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- 20 Jul 2026
NASENI Honours Outstanding Staff, Says Workforce Driving Agency’s Transformation
Mr. Khalil Suleiman Halilu, Executive Vice Chairman, National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI), has reaffirmed that the Agency's remarkable transformation is powered by the…
- 2 Jul 2024
CBN to sanction banks rejecting old and small Dollar denominations
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has threatened to sanction Deposit Money Banks (DMBs) for rejecting old and small denominations of the United States of America Dollars. In a circular issued by the Ag.…
- 17 May 2010
FG, Microsoft Partner to Empower 100 Youth, Development Officers Nationwide
The Federal Ministry of Youth Development, Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) and the Digital Bridge Institute have commenced an entrepreneurship development capacity building…
- 18 Aug 2022
PenCom says Pension Fund Value, Contributors Hit N14trn, 9m Respectively
The National Pension Commission (PenCom) says the total number of registered contributors and the value of pension fund assets stand at 9,795,957 million and N14.27 trillion respectively, as at June…
- 25 Feb 2017
NMEC Courts NCC’s Intervention to Promote Mass Literacy
Worried by the lingering dangers of mass illiteracy in Nigeria, the National Commission for Mass Literacy, Adult and Non formal Education (NMEC) has canvassed the intervention of the Nigerian…
- 28 Jul 2022
Subscribers, Telcos Kick as FG Slams 5 Percent Tax on Calls and Data
Federal government has slammed additional five per cent excise duty, that the telecom subscriber pays, which is different from the cost of voice call.. This was disclosed yesterday at a stakeholders’…
- 27 Sept 2020
Uzoka, GMD UBA Wins Coveted Zik Leadership Award
Kennedy Uzoka, group managing director/chief executive officer, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, has been announced as a winner of the 2019 Zik Award for Professional Leadership. Kennedy Uzoka, GMD,…
- 13 Dec 2023
Tinubu Sacks FAAN MD, Others, Suspends NCAA DG
President Bola Tinubu has sacked the Managing Directors (MDs) of two key aviation agencies and the heads of four other agencies and appointed replacements. Those sacked included Mr. Kabir Yusuf…
- 29 Sept 2017
NCC, CBN Collaborate to Checkmate Mobile Banking Fraud
The Nigerian Communications Commission, (NCC) yesterday said it was partnering with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to sensitize customers on mobile money banking fraudsters. Prof. Umar Danbatta,…
- 12 Aug 2024
Nigeria Will Be A Global Player In Tech Innovation, Entrepreneurship – DG NITDA
Federal Government of Nigeria has reiterated its commitment to positioning the country as a global leader in technology innovation and entrepreneurship. This assertion was made by the…
- 21 Aug 2022
NCC Stays with Consumers in the Face of 5 Per cent Excise Duty
Recently at a stakeholders’ meeting in Abuja, organised by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), the federal government disclosed her resolve to commence the implementation of five percent…
- 1 Oct 2016
Shittu, New NITDA Boss Meet
Barrister Abdur-Raheem Adebayo Shittu, Minister of Communications, played host to the newly appointed Director General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Dr.…
- 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…
- 7 Dec 2020
Uzoka, UBA’s GMD Dedicates Prestigious Zik Leadership Award to Staff and Customers
Kennedy Uzoka, group managing director/chief executive officer, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, was on Sunday night presented with The Zik Prize for Professional Leadership. l-r: Former Managing…
- 14 Apr 2022
BON Inaugurates Award Steering Committee
The Steering Committee for the Broadcasting Organisations of Nigeria, (BON) Award has been inaugurated. Performing the inauguration of the committee yesterday, Wednesday, April 13, 2022, the Chairman…
- 24 Sept 2020
Danbatta, NCC Boss, Bags Prestigious Zik Prize
Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, executive vice chairman and chief executive of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has emerged the winner of the 2019 Zik Prize, in the professional leadership…
- 29 Nov 2020
NCC Boss, Danbatta to be Honoured with Prestigious Zik Prize
Prof. Umar Danbatta, executive vice chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), is billed to be honoured with the prestigious Zik Prize in the Professional Leadership category in Lagos,…
- 11 Jul 2014
President Jonathan Approves Board for FAAN, 4 Others
President Goodluck Jonathan has approved the composition and appointment of the chairmen and members of the Governing Boards of five Federal Government Institutions, Parastatals and Agencies. This…
- 22 Sept 2025
CAC Unveils Measures to Ease Company Registration
Mr. Hussaini Ishaq-Magaji, SAN, registrar-general of the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC), said the commission is determined to end delays in business registration and service delivery through new…
- 20 Aug 2021
NCC Board Pays Tribute to Late Board Chairman, Ahmed Joda in Yola
The Board of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has paid an official condolence visit to the family of Ahmed Joda, former Board Chairman of the Commission, in his country home in Yola,…
- 14 Apr 2017
Buhari Sacks PenCom, CPC Bosses, 21 Others
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday relieved the heads of 23 Federal Government agencies of their appointments and approved the appointment of their replacements. Key agencies of government…
- 25 Aug 2017
Danbatta Visits Computer Village: NCC to Sign MoU With Association
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has disclosed plans to sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Computer and Allied Products Dealers Association of Nigeria, (CAPDAN), for…
- 9 Jan 2024
Human Capital Development Is Critical in Repositioning NASENI – Halilu
Mr. Khalil Suleiman Halilu, Executive Vice Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) has stated that investing in human capital…