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- 23 Jan 2018
ALTON Condemns Closure of 10 Base Stations in Taraba
Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) has condemned the illegal shut down of 10 Base Transmission Stations in Taraba. Gbenga Adebayo, chairman of ALTON, said…
- 20 Jan 2026
Taraba Adopts Electronic Case Management System
Taraba State in Nigeria has developed an electronic platform for filing criminal cases in the state's High Courts, marking the implementation of the new National Case Management System. The launch,…
- 7 Sept 2020
NEXIM Bank, Taraba Partner to Boost Non-oil Exports
Mr. Abba Bello, managing director/Chief Executive of NEXIM Bank has said that a memorandum of understanding (MoU) will soon be signed between the bank and the Taraba State government as part of…
- 26 Feb 2014
MTN Foundation Provides Mobile Hospital to Taraba State
MTN Foundation has provided a Mobile hospital to the Taraba state government under the MTNF Yéllo Doctor Project. The MTN Foundation was incorporated in July 2004 to offer a sustainable and focused…
- 6 Nov 2025
Lassa Fever’s Death Toll in Nigeria Hits 176- NCDC
Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has reported that at least 176 people have died from Lassa fever across 21 states in 2025. According to the NCDC; Ondo, Bauchi, Edo and Taraba…
- 25 Sept 2019
SAP Africa Takes Code Week to Northern Nigeria
SAP Africa Code Week (ACW) has collaborated with Niger and Taraba state government in Northern Nigeria to bring digital skills training to teachers in the region for the first time. According to a…
- 6 Apr 2009
Bon Forum Touches Global Economic Meltdown
Broadcasting Organizations of Nigeria (Bon) holds its 49th General Assembly in Jalingo, Taraba State from April 6 through April 8, 2009. The forum themed “The Challenge of Broadcasting during…
- 3 Feb 2019
FirstBank, Nigerian Army Partner to Deepen Financial Inclusion
Nigeria Army in conjunction with First Bank of Nigeria Limited has launched “Agent Banking Scheme” for army personnel at the 20 Battalion Serti in Taraba. Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai, chief of Army…
- 28 Mar 2021
eCommerce to The Rescue for 23m Unemployed Nigerians
Dr. Hassan Kuja, an economist, writes from Taraba Nigeria is currently mired in the throes of a worsening unemployment tide. As you read this, the situation is so bad that out of every three…
- 28 Sept 2018
Tambuwal Seeks a Digital President for Nigeria
Governor of Sokoto state and presidential aspirant on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, has said “Nigeria deserves a digital president, not an analogue…
- 3 Feb 2021
Telcos Fail NCC’s Quality Tests in 20 States
9mobile and Globacom have failed to meet key performance indicators stipulated by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), the latest report by the industry regulator has shown. According to the…
- 25 Aug 2016
OBJ, Duke, Others Laud Ethan & Harriet Products, Initiative Launch
Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, former president of Nigeria, has applauded Ethan & Harriet Company for developing technologically inclined learning products for exposing Nigerians across social status…
- 16 Mar 2022
NCC Increases its Emergency Communications Centres to 25
In continuation with its vision and strategy to ensure promptness, effectiveness and efficiency in the handling of emergency call services through the Emergency Communication Centres (ECC), the…
- 7 Oct 2015
Nigerians Poke Buhari, Say He Tabled “Ministerial Compensation” List
Mixed reactions, yesterday, trailed the formal unveiling of the ministerial list sent to the Senate last week by President Muhammadu Buhari. On the list of 21 nominees whose names were read out at…
- 15 Jun 2010
Etisalat Extends 25 Kobo Promo to More Parts of Nigeria
Etisalat Nigeria has announced the extension of its ongoing 25kobo per second promo to more of its subscribers across Nigeria as subscribers in states in the north east part of the country can now…
- 3 May 2021
FIRST LEGO League: 24 Unity Schools Qualify for National Robotics Championship
Twenty-four (24) teams drawn from the Federal Unity Colleges have qualified for the FIRST LEGO LEAGUE (FLL) National Robotics Championship Competition 2021. Students pitching their works during the…
- 28 May 2015
Meet Justice Who Will Swear-in Buhari
Muhammadu Buhari, president-elect, will be swear-in as Nigeria’s President by Mahmud Mohammed, Chief Justice. He will deliver the oath of office for Buhari. City people reported that Hon. Justice…
- 12 May 2019
Report Says 17 Nigerian States Bankrupt
Economic Confidential on Sunday released its Annual States Viability Index (ASVI) report. It showed that 17 States are insolvent as their Internally Generated Revenues (IGR) in 2018 were far…
- 12 Aug 2021
CSR: Fidelity Bank’s Philanthropic Response to the Needs of Nigerians
It is no news that the Nigerian economy recently slipped into a recession due to the Covid-19 pandemic leading to a loss of income for lots of citizens as well as increase in the nation’s poverty…
- 26 Jan 2014
Okonjo-Iweala, Sanusi Views on the Economy
The divergent views on the state of Nigeria’s economy by Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, coordinating minister for the Economy and minister of Finance; and Mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, governor, Central…
- 22 Jan 2014
Okonjo-Iweala, Sanusi in War of Words over Economy
The "cold war" between Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Co-ordinating minister for the Economy and minister of Finance; and Mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, governor, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) have now…
- 28 Sept 2010
Globacom Crashes Call Rates in 24 States
Globacom has introduced a new tariff plan called “Go Infinito” which offers the best rate of 25 kobo per second for calls to every network in Nigeria. A special tariff package with…
- 29 Jul 2016
HTC Mulls Youths ‘TechPreneurship’ Skills Development Programme
High Tech Centre (HTC), a non-governmental organisation will be training youths in Nigeria on how to develop ICT skills that will transform them into technology entrepreneurs at its 2016 ICT Summer…
- 27 Jun 2013
MTN Foundation Unveils Widows Empowerment Scheme
MTN Foundation, the corporate social responsibility vehicle of Nigeria’s leading ICT company, MTN Nigeria, has partnered with the Ministry of Women Affairs to commemorate the first ever International…
- 11 Nov 2015
Buhari Swears-in Ministers, Gives Them Portfolios
President Muhammadu Buhari at the swearing of 36 new ministers in Abuja today also assigned them portfolios. The President, who assigned to himself the Minister of Petroleum Resources, also pruned…
- 13 Aug 2016
Oradata Reflects On IDPs’ Stories with Visual Data, Infographics
Many Nigerians have fed up of the news surrounding Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in the country with a population of 2.2 million; their food was being stolen and resold, the women and girl…
- 3 Nov 2015
6 States Set for Lafarge National Literacy Competition
The second edition of Lafarge National Literacy Competition has reached its final stage as the grand finale holds in Lagos next week, after the successful completion of the regional contests in the…
- 23 Sept 2016
CBN, Others Set for E-PPAN’s eGovt Summit Next Week
Top-notch officials from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and across Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) of government with thoughts leaders, executives and players in the electronic payment…
- 25 Feb 2017
NMEC Courts NCC’s Intervention to Promote Mass Literacy
Worried by the lingering dangers of mass illiteracy in Nigeria, the National Commission for Mass Literacy, Adult and Non formal Education (NMEC) has canvassed the intervention of the Nigerian…
- 17 Mar 2013
NCC Looks Elsewhere as Sale of Preregistered Sim Cards Booms
The over N6.1 billion poured into the ongoing Sim card registration is going down the drains with fresh evidences suggesting ready availability of preregistered Sim cards at every nooks and corners…