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- 12 Sept 2024
SiBAN Sacks Obinna Iwuno, Its National President Over Abuse of Power
The board of trustees of Stakeholders in Blockchain Association of Nigeria (SiBAN) has removed Mr. Obinna Iwuno, its national president for abuse of position. In a statement made available to Nigeria…
- 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…
- 17 Jul 2024
President Tinubu asks National Assembly to increase 2024 budget by N6.2trn
President Bola Tinubu has requested the National Assembly to consider a N6.2 trillion increase in the 2024 appropriation act. The President expressed his request in a letter that was read aloud by…
- 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…
- 7 Jun 2010
Nagaff Elects New Executive
National Association of Government Approved Freight Forwarders (Nagaff), has elected a new executive headed by Eugene Nweke, as the national president, to run the affairs of the association for the…
- 19 Sept 2014
President Jonathan’s Cook, Others Bag National Honours
President Goodluck Jonathan approved yesterday a list of 305 Nigerians and non-Nigerians for the 2013/2014 National Honours Award including his cook, a taxi driver and a traffic warden. Six military…
- 24 Sept 2015
Post-Dikko: CRFFA Worried over Customs’ Direction
Thirty-five days after Alhaji Dikko Abdullahi exited, freight forwarders under the aegis of Concerned Registered Freight Forwarding Association, say they await the new CGC, col. Hameed Ali to hit the…
- 14 May 2014
Presidency Sets November Deadline for New National Carrier
The Federal Government has given a nod to the Nigerian Maritime Admimistration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) to float a new national shipping line. Mr. Patrick Akpobolokemi, director general of…
- 17 May 2016
Olusola Teniola Emerges New ATCON President, Unveils Goals
Mr. Olusola Teniola has emerged the new national president of the Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (ATCON). ATCON as a professional, non-profit, non-political umbrella…
- 1 Dec 2019
FG Launches National Digital Economy Policy
President Muhammadu Buhari has launched the National Digital Economy Policy, initiated by the Federal Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy. The unveiling was performed during the e-Nigeria…
- 3 Jun 2013
Natcoms Decries Nesrea’s Closure of Glo Base Station
Deolu Ogunbanjo, National President, National Association of Telecommunications Subscribers (NATCOMS), has decried the closure of Globacom base station in Plateau state by National Environmental…
- 12 May 2016
Etisalat Sponsored Hear Word! Concludes Int'l Tour
Residents in and around the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, were treated to an evening of classy and entertaining stage performances by the crew and cast of Etisalat-sponsored Hear Word!, the…
- 19 Mar 2020
FG Launches 112, National Emergency Toll-Free Number
President Muhammadu Buhari has launched 112 - a National Emergency Toll-Free Number and urged Nigerians to make use of the number in cases of emergency. President Muhammadu Buhari At the launch in…
- 25 Aug 2015
FG Says National ID will Complement Voter Card
President Muhammadu Buhari has said that the ongoing national identity registration being carried out by the National Identity Management Commission would be used to complement the nation’s permanent…
- 26 Jun 2026
Tinubu appoints Adigwe to head National Health Technology, Data Analytics Office
President Bola Tinubu has appointed Dr Obi Adigwe as the National Coordinator of the newly established National Health Technology and Data Analytics Office (NHTDAO). President Bola Tinubu The…
- 10 Aug 2015
Census 2016 to Gulp N273bBn as Buhari Seeks Harmonised National Database
President Muhammadu Buhari has urged government agencies to harmonise the collection and usage of biometric data in the country instead of replicating their efforts in this regard. This is coming…
- 20 Dec 2021
Bonnie Iwuoha, Former NUJ President is Dead
Bonnie Iwuoha, former national president, Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) and former commissioner for Information in Abia State is dead. Bonnie Iwuoha Family sources said he died on Monday evening…
- 10 Oct 2019
FG Mandates Review of National Broadcasting Codes
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the review of the National Broadcasting Code and extant broadcasting laws to reflect stiffer penalties for violators of broadcasting regulations. The President…
- 25 Sept 2012
Subscribers Honour Obasanjo, Former President
National Association of Telecommunications Subscribers (Natcoms), the umbrella body of telecommunications consumers in the country said it will confer the Nigeria Telecoms Platinum Award to Chief…
- 5 Jan 2025
Subscribers’ Group Threatens to Sue Telcos over Proposed Tariff Hike
Subscribers have said they are preparing to sue telecommunications companies over a proposed tariff hike that could double service costs nationwide. Adeolu Ogunbanjo, national president, National…
- 30 May 2018
Telecom Subscribers Kick Against Levies By Telcos
Deolu Ogunbanjo, national president, National Association of Telecommunications Subscribers (NATCOMs) has displeasure at the numerous levies saddled on members by telecoms operators. According…
- 1 Apr 2024
APS Tell EFCC to Probe Alleged Diversion of N20bB Intervention Fund in CTIN
Muniru Opeyemi, national president, National Association of Polytechnic Students (NAPS) has called on the Nigerian federal government to investigate the management and Board of Trustees of the Cement…
- 31 Jul 2012
Maritime Industry Benefits Most in e-Payment Regime-Shittu
Prince Olayiwola Shittu, president, National Presidency of Association of Nigerian Licensed Customs Agents (ANLCA) is a patriot. As the head of the oldest and biggest body of clearing and forwarding…
- 24 May 2010
ICT Promotes Transparency in Freight Forwarding – Nweke
Eugene Nweke, is the new national president of National Association of Government Approved Freight Forwarders (Nagaff). A product Nagaff Academy with an advance diploma in international freight…
- 8 Apr 2021
NAMB Seeks Extension of Recapitalisation Deadline for Microfinance Banks
Yusuf Gyallesu, national president of the National Association of Microfinance Banks (NAMB), has asked Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to extend the recapitalisation deadline given to the banks. In the…
- 28 Sept 2015
Buhari Sends Ministerial List to Senate, Amaechi Makes List
At last President Mohammadu Buhari has handed the list of 36 ministers to the Special Adviser to the President on National Assembly Matters, Senator Ita Enang for onward transmission to the National…
- 4 Dec 2018
AI & Microchip Implant: Imagine Your President is Digitally High-jacked
By Chris Uwaje Health Care Concerns: Let’s imagine there is a mega cyber/digital security trap awaiting developing nations! Can your President and African Presidents in particular who receive health…
- 20 Feb 2020
ATCON Reveals Date, Guidelines for NEC 2020 – 2022 Elections
The National Executive Council of the Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (ATCON) has announced the date and guidelines for its 2020 Annual General Meeting (AGM) and elections into…
- 20 Nov 2014
Jonathan Poses Threat to Democracy- Atiku
Atiku Abubakar, former vice president on Thursday said President Goodluck Jonathan posed threat to the nation’s democracy. Atiku slammed the President for what the ex-VP described as the “crude…
- 15 May 2018
Dangote Urges Nigerians to Register for National IDs
Aliko Dangote, president, Dangote group, has called on Nigerians to get enrolled in the ongoing registration for National Identity Cards being carried out by the National Identity Management…