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- 30 Dec 2013
el-Rufai, 102 Others Escape Death •As Aero Aircraft’s Tyre Bursts
Mallam Nasir el-Rufai, former minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), and over 99 others escaped death on Sunday, as a Boeing 737 plane belonging to Aero Airlines, which they boarded,…
- 1 Apr 2013
Atiku, el-Rufai Trade Words over Killing of Nitel
Mallam Nasir el-Rufai, former director general, Bureau for Public Enterprise (BPE) under whose watch the controversial contractual agreement with Pentascope, a Dutch firm to manage Nitel , Nigeria’s…
- 8 Dec 2014
President Jonathan's PDP is a ‘Criminal’ Party —El-Rufai
Mallam Nasir el-Rufai, the All Progressives Congress (APC) flag bearer for Kaduna State gubernatorial election next year has described the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) under President Goodluck…
- 27 May 2017
El-Rufai, an “Incurable Liar”- GEJ
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has described Governor Nasir el-Rufai as a big liar, urging Nigerians not to take him seriously. Jonathan said this in a statement by his media aide, Ikechukwu Eze,…
- 29 Jan 2013
el-Rufai’s Sacrilegious Tweet Fans Disunity
Mallam Nasir el-Rufai, former minister, Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and acclaimed chatterbox has tweeted himself into trouble after he shared dirty joke about Jesus Christ and Mary Magdalene. His…
- 19 Mar 2019
Malami, Onu, Others May Make Buhari’s New Cabinet
The faces of those likely to make up President Muhammadu Buhari’s new cabinet are beginning to emerge with Boss Mustapha, secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), tipped to retain his…
- 10 Dec 2014
Late Yar’Adau Deceived Me, Atiku, Others are Shameless Liars-OBJ
Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, former president in his new memoir titled “My Watch” has accused late President Umaru Musa Yar’Adau of deceiving him about how serious his health issues were before he became…
- 9 Oct 2016
Toure, Ex-ITU Scribe to Speak at Nigeria’s Investment Forum in Telecom World 2016
Mr. Hamadoun Toure, former secretary general of the International Telecommunications Union (ITU), has been named the keynote speaker at Nigeria’s Investment Forum in ITU Telecom World 2016, Bangkok,…
- 11 Jan 2010
Adenuga Bags Silverbird’s Man of the Year Award
Dr. Mike Adenuga Jr. (CON), chairman Globacom Limited has won the 2009 Silverbird Man of the Year Award. He polled over 75 percent of the votes sent in by text messaging. Dr. Adenuga was nominated…
- 23 Dec 2017
FG Launches DSO in Kaduna
Alhaji Lai Mohammed, minister of Information and Culture, has said that the Digital Switch Over (DSO) process is now on cruise control, following the rollout of digital television in two states…
- 12 Jul 2015
FG Ignores Concerns, Pushes Controversial Wire-Tap Programme
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) is pressing forward with so-called 'lawful interception’ which will give the NCC and security agencies powers to intrude into private communications of…
- 24 May 2013
Senate Says FG, Customers Owe Nitel N601Bn
Senate Committee on Privatisation and Commercialisation has put the debt being owed the troubled Nigerian Telecommunications Limited (Nitel) by the federal government and its agencies at N250…
- 24 Jul 2014
Boko Haram’s Attempt to Kill Buhari Leaves 40 Dead
Not less than 40 persons were confirmed dead yesterday by the police after two bomb blasts, one allegedly targeted at General Muhammadu Buhari, former head of State, and the other on Dahiru Bauchi,…
- 8 Jun 2015
Ex-Govs Incur N1.58TRN Debt for 21 states
A month long investigations by Nigerian Pilot has revealed that 21 state governments in Nigeria owe an estimated debt of N1.58 trillion (domestic and foreign debts) as at May 29, 2015. Top on the…
- 29 Jun 2015
FG Begins Probes of N3.8trn Missing Oil Money
A panel of four governors was, yesterday, constituted to probe the affairs of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), following revelations that the corporation withheld N3.8 trillion of…
- 20 Nov 2015
Etisalat Opens Zaria Experience Centre to Bring Services Closer to Customers
Etisalat Nigeria has increased the number of its experience centres across the country with the formal opening of another centre in the historic ancient city of Zaria, in Kaduna State. The opening of…
- 4 Oct 2016
EiE, PIN & BudgIT Co-Host of New Media, Citizens & Governance Conference
EiE Nigeria, Paradigm Initiative Nigeria and BudgIT have announced plans to hold ‘New Media, Citizens & Governance Conference' in Abuja. The two-day conference holding from Wednesday, October 26…
- 5 Oct 2017
Royal Father Applauds Airtel’s Support to Primary Education
By peter oluka Emir of Zazzau and the Chairman of Zazzau Emirate Council, Alhaji Shehu Idris has applauded Airtel Nigeria for its unrelenting support to primary education in the country. Speaking…
- 5 Jul 2021
CITN Helping FG Work on Tax Document for Tech Companies
Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria (CITN) is working on a policy and strategy document for the taxation of global tech companies in Nigeria. This is coming as 130 countries recently agreed on…
- 16 Feb 2021
Sterling Bank Partners Zipline On Medical Drone Delivery Service
Sterling Bank’s Health Technology Partner; Zipline has signed a service level agreement with Kaduna State Government for the implementation of drones in the health supply chain system. Zipline, is a…
- 1 Jun 2022
ATCON Sets June 9 for its Conference on Actualization of National Broadband Target of 70%
The Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (ATCON) has announced Thursday, June 9, 2022 as date for one of its flagship events – National Strategic Mobilization for the Actualization…
- 11 Jul 2015
Buhari, Vice Slash Salaries by 50%
President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo are to receive only 50 per cent of the salaries paid to their immediate predecessors, and this is official. The President is entitled to an…