..As Danbatta urges Industry Operators to settle huge interconnect debt By MBAFAN ADE, Abuja – Nigeria’s Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, re-emphasized on Thursday, the resolve of the Federal Government, through the Ministry, to continually advance the digital economy agenda of the country. Pantami...
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By YUSHAU A. SHUAIB – The administration of President Muhammadu Buhari is struggling to contain the protests of the EndSARS movement that has gripped the country like a wildfire, in a similar way that the previous administration of President Goodluck faced the challenge of tackling the Occupy Nigeria campaign...
The first part of this piece looked at the need to journey closely with our kids and not assume that we know them. It also looked at child programming as a perspective to the way we interact with our children and the need to actively engage our kids to...
The Australia Open will be absent from the sports calendar for the first time since World War Two this season. This came to be after Golf Australia and the Professional Golfers Association (PGA) of Australia cancelled all of their top events on Friday because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The...
The Federal Government, states and local government councils have shared N639.901 billion for the month of September, Mr Aliyu Ahmed, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning, has said. Mr Hassan Dodo, Director of Information in the ministry, quoted Ahmed as disclosing this in a statement issued...
The Lagos State Government on Thursday set up a seven-man Judicial Panel of Enquiry and Restitution on the excesses of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS). Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu made this known at the Lagos House, Marina, during a media briefing on the ongong EndSARS protests in...
Barely five months after publishing its 2018 Audited Financial Statement, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has released its 2019 Audited Financial Statement with a 99.7% reduction in its loss profile from ₦803bn in 2018 to ₦1.7bn in 2019. A statement by the Corporation’s spokesman, Dr. Kennie Obateru, quoted...
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in Kebbi extended the service of one of its Batch A, Stream-1 member and remobilised two others. NYSC Coordinator in the state, Mustapha Muhammed, told the newsmen on the sidelines of the passing out ceremony in Birnin Kebbi on Thursday that 913 corps...
The Fiscal Responsibility Commission (FRC), has urged the Federal Government to utilise the ‘new borrowings’ in the 2021 budget for investment in key infrastructure development to stimulate economic growth. Mr Victor Muruako, FRC Chairman said this in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), in Abuja on Thursday....
A Medical expert, Dr Hope Abraham, has advised pregnant women to undergo dental examination to prevent mother-to-child transmission of diseases and infections during pregnancy. Abraham who works with Gidan Mangoro Primary Health Centre, Abuja Municipal Area Council, gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria...
Coronavirus restrictions on Israelis wishing to travel abroad will be lifted, starting on Friday, according to the Health and Transportation Ministries. Under the current lockdown regulations, only Israelis in special circumstances and those, who had booked flights before a nationwide lockdown began, are permitted to take international flights. Israelis...
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) says it has recorded a 99.7 per cent reduction in its loss profile from ₦803billion in 2018 to ₦1.7billion in 2019. NNPC disclosed this in its 2019 Audited Financial Statement (AFS), released by Dr kennie Obateru, spokesman for the corporation, in Abuja, on...
Gov. Samuel Ortom of Benue has constituted a committee to investigate alleged diversion of palliatives and fertiliser meant for Oju Local Government Area of the state. This is contained in a statement signed by the governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Mr Terver Akase. The committee is to be headed by...
The Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development, Dame Pauline Tallen has urged young girls to be resilient and break all barriers in the pursuit of their educational development. Tallen made the call in Abuja at the inauguration of a book entitled: “My Covid-19 Story: Voice of Hope and...
Scientists from Britain’s University of Oxford have developed a rapid COVID-19 test able to identify the coronavirus in less than five minutes. Researchers said on Thursday, adding that it could be used in mass testing at airports and businesses. The university said it hoped to start product development of...
Nigerian-American singer Onny, says she is set for international success as she try to follow Nigerian superstar, David Adeleke, aka Davido’s footsteps, in making her musical career very successful.The 23 -year- old bubbly songwriter, made the disclosure on Africamusiconline.com, where she said that she was taking her musical career...
The Chairperson of the International Federation of Women Lawyers Nigeria (FIDA), Plateau branch, Mary Izam, says 28 cases of various sexual offences were recorded in the state between July and September. Izam who disclosed this in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Jos, said...
The Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST), has designated Kano State as an eCommerce hub, to boost online trade and services in the country. NIPOST Post-Master General, Dr Isma’ila Adewusi, said this when he paid a courtesy visit on Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje, in Kano. “Looking at the rapid development taking place in...
France stretched their unbeaten run against Croatia to eight games after a late goal by Kylian Mbappe gave the world champions a 2-1 win in their Nations League top-tier Group 3 match on Wednesday. The result left France second in the group on 10 points from four games, behind...
A Chinese city tested almost 10 million people for COVID-19 in four days following the appearance of a cluster of cases, local authorities said on Thursday. A total of 13 infections have been discovered since the weekend. Altogether, 9.94 million samples were collected, of which 7.6 million had been...