President Muhammadu Buhari has rejoiced with Christians on the occasion of this year’s Easter celebration. The president made his feelings known in a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina in Abuja on Thursday.…
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) on Thursday began the vaccination of members of the FCT chapter of the NUJ against COVID-19. Malam Abubakar Sani, Senior Special Assistant on Media and Strategic Communications to the FCT Minister, Malam Muhammad Bello,…
Airtel Africa, a telecommunications and mobile money services company, says it has signed an agreement under which MasterCard will invest $100 million in Airtel Mobile Commerce BV (“AMC BV”). According to a statement by the telco, AMC BV is a…
The United Kingdom’s Office of Communications (Ofcom) has fined Pastor Chris Oyakhilome and his religious channel, Loveworld £125,000. Ofcom in a statement said that the station was fined £125,000 (N65.6m) for breaching the country’s broadcasting code by disseminating misinformation on…
The Federal Ministry of Works and Housing, has reiterated Federal Government’s commitment to complete the Abuja-Lokoja highway dual project by end of this year. Engr. Funsho Adebiyi, Director Highway Construction and Rehabilitation said this while inspecting the progress made so…
The Federal Government says it has so far enrolled 51million citizens for the National Identification Number (NIN) as at March 31, 2021. Minister of Communication and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Pantami, made this known at the weekly Presidential Media briefing…
The Federal Government has started enrolling additional 33,000 beneficiaries on a monthly Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) programme in 14 local government areas of Sokoto State. The National Enrolment Manager, Hajia Sadiya Abdullahi, announced the additional beneficiaries at the opening of…
Zizah Okeugo, 12, will feature his artwork at Terra Kulture centre for creative arts, as part of activities to mark this year’s World Autism Awareness Day. World Autism Awareness Day is globally celebrated every April 2, to raise more awareness…
The Police Command in Plateau has confirmed an attack by gunmen on Mr Demishi Sango, a one-time Minister of Sports and the immediate past Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Plateau. ASP Ubah Ogaba, the Police Public Relations…
The Nigerian Navy Reference Hospital (NNRH), Ojo says it has not recorded any adverse effect from people vaccinated with the AstraZeneca vaccine in its facility. Dr Munirat Afolayan, Head of Public Health Department at the NNRH, disclosed this in an…
