Executive Vice Chairman(EVC) of Nigerian Communications Commission(NCC), Prof. Umar Danbatta said technology-driven telecommunications industry has contributed $70 billion to Nigeria’s economy. Danbatta said that the industry had provided over 500,000 jobs in the public and private sectors and improved the lives of millions of Nigerians. He made this disclosure...
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The Court of Appeal, Abuja Division has reserved judgment in the application by the Federal Government seeking to stay the execution of the judgment that set free the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu. The three-member panel of justices led by Justice Haruna Tsalmani...
Kenyan police on Monday reported that a Pakistani journalist, Arshad Sharif was shot dead in Nairobi during police operation. According to the police report, the well-known journalist was killed when police hunting car thieves opened fire on the vehicle he was travelling in as it drove through their roadblock...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – The National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has raised the alarm over the circulation of suspected counterfeit Augmentin 625mg Tabs in the country. The regularly agency disclosed this on Monday in a statement titled ‘NAFDAC Alert And Sensitization Of The...
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, says unregulated use of social media and other digital platforms is posing enormous challenges globally. The minister reiterated this position at a session to welcome participants to the Global Media and Information Literacy Week holding in Abuja. The News Agency...
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday, ordered the court’s deputy chief registrar to notify the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), Abubakar Malami, of the pendency of Abdulrasheed Maina’s suit. Justice Inyang Ekwo gave the order shortly after Maina’s counsel, Ibrahim Idriss, SAN, informed that he had carried out...
Ugandan health minister on Monday said nine more ebola cases had been confirmed in the capital Kampala, bringing the total number of known infections to 14 in the last two days. The outbreak began in September in a rural part of central Uganda and spread to Kampala, a city...
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – Armed thugs have reportedly attacked the campaign train of the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in Lagos State, Olajide Adediran, popularly known as Jandor. The incident which happened on Sunday evening at the Ikoga Junction area of Badagry LGA, left several persons...
Some environmentalists have blamed the attitude of some Nigerians who block drains with waste and build on water channels, resulting in aggravation of flooding in communities, towns and cities. The experts in a survey conducted by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in the South South region also blamed...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated the Chinese leader, President Xi Jinping, on his historic re-election for a third term as leader of the Communist Party of China. The President’s congratulatory message is contained in a statement issued by his spokesman, Malam Garba Shehu, on...
Many residents of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), have decried the continuous increase in the price of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG), known as cooking gas. The residents, who spoke to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Abuja, expressed their views on how the increase was affecting...
Rishi Sunak looked set to become Britain’s next prime minister after his rival Boris Johnson quit the race, admitting that he could no longer unite their party following one of the most turbulent periods in British political history. Sunak, the 42-year-old former finance minister, could be named leader as...
Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, the apex socio-cultural organisation of the Igbo people, has denied media reports that Mr Livinus Obasi has been elected its new National Youth Leader. The National Publicity Secretary of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Mr Alex Ogbonnia, made the denial in an interaction with newsmen in Owerri, on Monday....
The Oba of Benin, Ewuare II, on Sunday concluded his birthday, coronation anniversary with thanksgiving to God and ancestors at the Benin foremost church, Holy Aruosa Cathedral. The royal father, accompanied by his queens, royal family members, top palace chiefs and functionaries, took dance steps in adoration and thanks...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The United States embassy in Nigeria has warned It’s citizens in Nigeria to be cautious of their movement in response to elevated risk of terror attacks in Nigeria, specifically in Abuja. In a security alert issued today October 23, the US embassy advised its...
By PAUL ADAJI, Abuja – A former staff of African Alliance Insurance Plc, Mercy Aershimana Orga, had dragged the company to court to challenge the secret withdrawal of an Award Prize after it had been publicly presented to her. The Award Prize had been presented to Mercy at a...
Nigeria’s problems are essentially civilizational. Contrary to permutations that the 2023 presidential election will be significantly different from the past ones, it is still niche-carving, cult-following, and primordial sentiments that will produce Nigeria’s next president. The 2023 Presidential Election is upon us and surely it will be peculiar in...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – As the race for 2023 general election gathers momentum, former Minister of Transport and later Youths and Sports, Yusuf Suleiman has been appointed as the Sokoto State Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) campaign Director General. Making the announcement on Sundays at the International Conference Center,...
A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Bode George has asked political parties to halt campaigns following the floods affecting several parts of Nigeria. He said this on Sunday after calls from Nigerians, notably the Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi, that parties should suspend campaigns following the...
At least three people have been killed in an ongoing attack on a hotel in Kismayo, southern Somalia, claimed by Al-Shabaab Islamists, police and a witness said on Sunday. The attack began at 12:45 pm (0945 GMT) when a booby-trapped car rammed the hotel entrance. “Terrorist attackers stormed Hotel...