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- 15 May 2020
Ekiti State Crashes RoW to N145 Per Meter
Dr Kayode Fayemi, governor of Ekiti State, has signed an Executive Order reducing the Right of Way charges related to laying broadband or any other telecommunications infrastructures from N4,500 to…
- 21 May 2020
ATCON Commends Gov Fayemi and Uzodinma for Reducing RoW to N145 Per Meter
The Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (ATCON) has applauded Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State and Senator Hope Odidika Uzodinma, Executive Governor of Imo State for the…
- 28 Mar 2012
Ekiti State Government Website’s Most Visited State Government Website
The Ekiti State Government Website - www.ekitistate.gov.ng - has emerged the number one most visited state government website in the country, and ranked 298th most visited site in the country; barely…
- 26 Jul 2020
Ekiti State to Include ICT in Primary School Curriculum
The Ekiti State government has approved a new education policy that would guarantee the teaching of Information Communication and Technology (ICT) as a course from the primary cadre of education. The…
- 14 May 2012
Fashola Leads other Governors in Social Media Presence
ThinQThanQ, the research and database unit of financialtechnology, Africa's leading financial services technology publication has ranked Babatunde Raji Fashola, executive governor of Lagos State as…
- 21 Oct 2020
Governor Fayemi Applauds Dr Pantami Digital Nigeria Drive
Dr John Kayode Fayemi, executive Governor of Ekiti State, has commended the Digital Nigeria initiative championed by Dr Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, minister of Communications and Digital Economy, noting…
- 30 Nov 2021
Osibanjo, Lawan, Others Seek Digitisation of NGX
Vice President, Prof Yemi Osibanjo, former Central Bank of Nigeria CBN Governor, Mr Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, Senate President Ahmed Lawan, Speaker, House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila and a host…
- 26 Jul 2010
Gov Obi Lauds MTN Foundation
Mr. Peter Obi, executive Governor of Anambra State, has officially commissioned a state-of-the-art haemodialysis centre donated to the General Hospital, Onitsha, by the MTN Nigeria Foundation (MTNF).…
- 9 Oct 2019
Gov. Sanwo-Olu, Make Case for Private, Public Partnerships to Grow Health Deliveries
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Executive Governor of Lagos State, has proclaimed that private and public partnerships will boost health outcomes. He made this submission at the opening ceremony for the…
- 13 Jun 2015
Fashola, Amaechi, Others May Make Buhari’s Cabinet
Immediate past governors of Lagos and Rivers states, Mr. Babatunde Fashola and Mr. Rotimi Amaechi respectively; a former governor of Ekiti State, Engineer Segun Oni and Education minister in the…
- 22 Feb 2010
Glo Gives 42,000 Free Access Lines to Ekiti Workers
Globacom, national telecom operator has supplied 42,000 free access lines to all civil servants in Ekiti State to facilitate the smooth execution of the business of the state. The pre-paid lines are…
- 15 Mar 2010
Glo Gives out 42,000 Free Access Lines to Ekiti Workers
Globacom has supplied 42,000 free access lines to all civil servants in Ekiti State to facilitate the smooth execution of the business of the state. The pre-paid lines are…
- 20 Oct 2020
Minister Commissions NCC, USPF, NITDA Projects
Dr. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, minister of Communications and Digital Economy, has commissioned more projects executed by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and the Universal Service…
- 23 Jan 2020
Pantami, Governors, Others Resolve To Address Right Of Way Challenges
State Governors under the aegis of the Nigerian Governors’ Forum have resolved to address the lingering issue of Right of Way (RoW) charges across the states in a bid to deepen broadband penetration…
- 1 Oct 2015
Fashola, Amaechi, Ngige, Make Buharis’s Ministerial List
Bukola Saraki, senate president, on Wednesday received the ministerial nominees list at about 4:56pm from the Presidency but said the content of the presidential communication would be read on…
- 24 Jun 2015
MTN Foundation Advocates Inclusive Society For Persons With Disability
