwidth
Labaran Maku, Minister of Information has stated that the Federal Government is supplying computers to a good number of schools in Nasarawa state but did not specify the number of benefiting schools.…
- 9 May 2013
Glo Wins Award for Customers Service
Globacom has been honoured for its customer service delivery as it won the Excellent Customer Services Award at the Nigeria RISE award which held at the weekend in Abuja. Mr. Labaran Maku,minister of…
- 23 Aug 2010
Linkserve Provides Free Internet Connections at Conference, Announces Promo.
Linkserve, premiere Internet Service Provider recently deployed its Blast Broadband at the just concluded African Union ICT conference where it delivered exceptionally high performance Internet…
- 26 Mar 2013
Ondo’s ‘Kaadi Igbe Ayo’ Goes Live
Dr. Olusegun Mimiko, governor, Ondo State, has launched the state’s residency card, otherwise known as ‘Kaadi Igbe Ayo’, which means residence of joy and got a pat on the back from Mr. Labaran…
- 19 Jun 2014
Nigeria Attracts N28tr Private Investment in Four Years – FG
A total of N28trillion has been invested into Nigeria’s economy by the private sector between 2010 and 2013. This is over 100 per cent more than the Federal Government’s target of N13trillion for the…
- 1 Sept 2013
Cyber Crooks Threatens National Security with RAT
Despite recent moves by Nigeria to enact a cyber crime law to combat the global scourge, a study by Symantec – the leading security firm, shows the rogues are inventing more ingenuous routes to…
- 18 Feb 2014
Jonathan Inaugurates Research, Innovation Council
President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday in Abuja inaugurated the National Research and Innovation Council (NRIC) to bridge the link between research and industrialization. At the ceremony held at the…
- 28 Feb 2014
IIM to Honour Obasanjo, Okere , Others @ Induction Ceremony
Institute of Information Management (IIM) has announced plans to honour different stakeholders in Nigeria and other parts of the world including state governors, past and present public office…
- 26 Mar 2014
Fresh Impetus for Postal Industry as FEC Considers Reform Bills
Players in the Nigerian postal/courier industry were jubilant last night as the federal executive council (FEC) considered the Postal Reform Bill, a set of all important documents touted as…
- 31 Jul 2014
Ebola Epidemic 'Out of Control' - Doctors
Doctors Without Borders, global medical charity has given warning that the Ebola crisis in West Africa is "unprecedented, absolutely out of control", as states across the world took steps to prevent…
- 26 Apr 2010
Wafict Congress Organizers Line Up Star Speakers
Following an exceptional outing in 2009, organisers of the conference, IT & Telecom Digest, working in conjunction with the Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation, have announced a…
- 28 Aug 2014
FG Approves N4Bn Power Projects for Anambra
Federal executive council (FEC) yesterday approved a total of about N4 billion to provide transmission infrastructure in order to increase power supply in parts of Anambra State. The approval was…
- 4 May 2010
NCC Moves to Reduce Tariff, Restates May 1 date for SIM Registration
Engr. Stephen Bello, acting executive vice chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission, has announced the intention of the Commission to review price cap regime in the telecom sector, while…
- 26 Jul 2010
Multiple Regulation, Taxation and Telecom Development
Operators in the telecommunications space of the country’s economy have not had peace of mind in the last six years in the process of service delivery as they are confronted with several…
- 21 Feb 2012
NBC Pledges Commitment to Community Broadcasting
National Broadcasting Commission has pledged the commission’s commitment to implementing full community broadcasting in the country. The pledge came on the heels of World Radio day, a day set…
- 10 Apr 2012
Laws, Poor Facilities Hamper Nigeria's Digitization
Several inhibiting factors including lack of enabling laws, poor infrastructure and a general lack of preparedness on the part of operators, have forced Nigeria to make a volte-face on its scheduled…
- 17 Jul 2012
Blackout on Info Ministry FB, Twitter Pages
The Federal Ministry of Information (FMI), the nation’s gateway to information appears to be out of touch with current realities as its social media pages in facebook and twitter handle lack visitors…
- 23 Aug 2012
FEC Approves Merger of NCC/NBC
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved the merger of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and Nigerian Broadcasting Commission (NBC), paving way for the collapse of the two agencies…
- 2 Jan 2013
FG to Borrow $1.15Bn to Boost Power-Maku
The Federal Government is to borrow $1.15 billion for its power reforms this year just as the Niger Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC) which supervises the National Integrated Power Projects (NIPP),…
- 30 Jan 2013
Anambra Seeks $125m World Bank Loan to Tackle Erosion
Anambra State is seeking a $125 million World Bank loan in order to tackle the ecological problems in the state, according to Peter Obi, governor of the erosion ravaged state. The shapes of…
- 6 Sept 2013
Maku Says with $45Bn, FG is not Broke
The federal government, yesterday, insisted that the country is not broke even when some government officials are almost entering a panic as they are realizing that the country's fiscal…
- 28 Mar 2013
FG Backs Down, Says Removal Oil Subsidy to Wait
Dr. Doyin Okupe, senior special assistant to the President (Public Affairs), yesterday, posted a statement on Facebook which said that the federal government will not remove oil subsidy…
- 26 Jun 2013
FEC Approves Scrapping of EFCC, Others
Federal government is now set to scrap, trim or merge its agencies in line with the recommendation of the Stephen Oronsaye-led presidential committee on the rationalisation and restructuring of the…