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- 22 Aug 2025
KONGA103.7FM Spotlights SMEs With Unmatched Media Reach
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) often face challenges in gaining visibility and scaling their operations in Nigeria’s vibrant but highly competitive business landscape. Against this…
- 4 Sept 2016
Shehu, Rudman, Udeagu Lead NiRA Academy Drives
The Nigeria Internet Registration Association (NIRA) has made some appointments to deepen the activities of its Academy. The Board approved Sikiru Shehu appointment as Dean of the Academy; Mohammed…
- 20 Oct 2025
FRSC Unveils Contactless Biometric System for Driver’s Licence
Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has introduced a new contactless biometric system for the issuance of driver’s licences, a major step in Nigeria’s transition toward full digitalisation of public…
- 17 Apr 2013
FG Sets Up Amnesty Committee for Boko Haram
Federal government has named a 26 member panel headed by Kabiru Tanimu Turaki, minister of Special Duties, to engage key members of Boko Haram to fashion out the best way to tackle the Islamic…
- 28 Jan 2026
Police Bust ₦7.7bn Telecom Hack Gang, Seize 400 Laptops in Massive Fraud Swoop
Operatives of the Nigeria Police Force smashed a sophisticated cybercrime ring Wednesday, arresting six suspects accused of hacking a major telecommunications company and looting airtime and mobile…
- 20 Jul 2026
NASENI Honours Outstanding Staff, Says Workforce Driving Agency’s Transformation
Mr. Khalil Suleiman Halilu, Executive Vice Chairman, National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI), has reaffirmed that the Agency's remarkable transformation is powered by the…
- 28 Oct 2015
Etisalat Holds Free Eye Surgeries for Scores in Bauchi
About 50 Nigerians in Bauchi State have regained full sight after benefitting from a Free Eye Surgeries programme sponsored by Nigeria’s most innovative telecommunications operator, Etisalat in…
- 29 Apr 2026
FRSC, BSG Renew Pact to Tackle Drink-Driving
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has renewed a strategic partnership with major brewing companies in Nigeria to intensify efforts against drunk-driving and improve road safety nationwide. The…
- 10 Dec 2012
Removal of ATM Charges to Wait Till May Next Year
The removal of charges on Automated Teller Machine (ATM) for inter-bank withdrawals would only be possible from the second quarter of next year because enormous works are still required to implement…
- 5 Jun 2014
Airtel Returns with Rising Stars Season 4
Airtel Nigeria, on Wednesday announced the commencement of the 4th edition of Airtel Rising Stars (ARS) U-17 male and female tournament, a grass-root football talent search programme aimed at…
- 30 Apr 2019
UBA Marks 70 Years of Excellent Services @ Special CEO Awards Gala
United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, Pan African financial institution, with operations in 20 African countries and in the United Kingdom, the USA and Paris, over the weekend, celebrated 70 years of…
- 19 Nov 2015
Airtel Delighted Over Alimi’s Success at Chile U-17
Airtel Rising Stars (ARS) football tournament has achieved another record in its history for producing Sunday Alimi, one of the players in the Eaglets squad that won the recently concluded U-17 World…
- 19 Jun 2026
Police Uncovers N7.7Bn Telecom Data Fraud Syndicate, Recovers Assets Worth Millions
Nigeria Police Force National Cybercrime Centre (NPF-NCCC) has uncovered a major telecommunications fraud syndicate accused of compromising a telecom company's billing infrastructure and fraudulently…
- 11 Jun 2021
Just in... Buhari Appoints Balarabe Shehu Ilelah as New NBC DG
President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Mr Balarabe Shehu Ilelah, a veteran broadcaster, as the director-general of the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC). Alhaji Lai Mohammed, minister of…
- 5 Oct 2017
Lai Mohammed Asks Set Top Box Manufacturers to Give Nigerians Multi-Purpose TV
Alhaji Lai Mohammed, minister of Information and Culture has challenged the manufacturers of Set Top Boxes/Decoders in the country to produce a multi-purpose television set that will help in…