MTN Foundation, the corporate social investment vehicle of Nigeria’s leading Information and Communications Technology Company, MTN, has added its voice to the call for an inclusive society to…
- 24 Dec 2024
Greenwich Group Celebrates 30 Years of Financial Innovation
Greenwich Group, a leading financial solutions provider in Nigeria, is celebrating 30 years of delivering innovative financial solutions tailored to the evolving needs of stakeholders while…
- 13 Sept 2020
NCC Emergency Communications Centres Process 1,500 COVID-19-related Calls – Danbatta
Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, executive vice chairman/ceo of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has disclosed that over 1,500 COVID-19-related calls were received and processed through the…
- 10 Dec 2013
Akpabio to Chair NCC’s Maiden Telecom Stakeholders Summit
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) said it has concluded arrangements for the hosting of the maiden edition of an annual Telecom Stakeholders Summit in Nigeria to be chaired by Obong Godswill…
- 28 Feb 2013
Overland Airways Resumes Flight to Akure Airport
Overland Airways has resumed domestic flight services from the Akure Airport to Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja with effect from February 25, Capt. Edward Boyo, chief executive…
- 20 Aug 2020
NCC’s Projects, Others Adding Value to Nigeria’s Digital Transformation Journey – Danbatta
Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, executive vice chairman and chief executive officer (EVC/CEO), Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has said that the various projects being executed by the Commission…
- 14 Sept 2015
Buhari’s Ministers: DSS Screens Odimegwu, Falana, Others
Mr. Festus Odimegwu, former managing director of Nigerian Breweries Limited, and Prof. Pat Utomi, a former presidential candidate, are among the ministerial nominees that have been screened by the…
- 14 Oct 2019
Anammah, Jumia CEO Urges Govt to Leverage Technology to Manage Huge Population for Productive Economy
Juliet Anammah, chief executive officer, Jumia Nigeria has identified access to quality education as a key to managing huge population for productive economy. According to her, there is a need for…
- 20 Oct 2023
300 Entrepreneurs to Receive N90m Grant as MTN Foundation Closes ICT and Business Skills Training
Three hundred young entrepreneurs are set to receive N90m in equipment grants from the MTN Foundation, following the conclusion of the sixth phase of the ICT and Business Skills training. The…
- 8 Nov 2020
FIRS, NCC, ATCON to Discuss e-Govt Strategies at Nigeria Summit
Mr. Muhammad Nami, the executive chairman, Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS); Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, the Executive Vice Chairman, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC); Mr. Olusola…
- 9 Sept 2017
Tech4Dev to Train over 7000 Girls in ICT
Tech4Dev plans to train 7200 young women across 12 states in Nigeria. Announcing this in Akure, Peace Odili, the programme manager of the Nigerian Women Techsters Initiative, said the programme…
- 15 Jan 2015
MTN Raises Concern over Insecurity
The MTN Foundation, the Corporate Social Responsibility arm of MTN Nigeria has expressed concerns over the nation’s insecurity. The foundation emphasized that security of life and property was…
- 24 Jan 2020
Facebook Calls for Robust Infrastructure Deployment to Bolster Digital Culture, Seeks NCC Partnership
Facebook, a digital services provider has called for governments’ collaboration and partnership for infrastructure deployment to strengthen connectivity, enhance businesses and bolster citizens'…
- 29 Nov 2022
Stakeholders Converge at the Maiden International Financial Inclusion Conference, Lead Conversations on Financial Inclusion
Nigeria, on 24th and 25th November 2022 hosted the largest convening of the global Financial Inclusion ecosystem since the launch of its National Financial Inclusion Strategy in 2012. L-R: Lai…
- 17 Mar 2019
There is Massive, Pervasive Corruption in Buhari’s Govt- US Report
The United States Department of State has said there is a climate of impunity in the President Muhammadu Buhari government that allows officials to engage in corrupt practices with a sense of…