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- 12 Dec 2022
NCC Renews Partnership with Nigerian Press Council
The Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) has revived its partnership with the Nigerian Press Council (NPC) with a strategic plan of promoting training and capacity building of staff of the Council on…
- 14 Dec 2013
ICT Has Made Youths Lazy Toward Reading-Atoyebi
Mr Bayo Atoyebi, former executive secretary, Nigerian Press Council, said on Friday that exposure to Information Communication Technology (ICT) had made youths lazy toward reading. Atoyebi said in an…
- 8 May 2025
NEPC, NBS Sign MoU on Data Capturing
Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC) and Nigerian Bureau of Statistics (NBS) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to facilitate data collection from Informal Cross Border Trade. Nonye…
- 28 Jan 2017
NBC to Check Excesses of TV, Radio Stations
Media Stakeholders have urged the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) to put in place necessary mechanisms to check the excesses of some private radio and television stations in the country. The…
- 5 Feb 2016
NASME Elects Governing Council, Agboade Emerges President
The Nigerian Association of Small & Medium Enterprises (NASME), has elected 19 members into its Governing Council. The elections were organized at NASME’s 7th annual general meeting held in Lagos…
- 23 Mar 2022
Digital Evolution: NITDA, Others Partner to Sustain National Socio-Economic Development
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has partnered with the Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC) National Assembly (NASS) and Cyber Future Academy (CFA) to ensure that…
- 29 Nov 2021
Nigeria to Benefit from $4 Trillion Digital Service Exportation Market
The National Information Technology Development Agency, NITDA and Nigerian Export Promotion Council, NEPC have forged an alliance that could enable Nigeria to benefit from the yearly $4.7 trillion…
- 19 Oct 2023
President Tinubu Sacks NBC DG, NAN CEO, Others
President Bola Tinubu has sacked the heads of some government agencies under the Ministry of Information. Ajuri Ngelali, Special Adviser to the President on Media Publicity, announced this in a…
- 8 Oct 2018
Rise in Internet Shutdowns: Experts Canvases Proactive Steps
Mr. Remmy Nweke, lead strategist at DigitalSENSE Africa Media group, has said laid out some proactive steps to checkmate the rising Internet shut downs across Africa. Speaking 2018 Forum on…
- 22 Jun 2022
NADIR Says NITDA’s Code Will Tackle Fake News, Hate Speech
The Network of Advocates for Digital Reporting (NADIR) has lauded the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) for drafting a 'Code of Practice for Interactive Computer Service…
- 25 Jul 2017
Stakeholders Call on Government Agencies to Embrace Digital Engagement
Stakeholders at a one-day roundtable talk on digital rights and engagement have called on government agencies to fully embrace digital tools in their engagement with the public. The roundtable,…
- 30 Aug 2021
NCC, Customs Impound Two Containers of Over 80,000 Pirated Books Worth N80M at Tincan Port
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) and Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) have impounded two shipping container-loads of 80, 882 pirated educational books, valued at N80 million, belonging to…
- 15 Mar 2013
Without Alams, Oil will not Flow- FG
The Presidency, desperate, to justify the pardon it granted, Mr. Diepriye Alamieseigha, the convicted former Governor of Bayelsa State, said, yesterday that Alamieseigha is crucial to Nigeria’s…
- 3 Feb 2018
COSON Kicks against N5.9bn Awarded to MCSN for Copyright Infringement
Barely a week after the Federal High Court in Lagos, awarded N5.9 billion “special damages” against Multichoice Nigeria in an eight-year-old copyright infringement legal battle between the South…
- 18 Oct 2021
NUJ Commends Airtel for Supporting Media Professionals
The leadership of the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ), Lagos State Chapter, has commended leading telecommunications services provider, Airtel Nigeria, for supporting the media and journalists in…
- 12 Aug 2015
ATCON to Launch National Telecoms Advisory Council
Association of Telecommunication Companies of Nigeria (ATCON) has disclosed plans to launch a National Telecoms Advisory Council (NTAC), an assembly of very eminent personalities with great…
- 18 Aug 2015
ATCON Discloses Programme, Date for 21st Anniversary Celebration
The National Executive Council (NEC) of the Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (ATCON) has released programmes for the 21st anniversary Celebration. The event is slated for…
- 18 Jul 2021
SERAP Asks FG to Rescind Gag Order on Terrorist Attacks Reporting
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sent an open letter to President Muhammadu Buhari, urging him to use his leadership position to withdraw the National Broadcasting…
- 21 Sept 2023
JAMB Registrar, Prof Oloyede to Chair 2023 GOCOP Conference in Abuja
Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, Registrar of Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), will serve as the Chairman of the 2023 Annual Conference of the Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP). This…
- 6 Mar 2023
How Bellafricana is Supporting Creative Entrepreneurs in Nigeria & Africa
Bellafricana has opened its tech-enabled community as a FREE platform to support creative entrepreneurs in the fashion, arts & craft, beauty, home & living, food produce & snacks…
- 7 Jun 2014
Encouraging IT Professionalism For The Benefit Of the Common Man
It is a known fact that no serious economy can develop without IT. All the more technologically advanced countries have been known to leverage on IT. The case of Nigeria cannot be different. It would…
- 21 Dec 2009
NUJ Honours Starcomms with Corporate Excellence Award
Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Federal Capital Territory council of last week bestowed on Starcomms Plc an award for corporate excellence. The award was part of the activities to mark the 2009…
- 14 Jul 2020
ATCON Hosts Sectoral Virtual Forum to Address Post COVID-19 Telecom Needs
The Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (ATCON) has concluded plans to organize a Sectoral Virtual Forum that would address the need of telecom and ICT Consumers in the…
- 9 Jan 2026
FG Introduces Reusable Textbooks, Uniform School Calendar to Cut Education Costs
Federal Government has rolled out a new policy to reduce education costs, enhance learning outcomes, and promote environmental sustainability through the nationwide adoption of reusable textbooks.…
- 29 May 2026
NDPC Raises Alarm: Fake News, Data Abuse Could Destroy Nigeria’s 2027 Elections
Nigeria Data Protection Commission has warned that the growing misuse of personal data and digital platforms could undermine Nigeria’s democratic process ahead of the 2027 general elections. NDPC The…
- 28 Apr 2025
MTN's Talent Hunt Returns: A Stage for Nigeria's Next Creative Stars
MTN Nigeria is set to reignite the dreams of creatives with the launch of its Best of the Streets talent competition for the 2025 edition. This initiative aims to discover and nurture Nigeria’s next…
- 29 Jan 2025
NLC Mobilises for Nationwide Protest Feb. 4 over Telecom Tariff Hike
Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) Wednesday announced February 4, 2025, as the date to embark on a nationwide protest against the 50 percent telecommunications services tariff hike in the country. Joe…
- 30 Jun 2008
Larry Izamoje, the Man and his Reward for Vision
He started Brila Sports, an independent programmes producing and sports consultancy with a ‘second hand’ table and chair and typewriter, in 1992. Today, he is a broadcast mogul driven by…
- 28 Feb 2021
Nigeria’s DSO: Fresh Missteps Loom
By Dominic Omuedi Heartwarming, it was for me, to read reports of the press conference addressed on Tuesday by Alhaji Lai Mohammed, Minister of Information and Culture, on the country’s Digital…
- 28 Mar 2013
FG Backs Down, Says Removal Oil Subsidy to Wait
Dr. Doyin Okupe, senior special assistant to the President (Public Affairs), yesterday, posted a statement on Facebook which said that the federal government will not remove oil subsidy…