- 1 Sept 2021
NBC Boss Denies Diversion of Fund for DSO Contract
Balarabe Shehu Ilelah, director-general, National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), has said the N10bn appropriated for the Digital Switch Over (DSO) project was not in any personal account, but was…
- 23 Jan 2020
3 Airtel Staff, 26 Others in Ezenwata Bus Kidnap Rescued
Kaduna State Police Command has confirmed that it has found 29 passengers in God Bless Ezenwata Motors who were kidnapped by gunmen on January 14, along Kaduna – Zaria expressway. About 40 passengers…
- 27 Aug 2019
Fidelity Bank Empowers Over 200 Youth With Entrepreneurial Skills In Kano State
Consistent with its unbridled commitment to youth empowerment in Nigeria, Fidelity Bank Plc, in partnership with Gazelle Academy and Bayero University Kano at the weekend concluded an…
- 17 Jun 2022
Funtaj International School Emerges Winner of MTN ASAP Quiz Competition
Funtaj International school has emerged winner of the MTN Anti Substance Abuse Programme (ASAP) Quiz Competition, which took place on Tuesday, 14 June 2022. The competition was organized in…
- 11 Sept 2017
FG targets $86m Revenue from Space Satellite
Mr. Adebayo Shittu, Minister of Communications, said that the Federal Government has repositioned the Nigerian Communications Satellite Limited (NIGCOMSAT) for global competitiveness to enable it…
- 7 Oct 2021
FG Accuses Broadcast Stations of Fanning Embers of Disunity
Lai Mohammed, minister of Information and Culture, has accused some broadcast media organisations of lending their platforms to some disgruntled elements whose stock-in- trade is to promote hatred…
- 3 Oct 2021
FG Inaugurates Members of Monitoring, Standardization Panel for NASENI
In its determination to diversify the country’s economy especially away from being dependent on crude oil, President Muhammadu Buhari, on Thursday inaugurated a 9 Member Board Chairmen and 36 Members…
- 29 Jul 2018
Nigeria’s Top Level Domain Makes Lazy Progress
.ng, Nigeria’s Country Code Top Level Domain Name, ccTLD, which is the country’s identity on the super-high is making little progress, 13 years after Nigeria Internet Registration Association (NiRA)…
- 12 Jan 2016
Etisalat Donates Computers to Boost ICT Literacy in Zaria School
As a further demonstration of its commitment to the development of the education sector, Nigeria’s most innovative telecommunication services provider, Etisalat has donated 30 desktop computers to…
- 9 Jan 2016
Etisalat Donates Computers to Boost ICT Literacy in Zaria School
As a further demonstration of its commitment to the development of the education sector, Nigeria’s most innovative telecommunication services provider, Etisalat has donated 30 desktop computers to…
- 31 Mar 2021
IGP Launches Nigeria Police Radio 99.1 FM
Mohammed Adamu, inspector general of police (IGP) on Wednesday launched the Nigeria Police Radio 99.1 FM Abuja, a community-based radio, targeted at “bringing the Police closer to the people.”…
- 31 Mar 2017
NOTAP DG Bags Inspirational Leadership Award
Dr. DanAzumi Mohammed Ibrahim, Director General, National Office for Technology Acquisition and Promotion (NOTAP) was amongst recipients of the 2016 Arewa Inspirational Leadership Award. The award,…
- 11 Aug 2015
Shake Up @ NCC as Danbatta, New NCC Boss Redeploys Staff
Prof Umar Garba Danbatta, executive vice chairman, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has reshuffled 53 management staff and reversed the deployment of some staff made in the twilight of his…
- 21 Feb 2013
Sidmach Honours Deserving Individuals, Companies
Sidmach Technologies Nigeria Limited, a foremost ICT company in a bid to motivate staff and friends of the company, recently celebrated them for their efforts at moving the company forward. The…
- 30 May 2018
NOTAP to Partner KSUST on Technology Development
The National Office for Technology Acquisition and Promotion (NOTAP) is to partner with the Kano State University of Science and Technology (KUST) for the technological advancement of Nigeria. Dr.…