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- 27 Dec 2012
Task Force on Power Tackles Vested Interests
Mr. Beks Dagogo-Jack, chairman of Presidential Task Force on Power has said that vested interests exist in the power sector and vowed that the federal government would not hesitate to expose them.…
- 3 Apr 2013
PTFP to Shut Down Escravos Plant For Gas Supply
There will be power outage at the Chevron Gas Plant at Escravos, from Friday, April 5 to Sunday, April 7, says the Presidential Task Force on Power (PTFP). In a statement issued on Wednesday and…
- 22 Oct 2017
Shock as FG Recalls Pension Boss Wanted for Fraud
Lieutenant Gen Abdulrahman Bello Dambazau, (Rtd), minister of Interior, has confirmed the reinstatement of Abdulrasheed Maina, embattled former chairman of Presidential Task Team on Pension Reforms,…
- 29 Apr 2020
COVID-19: PDP Asks NCDC to Account for N5Bn Grant from PTF
People's Democratic Party (PDP) has asked the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 to immediately account for the N5 billion released by President Buhari, as special intervention fund to the…
- 7 Apr 2020
NIPOST Makes Available 1400 Post Office Locations in the Fight Against COVID-19
Nigerian Postal Service has expressed its readiness to join hands with the Presidential Task Force (PTF) and other relevant agencies in the fight against the ravaging Novel Corona virus (COVID19)…
- 16 Apr 2021
Nigeria Begins Clinical Trials of Two 2 COVID-19 Vaccines Developed Locally
Nigeria has begun clinical trials for the two COVID-19 vaccines developed in the country. Boss Mustapha, chairman of the presidential task force on COVID-19, said that the vaccines will be used after…
- 27 Nov 2020
The PTF Collaboration Model Mitigating COVID-19 in Nigeria
By Chido Nwakanma There is a long list of organizations and individuals that have been “supporting Nigeria’s emergency response to COVID-19”. Their assistance speaks to the various collaborations and…
- 1 Jun 2009
Customs Generates N89 Billion Revenue in First Quarter
Nigeria Customs Service has generated N89.695 billion in the first quarter of this year which fall short by N76.98 billion of government targeted revenue of N166.67 billion for the same period. Dr.…
- 1 Feb 2022
'Covid-419' - How Cybercriminals in Nigeria Exploited Schemes to Help People in Need
By Oludayo Tade The COVID-19 pandemic, with its lockdown and social isolation, has added to the vulnerability of many Nigerians in several ways. Aside from health risks and disruption to livelihoods,…
- 8 Jan 2021
COVID-19: FG Mulls Fresh Lockdown as Cases Continue to Rise
The federal government said it may be left with no other option than to impose another round of lockdown on the country, if Nigerians refused to behave to contain the rising COVID-19 cases. Chairman…
- 11 Jan 2021
ATCIS Calls for Suspension of NIN Registration
Consumers under the aegis of the Association of Telephone, Cable TV and Internet Subscribers (ATCIS) have called for the suspension of the National Identification Number (NIN) enrolment due to…
- 8 Mar 2018
‘Gbénga Sèsan Appointed Member of Advisory Network at FOC
Gbenga Sesan, Executive Director, Paradigm Initiative, has been appointed member of the Advisory Network of the Freedom Online Coalition (FOC), an intergovernmental coalition committed to advancing…
- 29 Aug 2025
GOCOP 2025 Conference to Address Nigeria’s Governance Realities on October 9
The Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP) has announced that its 2025 annual conference will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, October 9, 2025, at Radisson Blu Hotel, Ikeja, Lagos. The…
- 16 Feb 2013
FG Goes after Saboteurs of Power Reforms
Federal government has threatened to wield the big stick on saboteurs of Nigeria’s power sector reform exercise and called for support of Nigerians to see to the conclusion of the sector reform.…
- 13 Mar 2014
Nebo, Power Minister, Others for EnergyNet Power Investors Summit
EnergyNet, an organizer of global investment meetings and executive dialogues for Africa’s power sector, will be hosting the private sector-led Power Investors Summit in Lagos from March 20th to 21st…
- 21 Mar 2014
EnergyNet Power Summit Boosts Investors’ Confidence
Federal Government on Thursday said it was vigorously working on the measures that would ensure investors in economic development, especially in the power sector recoup their investment. …
- 23 Dec 2014
World Bank Pledges $1.75Bn for Nigerian Power Sector
The World Bank has pledged $1.75bn to support the Nigeria Power Sector Reform over the next four years, the Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE) has said. A statement issued by Mr. Chigbo Anichebe,…
- 26 Dec 2019
Ewelukwa Takes Over as NBET Boss
Nigerian Bulk Electricity Trading (NBET) Plc has announced that Dr Nnaemeka Ewelukwa had assumed office as the acting managing director/chief executive officer of the company. Recall that Sale…
- 18 Jan 2021
FG Says COVID-19 Vaccine Safe
Dr. Faisal Shuaib, executive director of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), has debunked fears and reports that the expected COVID-19 vaccines in the country neither…
- 15 Mar 2021
Project Safeup Fights Covid Apathy & Misinformation Across South-West Nigeria
A student of Ife City College, Osun State, reading the guidelines of the how to care for the Project SafeUp facemasks According to recent reports, there has been a decrease in the number of COVID-19…
- 28 Mar 2021
FG on High Alert over Fake COVID-19 Vaccines from China
Nigerian government has placed its agencies on alert following speculations of fake COVID-19 vaccines reportedly dispatched to Africa. The authorities also allayed fears that harmful jabs were being…
- 5 Aug 2021
Revisiting the Online Shopping, Food Ordering Culture of the Pandemic Era
By Victor George The CoV-2 Virus, known as the Delta Variant, is rapidly sweeping across the globe. This new variant appears to spread faster, cause more severe disease and is more likely to result…
- 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…
- 26 Sept 2023
Ochefu, Bala-Usman, Chukwu line up for GOCOP 2023 conference
A line up of seasoned professionals are now ready to speak as panelists at the 2023 annual conference of the Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP) holding on Thursday, October 5, 2023 at Abuja…
- 20 Aug 2024
GOCOP Takes 8th Annual Conference to Lokoja
Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP) will on October 3, 2024 converge on Lokoja, Kogi State Capital for the 8th edition of their conference, which is the first time a state will be hosting…
- 4 Sept 2024
Imoke, Buratai, Maida, others to headline GOCOP 2024 conference in Kogi
Senator Liyel Imoke, former Minister for Power and Steel, has been confirmed as the keynote speaker at the annual conference of the Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP) scheduled for October…
- 13 Sept 2024
GOCOP Partners NCDMB, EMADEB, Dangote, NCAA, Setraco, UBA, NCC, Others for 2024 Conference
Partners for the eighth annual conference of the Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP) have begun to emerge with the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), Emadeb Group and…
- 2 Jun 2008
FG Says ICT Pivotal to National Development
President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua has restated government’s continuous improvement on the nation’s infrastructural base, saying it is one of the cardinal policies of the current…
- 12 May 2020
NITDA Urges Industry Experts to Prepare for Post COVID-19 Era
Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, director general, National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), has urged Nigerian technology experts to get ready for new innovations and ideas after the world…
- 6 Apr 2020
Governors, MTN Partner to Halt Spread of COVID-19 with Data
Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) and MTN Nigeria have agreed to use the vulnerability model to drive a data-driven approach to stopping the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in the country. Both…