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Bello Ahmed Salim
UNIVERSITY teacher, former registrar and chief executive, Joint Admission and
Domain Name Registration, Renewal in Nigeria Decline
THE Nigeria Internet Registration Association, NiRA, has said that the country recorded a …
300 doctors left Nigeria in 2016 — NMA President
THREE hundred Nigerian doctors left the country in 2016, the national president also of …
Ovum urges Telecos to invest in Disruptive Technologies to curb OTT Platforms
DESPITE achievements of telecommunications operators in Nigeria and other African …
NIMASA NSDP: UK University Graduates 59 Nigerian Cadets
THE capacity building initiative of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency …
Davido wins “Best African Act” at MOBO Awards
NIGERIA’S ace singer David Adeleke, a.k.a Davido, has won the “Best African Act”, at the …
Leverage Culture, Tourism for Economic Growth, minister charges states, LGs
LAI Mohammed, the minister of Information and Culture, has charged states and local …
Nigerian Government borrowing to save Jobs – Adeosun
KEMI Adeosun, minister of Finance, has defended the federal government’s policy on …
Proscription: We won’t Change Name – IPOB
THE outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra on Friday said it has no plans to operate under a …
Oluwafemi Fani-Kayode
FORMER minister, politician, essayist, poet and lawyer, 57, October 16. Born in Lagos, but …
Ishiguro, British Writer, Named Nobel Literature Laureate
KAZUO Ishiguro, British-Japanese novelist, has been named the 2017 Nobel Literature …
Kalu under fire over Kanu’s whereabouts
ORJI Uzor Kalu, a businessman and former governor of Abia State, was under attack on …
WAEC ready to Re-introduce Electronic-Marking
IN an effort to broaden its scope, the West African Examinations Council International …
Buhari receives Standing Ovation at FEC Meeting
PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday received a standing ovation from members
OurMumuDonDo Protesters Storm EFCC, ask FG to Repatriate Allison-Madueke
#OURMUMUDONDO protesters led by Charles Oputa, popularly known as Charley Boy on …
Nigerian Universities lack Employability Career Advice for Students – Ejime
Emmanuella Ejime, doctorate student in Coventry University, United Kingdom …
Buhari’s Recovery Will Reduce Needless Conspiracy Theories – Atiku Abubakar
FORMER Vice President Atiku Abubakar, a chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress …
Buhari May Return in Two Weeks – Okorocha
AILING Nigerian president, Muhammadu Buhari, may be back in the country in two weeks, …
Alleged Corruption: I’m Ready to Go to Jail — Alison-Madueke
DIEZANI Alison-Madueke, a former Nigerian Petroleum minister, who is being investigated …
UK Insurer, Prudential, Enters Nigeria With Zenith Bank
UNITED Kingdom, UK, insurer, Prudential, has entered the Nigerian market via a joint …
Why Bank Customers in Diaspora’s Pay for BVN
The Nigeria Interbank Settlement System says people in diaspora pay N10,000 to do their biometric verification number to enable Online Integration Services, the company capturing their data to recover its cost …
Airtel Nigeria Wins Africa’s Telecommunications Award
AIRTEL Nigeria has been named ‘Africa’s Telecommunications Company of the Year’ because of its laudable contributions to the growth of the telecoms industry in Nigeria. The award was conferred on the Telecom at the 6th African Business Leadership Forum and Awards 2015, which held at …
DSS Lays Siege on Dasuki’s House
Sambo Dasuki, former security adviser, is under siege following invasion of his house by operatives of the Department of State Security on Thursday, July 16 …
Goi Community Drags Shell Nigeria to Court
GOI Community in Gokana Local Government Area of the state has sued SPDC, and some others, over claims of exclusion from the recent payment of 55million Pounds Sterling compensation to residents of Bodo Community. In suit No. FHC/PH/CS/132/2015, instituted at the Federal High Court, …
Airtel Launches New Roaming Service
IN keeping with its vision of enriching the lives of its customers, Airtel Nigeria, leading telecommunications service provider, has launched a new roaming service. This will enable its subscribers receive unlimited free incoming calls when roaming in five major countries across five continents. …
Genesis Energy, SHP to Solve Africa Energy Problems
The United Kingdom-based Genesis Energy Corporation and the Norwegian Hydro Group partner to provide mini hydro power solution for Nigeria, and Africa in general …
Obiano now State Patron of Nigerian Girl Guides
The Nigerian Girl Guides Association has installed Ebelechukwu Obiano, wife of the Anambra State governor, as the patron of the association …
MTN Wins UK Award
MTN Nigeria has been awarded the prestigious Investors in People Gold certification by the governing board of the United Kingdom-based organisation. The Investors in People Standard is a UK quality standard introduced in 1991. The Gold certification followed an earlier accreditation of …
Time of Reckoning for Former Governors
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has stepped up its activities by calling to account some former governors alleged to have corruptly enriched themselves with state funds …
NLNG Urges Procurement Officers to be Transparent
THE Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas, NLNG, has charged procurement managers to ensure transparency and efficiency in contract and procurement processes. Babs Omotowa, chief executive officer and managing director, Nigeria LNG Limited, said due processes, transparency, benchmarking …
Maritime University Starts Soon
The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency says that the Maritime University will soon start academic activities and that the agency has trained 2500 Nigerians in Nautical Science and other maritime causes abroad …
Buhari’s Total War on Boko Haram
President Muhammadu Buhari is seriously working on his plan to totally eliminate Boko Haram insurgents by relocating the military command centre to Maiduguri and rallying international support for the war against the group …
Court Restrains Kashamu’s Arrest
A FEDERAL high court in Lagos, on Wednesday, May 27, restrained the inspector general of Police, IG, attorney general of the federation, AGF, and other government agencies from arresting Buruji Kashamu, senator-elect for Ogun East Senatorial District, for onward extradition to the United States …
CBN Retains Tight Monetary Policy
The Monetary Policy Committee decides to continue its tight monetary stance on the economy while harmonising the public and private sector Cash Reserve Ration, CRR, at 31 per cent at its meeting on Tuesday, May 19 …
Buhari: A New Set of Values
THE impending May 29 installation of Muhammadu Buhari as Nigeria’s president is not seen by most Nigerians as representing just a change of government. It is rather considered an inauguration of a new social order. Everyone remembers with nostalgia the values of order, discipline, honesty …