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- 8 Jun 2022
Experts to Brainstorm on Nigeria's Financial Inclusion Initiative at Oriental News Nigeria Confab
Key stakeholders in Nigeria's financial sector would engage in a robust round table discussion on governments key policy which centers around inclusive financial system that will cover all strata of…
- 12 Jul 2024
Oriental News 2024 Summit: Muda Yusuf to Lead Discussion on Nigeria's Path to Green Economy Transition
Dr. Muda Yusuf, Chief Executive Officer, CEO, of the Center for The Promotion of Private Enterprise, CPPE, would drive discussion on Nigeria's policy direction to establishing pathway towards…
- 3 Jul 2022
NCC Assures Underserved Communities of Ubiquitous Broadband Penetration
Nigeria’s grass root communities and the underserved population of the country will not be left out of the national broadband plan when the implementation comes to fruition. L-R: Freda Bruce-Bennet,…
- 20 Jun 2022
NAICOM License Micro Insurance Institutions to Promotes Financial Inclusion
The National Insurance Commission (NAICOM), has explained that its reason for issuing operating licenses to micro insurance institutions was to ensure that Nigerians at the grass roots were not left…
- 25 Jul 2021
Techeconomy.ng Wins ‘Most Innovative Digital Media Platforms of the Year’ Award
Techeconomy.ng, a Nigeria-based digital news platform, has been decorated as the ‘Most Innovative Digital Media Platforms of the Year’ in Nigeria, Africa’s most populous nation, at Titans of Tech…
- 17 Feb 2016
Mba, Sacked NBC DG, Others were PDP Saboteurs- FG
Chief John Odigie- Oyegun, national chairman, All Progressives Congress (APC), yesterday said the sacked heads of government agencies and parastatals were saboteurs. The APC chairman, who led some…
- 15 Feb 2016
FG Sacks Mba, NBC DG, 5 Others
Federal government today sacked the heads of the six information-related parastatals under the Ministry of Information and Culture, directing them to hand over to the most senior officials in their…
- 14 Apr 2014
BPE Oils NTA, FRCN, Others for Commercialization
Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE), charged with the overall responsibility of implementing the council's policies on privatization and commercialization, has confirmed it has begun a process of…
- 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…
- 27 May 2016
Minister Commends Outgoing CEOs of Information Agencies, Challenges New Ones
Alhaji Lai Mohammed, Minister of Information and Culture, has thanked the outgoing acting Chief Executives of Information parastatals, saying their tenure witnessed significant achievements by his…
- 28 Feb 2020
Facebook, Nigeria to Check False, Misleading Reports on Coronavirus
Facebook, social networking site, has pledged to partner with federal government to check the spread of fake news and disinformation in the wake of the outbreak of the Coronavirus in Nigeria. Alhaji…
- 17 Oct 2019
NTA, Others Constrained by Lack of Funds- Mohammed
Lai Mohammed, minister of Information and National Orientation has said that government-owned media were operating under lots of constraints due to lack of proper funding. Mohammed made this…
- 31 Jul 2023
NCDMB Espouses Benefits of Insurance Industry Collaboration
The Nigeria Content Development Monitoring Board, NCDMB, has craved the understanding and support of the insurance sector to strengthen the Boards desire towards the implementation of the Nigerian…
- 6 Mar 2019
Firm Digitalizes Operations With Computhink’s Contentverse
Cornerstone Insurance, would now record Improved and efficient service delivery with the implementation of Computhink’s Contentverse. The insurance firm before now had been processing hundreds of…
- 19 May 2021
FMDQ Exchange Admits Series 12, 13 and 14 Nigerian Breweries Plc CPs
The FMDQ Securities Exchange Limited, has approved the quotation of the Nigerian Breweries Plc, N1.05 billion Series 12, ₦0.94 billion Series 13, and ₦2.67 billion Series 14 Commercial Papers under…
- 4 Jun 2019
Nestlé Africa Innovation Challenge To Boost Entrepreneurship In Nigeria
Nigeria’s quest to boost local entrepreneurship received a huge support with the launch of Nestlé’s Research and Development (R&D) innovation challenge, which was unveiled in Lagos. The…
- 10 Jun 2020
NIMC Says Over 100m Nigerians Have no Form of ID
Over 100 million Nigerians have no identity, according to Mr Aliyu Aziz, director-general, National Identity Management Commission (NIMC). Aziz, who made the disclosure during a zoom meeting with…
- 26 May 2016
FG Appoints New CEOs for NTA, NAN, NBC, Others
Federal Government has appointed new chief executives officers for the information-related parastatals in the Ministry of Information and Culture. The new appointees, whose appointments are with…
- 31 Oct 2025
NIPR Launches Annual PRICE Awards, Ceremony Set for December 7, 2025
Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR) has once again strengthened the administration and regulation of public relations practice in Nigeria with the launch of the annual Public Relations,…
- 7 Sept 2021
FG Reiterates Commitment to Achieving 17 SDGs
The federal government has reiterated its commitment to achieving all the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to promote economic growth and eliminate poverty in Nigeria. The Minister of Special…
- 7 Apr 2025
FG Begin Technical Upgrade of Government-Owned Media
Alhaji Mohammed Idris, minister of Information and National Orientation, has said that the federal government has commenced investing in cutting-edge technologies and acquiring state-of-the-art…
- 10 Feb 2016
Mohammed, Information Minister Disowns Ministry’s N398m Votes for Computers
Alhaji Lai Mohammed, minister of Information and Culture, on Wednesday openly disowned the N398 million being part of the budget estimates by his ministry meant for the purchase of computers.…
- 30 Jul 2013
NIpost, CBN Evaluate Partnership on Cash Less Regime
Nigerian Postal Service (Nipost), said the collaboration between Nipost and Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on cash less policy was undergoing evaluation. Alhaji Ibrahim Baba, postmaster-general told…
- 22 Jul 2016
Minister Visits BBC HQ, Seeks BBC/FRCN Partnership
Alhaji Lai Mohammed, minister of Information and Culture, has stressed the need for a robust partnership between the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) and the Federal Radio Corporation of…
- 25 Aug 2015
Nigeria Tops Remittance Recipient Nations, to Host RemitAfrica2015
MobileMoneyAfrica has disclosed plans to host the RemitAfrica conference on November in Lagos, the economic capital of Nigeria, Africa’s largest remittance nation. Remittance providers and…
- 16 Feb 2024
Reps Move to Ban Sports Betting
The House of Representatives, on Thursday, resolved to put an end to sports betting in the country. Following the decision, the House urged the National Lottery Regulatory Commission (NLRC) to comply…
- 16 May 2024
Tax Conference: Sanwo-Olu, Zulum, Amosun, Other Experts Seek Transparent Tax System to Boost Internally Generated Revenues
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, and his counterparts from Sokoto and Borno States have emphasised the need to make the country’s tax system more transparent and accountable to Nigerians…
- 28 Oct 2020
Reps Kick as FG Considers Clampdown on Social Media
Members of the House of Representatives have warned the Federal Government against a clampdown on social media. Odebunmi Olusegun, chairman, House Committee on Information, National Orientation,…
- 14 Jun 2016
PlanetTV Takes Stage On DStv
It’s more fun for DStv subscribers this June as youth lifestyle, music and entertainment channel, PlanetTV comes to DStv channel 328 from 14 June 2016. PlanetTV will be available to Premium, Compact…
- 22 Mar 2019
eWorld Forum Marks 10th Edition With Awards
Organizers of eWorld forums, Nigeria’s leading conference platform for broadband and digital development policy formulation and pathfinder for growth has announced plans to mark its 10 th year…