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- 20 Apr 2021
Terrorism Tag: Wike Asks Panami to Resign Now
Nyesom Wike, governor of Rivers has asked Dr. Isa Pantami, minister of Communications and Digital Economy to resign immediately irrespective of his recent volte-face. Chief Nyesom Wike The Governor…
- 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…
- 31 Mar 2024
SERAP Gives Governors & Wike 7 Days To Account For ₦5.9trn, $4.6bn Loans
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged Nigeria’s 36 state governors and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, Mr Nyesom Wike to “widely publish copies of…
- 3 Dec 2023
SERAP Tells Akpabio to Reject Wike’s Proposal in 2024 Budget
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged Mr Godswill Akpabio, Senate president, to use his leadership position “to promptly reject the plan by Nyesom Wike, minister of the…
- 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…
- 28 Nov 2018
Rivers Gov Sacks, Recalls MDs of Radio, TV Station
Nyesom Wike, governor of Rivers State, has overturned the sack of the managing directors of Rivers State television and radio stations. Managing directors of Rivers State Television, Radio…
- 20 Nov 2013
Wike Harps On the Use of ICT to Develop Education
Chief Nyesom Wike, minister of Education, has urged stakeholders in education to create and exploit local and global opportunities in the deployment of ICT for sustainable development of the sector.…
- 6 Dec 2023
Airtel Africa Urges Enhanced Public-private Collaboration for Climate Action in Africa @ COP28
Segun Ogunsanya, group CEO of Airtel Africa plc, has reaffirmed the importance of an enabling policy environment for sustainable development and climate action in partnership with Africa’s private…
- 1 Feb 2019
ONSA Refutes Plan to Shut Down Internet Access
The Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) has denied alleged plan to shut down internet access during the upcoming general elections. ONSA was reacting to Gov. Nyesom Wike of Rivers, who…
- 7 Apr 2026
Broadcast Station Owners Reject IBAN’s Threat to Boycott Wike’s Media Engagements
Owners of several television and radio stations have distanced themselves from a recent threat issued by the Independent Broadcast Association of Nigeria (IBAN), which called for a boycott of media…
- 19 Mar 2025
FCTA Approves N242.8m for Microsoft 365 Licence to Digitise FCT-IRS
Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has approved N242.8m for the procurement of a Microsoft 365 licence for its Internal Revenue Service (FCT-IRS) as part of efforts to digitise the…
- 29 Sept 2023
FG Mulls N75bn Intervention Fund for MSMEs — Minister
Federal Government says it is putting in place a N75 billion intervention fund to support small businesses in response to the country’s current economic challenges. The Minister of Industry, Trade…
- 25 Oct 2018
Airtel Now Has the Widest 4G Coverage in Nigeria – Ogunsanya
Mr. Segun Ogunsanya, Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director, Airtel Nigeria, has said the telco now has the widest 4G network coverage in the country. Ogunsanya who was speaking on…
- 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…
- 25 Nov 2020
Konga Emerges Company of the Year @ Business Hallmark Awards
Konga Nigeria’s foremost composite e-Commerce giant, has been rewarded with the highly coveted Company of the Year award in the just-concluded People of the Year Awards, 2020 organized by Business…
- 21 Jun 2026
FG Moves to End Double Taxation
Federal government has started new efforts to improve tax collection in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and stop the problem of multiple taxation. Mr. Taiwo Oyedele, minister of Finance and…
- 15 Dec 2015
A dirge to the NgREN
One of the proudest moments in the history of the Nigerian Education sector was the successful implementation and commissioning of the Nigerian Research and Education Network (NgREN). Being the first…
- 22 Nov 2023
Insecurity: Senate to Probe $500m Failed Abuja CCTV Contract
Senate at plenary on Wednesday unanimously agreed to probe the $500 million contract for the installation of the Close Circuit Television (CCTV) camera awarded in 2015 but allegedly poorly…
- 21 Apr 2023
Stamp Duty: Rivers, FG Opt For Out-of-court Settlement
Rivers State Government has agreed to an out-of-court settlement with the Federal Government on the backlog of stamp duty owed to the state. According to a report by Punch, the approval for the state…
- 30 Aug 2021
Falana Says Judgement on VAT Will Strengthen Campaign for Restructuring
Mr. Femi Falana, human rights lawyer, has, said the judgement of the Federal High Court in Port Harcourt, which ruled against the administration and collection of Value Added Tax (VAT) by the Federal…
- 18 Jul 2014
Resourcery Deploys Video Conferencing Solution Across 27 Universities
Resourcery, leading Information Technology Company in West Africa, in collaboration with the National Universities Commission has deployed video conferencing solution across 27 universities in…
- 28 Sept 2018
Airtel Pledges to Create More Entrepreneurs in Nigeria
The management of Airtel Nigeria has assured Nigerians of its commitment to create more entrepreneurs and “connect more people with their dreams’’ in the country. Mr. Segun Ogunsanya, the Chief…
- 14 Mar 2021
Seven Governors To Attend Guardian Book Launch
No fewer than seven state governors are expected to attend the launch of the epochal book on the first ten years of The Guardian newspaper and the celebration of the founding publisher of the…