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- 8 Mar 2016
Minister Tasks VOA Hausa Service on Balanced Coverage of Boko Haram
Alhaji Lai Mohammed, minister of Information and Culture, has appealed to the Voice of America (VOA) to ensure a more balanced coverage of the Boko Haram insurgency by its Hausa Service The Minister…
- 19 May 2022
U.S, China Battle for Africa Mobile Phone Sector- VOA
Africa, in recent years, has become the new frontier where China and the United States, the world's two biggest economic superpowers, are competing for influence in a key industry:…
- 24 Mar 2015
VOA Fears for PDP, Tips APC to Win
Nigeria’s fifth presidential election on March 28 is expected to be the tightest since the country returned to democracy in 1999. That’s not the only way this vote might be different, according to…
- 24 Mar 2017
Nigeria Unveils Online Visa-on-Arrival Platform
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has introduced a liberalised online Visa on Arrival (VOA) facility to the public, especially foreign investors willing to invest in Nigeria. Muhammad Babandede,…
- 22 Nov 2018
Visa on Arrival Will Boost Inbound Tourism Revenue - Jumia MD
The managing director of Jumia's hotel and flight marketplace, Omolara Adagunodo has urged the federal government through the Nigerian Immigration Service to extend visa on arrival (VOA) to…
- 7 May 2021
Guild of Editors Asks NBC to Withdraw Fines on ChannelsTV, Inspiration FM
Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) has asked that called National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), to withdraw the obnoxious fines imposed on Channels Television and Inspiration FM for alleged infractions…
- 7 Sept 2012
Why We Bombed GSM Facilities- Boko Haram
The Jama'atu Ahlis Sunnah Lidda'awati Wal Jihad, also known as Boko Haram has claimed responsibility for the series of bombings of telecommunication facilities in Borno, Yobe, Kano and Bauchi states…
- 23 Jul 2019
Buhari Taps Sunday Dare, NCC EC as Minister
President Muhammadu Buhari has nominated Mr Sunday Dare, executive commissioner (Stakeholder Management) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) as the ministerial nominee from Oyo State.…
- 14 Dec 2016
Global Development Initiatives: USAID’s Experience in Africa
Global development initiatives are increasingly becoming prominent in improving technology, especially, in the African ecosystem. I recently had a chat with Jill Moss, the Technical Adviser, Global…
- 29 Apr 2026
GSMA, Pleias Seek to Close African Language Gap in AI
Pleias and the GSMA have announced the release of CommonLingua, an open-source language identification (LID) model purpose-built to unlock African language data at scale. It is delivered under the…
- 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…
- 26 Jul 2026
See Verified 20 Countries Nigerian Passport Holders Can Travel Visa-Free
A recently released Henley Passport Index 2026, showed that Nigerian citizens can travel to at least 20 destinations outside the African continent where entry is allowed either visa-free, with a visa…
- 7 May 2012
Media: Murdoch’s Empire is Scorch, Terror Bombs in Nigeria
These are certainly not the best of times for the media industry, especially in Britain and Nigeria where a Parliamentary inquiry has indicted a much respected Octogenarian media mogul and terrorists…
- 26 Sept 2015
Buhari Rejects Ministerial Nominees from States
Governors and leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) should expect the shock of their lives as President Muhammadu Buhari prepares to unveil members of his much expected cabinet with several…
- 25 Jul 2019
Sunday Dare, Silent Poster Boy of Nigeria’s ICT Sector
The tapping of Mr. Sunday Dare, executive commissioner (Stakeholder Management) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) as a ministerial nominee from Oyo State by President Muhammadu Buhari…
- 2 Sept 2021
Some Nigerians Warn of China's Growing Influence in African Technology
Some Nigerian-based experts warn there could be potential negative impacts of China's growing tech influence in Africa. This is coming as Huawei, Chinese telecommunications giant said it wants to…
- 4 Oct 2021
NIS, Huawei Technologies Strengthen Ties for Digital Migration Management
The Nigeria Immigration Service, (NIS), has said that it will continue to strengthen its partnership with Chinese mobile technologies giant, Huawei, to provide a digital platform for seamless and…
- 26 Mar 2024
FIRS Files Tax Evasion Charges against Binance
Federal government of Nigeria has initiated legal proceedings against Binance, a major cryptocurrency exchange platform, for alleged tax evasion. The charges, formally filed at the Federal High Court…
- 23 Oct 2024
Sunday Dare: The Critical Thinker is Back to Base
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has got this appointment spot on. He has just appointed Sunday Akin Dare, as special adviser on Public Communications and Orientation. Sunday Dare Dare is a square peg in…
- 6 Mar 2025
FG Partners China to Crack Down on Chinese Nationals in Financial Crimes
Nigeria and China said this week they will cooperate in efforts to crack down on the increasing number of Chinese nationals taking part in financial crimes in the African country. The joint effort…