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- 12 Jan 2009
Governor Namadi Sambo Visits NBC Headquarters
The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) played host to governor Namadi Sambo of Kaduna State last Wednesday at the Commission’s headquarters in Abuja. The Governor who was there to…
- 26 Nov 2012
Sambo @ Amsterdam, Lures Investors
Namadi Sambo, vice president has said that Nigeria has the potentials to attract foreign direct investments giving the country’s current economic climate. Sambo who was represented by (Dr.) Mrs…
- 27 Mar 2015
GEJ vs GMB: Embarrassment of Choices ahead of Tomorrow’s Election
Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan and Vice President Namadi Sambo are in a tight contest for Saturday's election with main opposition candidate Muhammadu Buhari and his running mate, Yemi…
- 28 Jan 2015
Sambo, VP Says FG Approves N250Bn for SMEs
Federal government has approved N250 billion for the establishment of Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (SMEs), Vice President Namadi Sambo, has said in Jos, Plateau State. Sambo, who spoke at the…
- 16 Jul 2013
Sambo, Others to Grace NCS 11th International Conference
Architect Namadi Sambo, vice president of Nigeria is expected at the 11th International Conference of the Nigeria Computer Society (NCS) as the special guest of honour and leads other high powered…
- 12 Dec 2015
Sambo, Ex-VP, Received N20m Stipends Monthly from Dasuki
Ibrahim Idris Wambai, the former Accounts Officer II, has revealed that that the Office of Nigeria’s former Vice President Namadi Sambo was on a monthly stipend of N20million from the Office of the…
- 24 Dec 2014
GEJ, Deputy to Spend N4Bn on Food, Travels in 2015
President Goodluck Jonathan and Vice President Namadi Sambo will spend over N4billion on food and travels in 2015, according to the details of the budget proposal submitted to the National Assembly…
- 4 Jul 2014
Nigeria Commits to Nuclear Science
Vice Presidnet, Namadi Sambo has stated Nigeria was committing to nuclear science enabling the country undertake rapid socio-economic development. The Vice President stated this while hosting the…
- 21 May 2014
FG Inaugurates Committee on Merging of NAMA, NCAA, NIMET
Vice President Namadi Sambo yesterday inaugurated a special committee saddled with the responsibility of implementing the White Paper on the Steve Oronsaye-led Presidential Committee on Restructuring…
- 15 Oct 2012
Nigeria Gets Committee on Unifying Demographic Database
The Federal Government has inaugurated a Committee to midwife the streamlining of a centralised demographic database for the country. Namadi Sambo, the Vice President while inaugurating the Committee…
- 25 Feb 2013
FG Begins Evaluation of NIPP
Alhaji Namadi Sambo, vice-president and chairman of the board of directors of the Niger Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC), has set up a special project evaluation team for the National Integrated…
- 6 Apr 2015
GEJ Says He Lived in Cage for 16 Years
President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday said he has had enough having been caged for 16 years and being taken care of by government. Speaking yesterday when the Christian Community in the Federal…
- 28 Apr 2015
FG Hands Over NITEL to NATCOM, Core Investor
Federal government yesterday finally handed over the beleaguered first national telecommunications company to new core investor, NATCOM Consortium. At a ceremony attended by notable persons in the…
- 29 Jul 2013
FG Mulls CERT Ecosystem
Federal government at the weekend said the country it is working towards the establishment of a Computer Emergency Readiness and Response ecosystem complete with Computer Emergency Response Teams…
- 4 Aug 2013
NCC Seeks Lagos Support on QoS, Right of Way
Dr. Eugene Juwah, executive vice chairman, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has sought the support of Babatunde Fashola, SAN, Lagos State governor, for resolution of identified problems…
- 29 Sept 2013
FCMB Commits to Power Sector Development
FCMB Group has reaffirmed its commitment towards providing the necessary support to ensure the successful implementation of the ongoing reforms in Nigeria’s power sector. This, it stated, is in line…
- 28 Oct 2013
Na’Abba, Others Make Ministerial List
President Goodluck Jonathan is set to send fresh list of ministerial nominees to the Senate for screening and clearance. The nominees are to fill the 10 vacant slots in the 42-member Federal…
- 6 Feb 2014
Jonathan Convenes Power Financing Confab @ Aso Rock
President Goodluck Jonathan has convened an International Conference aimed at facilitating financing of power infrastructural development in Nigeria scheduled to hold on Monday, February 10, at the…
- 17 Mar 2014
US Renews Confidence in Nigeria’s Economy with P&G’s N5Bn Modern Plant
United States Government has renewed its confidence in the Nigeria’s economy with the opening of Procter & Gamble $300 million (about N4.8 billion) new plant in the country The new plant…
- 20 Mar 2014
NCC Blames Taxes for Poor QoS, Warns Against Unauthorized Radio
Peter Igho, chairman, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has decried multiple taxation on telephone service providers by different levels of governments, denials of rights of way for expansion…
- 26 Mar 2014
FG to Raise N746Bn from Sale of NITEL, Others
Federal government is eyeing a whopping N746.6billion privatisation proceeds this year, according to the Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE). Benjamin Dikki, director-general, BPE, said that his…
- 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…
- 27 Aug 2014
President Jonathan to Launch National e-ID Card Tomorrow
President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, will tomorrow launch the National Electronic Identity Card, a remarkable milestone in the National Identity Management System (NIMS) and a huge achievement in the…
- 30 May 2014
FG Offers Amnesty to Insurgents
The Federal Government yesterday offered amnesty to Boko Haram members, who lay down their arms. Boni Haruna, minister of Youth Development, said at a youth programme titled: “A day with young…
- 24 Jun 2014
ATPN’s African ICT Professionals Conference 2014 Holds in Abuja
African ICT Professionals Conference, a brain child of Association of Telecommunications Professionals of Nigeria (ATPN), will hold on June 27 in Abuja The conference which has the theme:…
- 8 Jul 2014
Airtel Connects 27 Universities Under Nigeria’s First NgREN,
Airtel Nigeria, leading telecommunications services provider, has entered into a strategic partnership with Computer Warehouse Group (CWG) to deploy the country’s first Research and Education…
- 5 Aug 2014
FG Okays Two Firms for Liquidation NITEL, MTEL
The National Council on Privatisation yesterday approved two firms for the guided liquidation of the Nigeria Telecommunication Limited (NITEL) and its mobile arm, MTEL. The two firms, NATCOM…
- 31 Jul 2014
Jonathan Launches New 64-Page E-Passport
President Goodluck Jonathan has urged the Nigerian Immigration officials to improve on their services to visitors and travellers at the airports, as they represent the first image of the…
- 9 Aug 2014
FG Declares National Emergency over Ebola
Nigeria’s war on Ebola moved a notch higher yesterday as President Goodluck Jonathan proclaimed a national emergency to control and contain the spread of the …
- 23 Aug 2014
Chidoka Bags National Productivity Order Of Merit Award
Chief Osita Chidoka, minister of Aviation, has been conferred with the prestigious National Productivity Order of Merit (NPOM) award by President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan. The President who was…