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- 14 Nov 2017
Reps Probe $1.4m Contract Scam in Defence Ministry
House of Representatives Tuesday mandated its committees on Defence, Army and Public Procurement to carry out a comprehensive Investigation on the alleged multi- Million Contract scam in the Ministry…
- 14 Aug 2024
NASENI, Ministry of Defence, DICON Sign Landmark MoU to Establish Nigeria's Ammunition Production Factory
In a significant step towards enhancing Nigeria's defence capabilities and achieving self-reliance in military hardware production, the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure…
- 23 Mar 2012
Ministry of Defence Pledges Support for Communication Technology Sector
Dr. Bello Mohammed, the Minister of Defence has pledged the ministry’s support for policy initiatives that can help the country benefit from a pool of ICT resources, information, knowledge,…
- 18 May 2017
FG Sets up Inter-Ministerial Committee to Address Security Issues
Federal Ministry of Science and Technology is partnering the Ministry of Defence; utilizing the platform of Science and technology to meet natural needs especially in security matters and bridge the…
- 19 Mar 2021
UK Government Donates RHIB Vessel to NDLEA
The British Deputy High Commission in association with the UK Border Force, Ministry of Defence (MoD) and the National Crime Agency (NCA), have donated a Rigid-Hull Inflatable Boat (RHIB) to the…
- 4 Jun 2014
Presidency Mulls 1st National Cybersecurity Forum Nigeria
Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) in the Presidency will host a National Cybersecurity Forum from June 18 to 19 at Eko Hotel & Suites, Victoria Island in Lagos. Nigeria…
- 20 Jun 2015
Joda Committee Recommends 19 Ministers for Buhari
The All Progressives Congress (APC’s) transition committee led by Ahmed Joda has advised President Muhammadu Buhari to cut down the number of federal ministries to 19. According to TheCable, an…
- 20 Aug 2024
UK Donates Counter Insurgency Training Facility to Nigerian Army
United Kingdom (UK) has donated a Counter Insurgency (COIN) training facility to the Nigerian Armed Forces, to help enhance the reality of their training and better prepare the force for its future…
- 21 Apr 2020
Lockdown: Minister Says Job, Income Losses Loom
Sabo Nanono, minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, has said that the restriction in movement of people and goods is beginning to impact on Nigeria’s food supply chain and may lead to job and…
- 20 Jan 2014
FG Targets N7.50Trn Revenue in 2014 Budget
Dr Ngozi Okonjo- Iweala, Minister of Finance, said that the 2014 budget envisaged a net collectible revenue of N7.50 trillion. Okonjo-Iweala, who is the coordinating minister for the Economy, said…
- 11 Feb 2026
NITDA DL4ALL Delivers Digital Training to 10,000 Servants
National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has achieved a significant milestone in the Federal Government’s digital transformation drive with the successful implementation of the…
- 2 Feb 2020
ATCON to Host National Dialogue on Telecommunications & ICT
The National Executive Council of the Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (ATCON) has disclosed plans to host a National Dialogue on Telecommunications and ICT Sector in the…
- 28 Sept 2020
ATCON Reaffirms Date for National Dialogue on telecoms and ICT
The Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (ATCON) has enjoined its entire stakeholders to take note of the new date for the National Dialogue on Telecommunications and ICT Sector in…
- 21 Dec 2021
Buhari Begs Senate to Urgently Approve Virement of N276.8Bn
The Senate on Tuesday received a formal request from President Muhammadu Buhari seeking the Senate’s approval for the virement of N276,757,232,395 billion to fund expenditures in the 2021 budget.…
- 21 Apr 2021
Digital Technology, a Veritable Tool in Combating Insecurity — DG NITDA
Mallam Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, director general of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) said that warfare is no longer physical and therefore imperative for the Nigerian…
- 14 Sept 2025
UK Announces £400m Google Cloud Info Contract
UK government has agreed a £400 million ($543 million) contract with Google Cloud, days before President Donald Trump’s visit, saying Friday it will allow it to “deploy the same technology” as the US…
- 14 Jul 2021
FG Establishes Robotics, AI Centre to Fight Criminals
The Senate on Wednesday said that the Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy has established a centre for artificial intelligence and robotics to deploy the use of robots and artificial…
- 8 Sept 2014
Col Obasanjo, OBJ’s Son Shot in Boko Haram Attack at Mubi
Lieutenant-colonel Adeboye Obasanjo, son of former President Olusegun Obasanjo, has reportedly survived an attack by Boko Haram militants which claimed the lives 24 soldiers after a platoon led by…
- 16 May 2019
Facebook Deletes 265 Accounts Targeting Nigeria
Facebook on Thursday said it had removed 265 Facebook and Instagram accounts, pages, groups and events linked to an Israel-based firm due to what it called “inauthentic behaviour” targeting users in…
- 19 Jul 2026
ICPC Secures Final Forfeiture of N941m Linked to IPPIS Fraud
Federal high court in Abuja has ordered the final forfeiture of N941,994,079.86 linked to suspected ghost workers uncovered in the integrated payroll and personnel information system (IPPIS) to the…
- 24 Oct 2019
Reps Kick as FG Repay $460m Chinese Loan for Failed Abuja CCTV Project
House of Representatives Committee on Finance has demanded further explanations on the $460m Abuja CCTV project from the Ministry of Finance. Mrs. Zainab Ahmed, minister of Finance, however…
- 3 Nov 2020
Senate Asks Lai Mohammed to Account for N42m Spent on Travels
The Senate on Tuesday drilled Lai Mohammed, minister of Information and Culture, for some hours for spending N19 million on international travel and N23 million on local travel before the outbreak of…
- 6 Mar 2026
FG Can Now Track, Prosecute Visa Overstayers – Interior Minister
Federal Government has said it now has the capacity to identify and apprehend foreigners who overstay their visas in the country. Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo The Minister of Interior,…
- 29 Jan 2026
NCC Removes 450 Illegal Signal Boosters, Reassigns Spectrum
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has removed over 450 illegal signal boosters deployed in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Illegal signal boosters (also known as unauthorized,…
- 28 Aug 2025
FG Targets 7m Youths for Digital Literacy in 2 Years
President Bola Tinubu says his administration is set to empower seven million young Nigerians with digital and professional skills, aiming to create millions of job opportunities in the next two…
- 10 Feb 2016
Mohammed, Information Minister Disowns Ministry’s N398m Votes for Computers
Alhaji Lai Mohammed, minister of Information and Culture, on Wednesday openly disowned the N398 million being part of the budget estimates by his ministry meant for the purchase of computers.…
- 19 Apr 2023
FG to Hike Tax on Tobacco Products by 50 Percent
Federal Government has said it will increase excise tax on tobacco products from 30 per cent ad-valorem to 50 per cent as part of measures to control tobacco smoking in the country. Dr Mangai Malau,…
- 16 Jan 2018
House Committee Slams Communications Ministry over Inefficient Budget Preparation
The House of Representatives Committee on Telecommunications yesterday took a swipe at the Ministry of Communications for its inefficiency in the preparation of the documents on the Ministry’s 2017…
- 25 Aug 2016
OBJ, Duke, Others Laud Ethan & Harriet Products, Initiative Launch
Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, former president of Nigeria, has applauded Ethan & Harriet Company for developing technologically inclined learning products for exposing Nigerians across social status…
- 23 May 2022
Experts Urge Nigerians to Wary of Cyber Attacks
Cyber security experts and international data organisations have warned Nigerians to wary of activities of cyber criminals hiding under the anonymity of the information super highway. Nigeria has…