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The Association of Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) on Thursday urged banks to prioritise the payment of their Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) debt, which he said had increased to N200 billion. The Chairman of ALTON, Gbenga Adebayo, said this during the first telecoms stakeholders’ meeting with...
Chairman of the Compliance and Enforcement Committee of the Nigeria Institute of Public Relations (NIPR), General Chris Olukolade (Rtd), has said that machinery is being put in place to sanction individuals who are practising public relations without certification as required by relevant laws. General Olukolade made the disclosure at...
Secretary tobra Truth, Justice and Peace Commission (ATJPC), Amb. Bianca Ojukwu on Thursday in Awka refuted a report that a mass grave with 322 corpses had been found in Anambra. A Nov. 7 report in some sections of the media quoted a Nov. 6 post on the Facebook...
Anambra State Governor, Chukwuma Soludo, has said that the state belonged to the All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA). Soludo, who spoke through Mr Christian Aburime, his Press Secretary, said this while reacting to a comment attributable to Chief Basil Ejidike that APGA would go extinct by 2025. Aburime,...
Chairman, Senate Committee on Women Affairs, Sen. Ireti Kingibe, on Thursday called for the recruitment of more women into the various security agencies to ensure gender inclusivity. She made the call while speaking at a three-day “Strategic Sensitisation Workshop with Senior Officers of Defence and Security Agencies and...
An 80-year old woman has been killed and seven other families displaced following the collapse of a two-storey building at No 34, Oloto Street, off Borno way, Ebute Metta, Lagos Mainland LGA of Lagos State on Thursday. The Territorial Coordinator, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Mr Ibrahim...
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has said the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) stands as a golden opportunity for Nigeria to significantly enhance its foreign exchange earnings. The Comptroller General of Customs (CGC), Comptroller Adewale Adeniyi, said this at the Distinguished Lecture Series organised by the Nigerian...
By MBAFAN ADE, Lagos – Rolls-Royce (LSE: RR., ADR: RYCEY) today announced it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding for a comprehensive TotalCare service agreement with Ethiopian Airlines for 22 Rolls-Royce Trent XWB-84 engines. The Trent XWB-84 exclusively powers the Airbus A350-900 aircraft. TotalCare is designed to provide...
Lagos State Government, on Thursday, said the partially-collapsed building at Oloto Str., Borno Way, Ebutte Metta, had been captured as distressed and marked for demolition before its eventual collapse. The Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Dr Oluyinka Olumide, made this known while inspecting the old two-floor...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Federal Government has disclosed that the full deployment of blackboard digital learning platform in Nigerian tertiary institutions would go a long way to fast-track educational development of the country. Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, made this known on Thursday while...
By OLA MUDOPE, Osogbo – Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke has directed all public officials, appointed and elected, to start wearing Adire Osun every wednesday to boost the industry and enhance cultural strengths of the state. In a circular issued by the Head of Service, Mr...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Federal Capital Territory Administration, FCTA, has honoured 31 retired Directors from 1st April to 30th June, 2023, for their remarkable contributions to the Administration. The retired Directors are from the Federal Capital Territory Administration and the Federal Capital Development Authority respectively. At...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) said on Thursday in Lagos that it is not engaging in merger talks with any political party. This is contained in a statement issued by the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji AbdulRazaq AbdulSalam. “NNPP is an...
By CALLISTUS OFFOR, Abuja – The Senate Thursday in Abuja, confirmed the appointment of Dr. Aminu Maida as the substantive Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC). Maida was confirmed by the Senate during its plenary session where it adopted...
The people of Nanka community in Orumba North Local Government Area (LGA) of Anambra, have raised alarm over their safety following the assassination of Mr Joe Ezenwegbu last Saturday. Ezenwegbu, Chairman of the Young Progressives Party (YPP) in Nanka Ward 1, was killed after a stakeholders’ meeting ahead...
The National Security Adviser, Malam Nuhu Ribadu, on Thursday solicited the cooperation of all Nigerians in eliminating all forms of insecurity. Ribadu said that the current administration in the country inherited a tough period in terms of insecurity, appealing to the citizens to be patient. He spoke on...
The House of Representatives has turned back representatives of the Service Chiefs, insisting that the chiefs must appear before it on Nov. 21 as summoned. The Speaker, Rep. Tajudeen Abbas, said this after receiving the representatives of the chiefs at plenary on Thursday. Abbas commended the representatives for...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Theatre Command, North East, Operation Hadin Kai, (OPHK) has organized a one day training workshop for journalists and military personnel on media engagement and national interest. Declaring the workshop open on Thursday at the NUJ Press Center Maiduguri, The Theatre Commander, Joint...
At least 25 people died in a fire on Thursday in the building of a coal mining company in the northwest Chinese province of Shanxi, Chinese news agency, Xinhua reports. More than 60 people were evacuated during the rescue efforts, which were still underway. The exact cause of...