UK To Welcome 20,000 Afghans

UK To Welcome 20,000 Afghans

Thousands of Afghan refugees will be resettled in the UK after the Taliban seized control of Kabul, the UK government has promised. The new scheme will see up to 20,000 Afghans offered a route to set up homes in the...
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Bayern Munich Retains German Super Cup Title

Bayern Munich Retains German Super Cup Title

Bayern Munich striker Robert Lewandowski scored twice to help his side retain the German Super Cup with a 3-1 win over Borussia Dortmund. Lewandowski put Bayern in front shortly before half-time, before Thomas Muller added a second just after the...
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SON Donates Seized 843 Phones To DSS

SON Donates Seized 843 Phones To DSS

Standard Organisation of Nigeria (SON), on Monday, donated 843 mobile cell phones to the Department of State Services (DSS), Kaduna command.  The coordinator of SON in the state, Mr Qasseem Yahaya, said that the mobile cell phones were seized from...
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Unity Bank Corpreneurship Challenge Produces 30 More Winners

Unity Bank Corpreneurship Challenge Produces 30 More Winners

A total of thirty members of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, have won cash prizes and business grants totaling N10 million in the 6th edition of the expanded Unity Bank flagship business plan competition known as Corpreneurship Challenge.  &n...
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Biden Defends US Pullout From Afghanistan

Biden Defends US Pullout From Afghanistan

President Joe Biden has said he stands “squarely” behind the US exit from Afghanistan as he faces withering criticism over the Taliban’s lightning conquest of the war-torn country. “How many more American lives is it worth?” asked...
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Danbatta Lauds President Buhari, Pantami On Digital Literacy Training Initiative

Danbatta Lauds President Buhari, Pantami On Digital Literacy Training Initiative

The Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof Umar Garba Danbatta has commended President Muhamamdu Buhari, the supervising Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami and the Governing Board ...
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NCS Orders Removal Of Illegal Checkpoints Along Katsina-Jibia Road

NCS Orders Removal Of Illegal Checkpoints Along Katsina-Jibia Road

The Comptroller-General (CG), Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Retired Col. Hameed Ali,  has ordered the immediate removal of all illegal checkpoints along Katsina-Jibia road.  Ali gave the order when he paid a condolence visit to the Emir of Kats...
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NCC Photo News

NCC Photo News

Back Roll: Executive Vice Chairman/CEO, Nigerian Communications Commission, Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta (centre) and trainees during the closing ceremony of NCC’s Digital Literacy Training for the North-West held at the Kano Campus of DBI in Kano State. 
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NEITI: Signing PIB Into Law Historic

NEITI: Signing PIB Into Law Historic

The Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) has been described as a historic development, the assent of President Muhammadu Buhari to the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB).  The Executive Secretary of NEITI, Dr Orji Ogbonnaya Orji, said this...
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Toyota, Nissan, Others To Form Consortium Against Cyber Attack

Toyota, Nissan, Others To Form Consortium Against Cyber Attack

Ninety companies, including Toyota and Nissan, will form a consortium to protect connected cars from cyber-attacks.In a report published by Nikkei Asia to prevent hijacking and data theft, the companies will check their automotive software ...
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SEC Nigeria Photo News

SEC Nigeria Photo News

L-R,  Executive Commissioner Operations, Securities and Exchange Commission Mr Dayo Obisan,  Director-General, SEC, Mr Lamido Yuguda and Executive Commissioner Legal and Enforcement, SEC, Mr Reginald Karawusa during the 2nd  2021 Virtual Capital Market C...
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FC Barcelona Debt Hits $1.59b

FC Barcelona Debt Hits $1.59b

FC Barcelona president, Joan Laporta has said that the LaLiga club’s debt has risen to 1.35 billion euros ($1.59 billion).  The Catalan giants’ financial problems have been well documented since it emerged in January that their total debt had exceeded...
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Lagos Targets 10m Coconut Trees By 2024

Lagos Targets 10m Coconut Trees By 2024

The Lagos State Government in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has started the rehabilitation of its coconut belt aimed at producing 10 million coconut trees by 2024.  The Commissioner for Agriculture, Ms Abisola Olusanya, made t...
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Danbatta Charges Nigerian Youths On Skills Application

Danbatta Charges Nigerian Youths On Skills Application

The Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof Umar Garba Danbatta has charged Nigerian youths, who participated in the nationwide digital literacy training conducted by the Commission, to put the skills acquired as well as t...
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