In a bid to give verve to expansion of broadband services in the country, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has inaugurated an industry-wide committee to facilitate the deployment of broadband infrastructure under a project named, National Communications Backbone (NCB). Chaired…
The terrorist threat is escalating, spreading across the continent with an alarming 22 countries in Africa targeted by terrorists. This has caused great concerns in Addis Ababa, seat of the AU. For some years, both its predecessor (the Organisation of African…
By Ibiyemi Mahew The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has announced that it will training 30,000 Nigerians on blockchain technology. In a joint press release with Domineum Blockchain Solutions, the agency noted that the NITDA Blockchain Scholarship, 2022 Scheme…
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, apprehended two Pakistani businessmen and two Nigeriens for drug trafficking on Sunday. The agency, in a statement posted on Facebook and signed by the Director, Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, explained…
The Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has cautioned the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state not to drag it and Governor Gboyega Oyetola into whatever intra-party squabble the PDP may be contending with within…
A call has gone to governments at all levels to make adequate use of the Public Procurement Act (PPA), 2007, and the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act, 2011 to further prevent, as well as control the wave of corruption in…
The Nigeria Navy on Sunday distributed food and other relief items to about 5,000 Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) affected by flood in various communities in Ahoada, Rivers. Commander of the Nigeria Navy Ship (NNS) Pathfinder Port Harcourt, Commodore Suleiman Ibrahim…
The Federal Government is boosting World Bank’s 500 million dollars funding for Adolescent Girls Initiative for Learning and Empowerment (AGILE) project with 700 million dollars. The Nigerian government boost raises the tally to 1.2 billion dollars. Communications Officer of AGILE,…
The Lagos State Government has directed the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) to begin to arrest and impound unpainted commercial vehicles from Monday across the state. The General Manager of LASTMA, Mr Bolaji Oreagba, said this in a statement…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested two Pakistani businessmen at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, (MMIA), Lagos with 8 kilograms of cocaine. The Director, Media and Advocacy, NDLEA, Mr Femi Babafemi, said this in a statement on…
