Gombe Earmarks N17b For Industrial Park

Gombe Earmarks N17b For Industrial Park

Gombe State Government has earmarked N17 billion for the construction of the Gombe Ultramodern Industrial Park, to promote medium and small-scale enterprises in the state. The State Governor, Alhaji Inuwa Yahaya, revealed this after a closed-door engagement with the Chief...
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FG Reiterates Support For Oil Palm Farmers

FG Reiterates Support For Oil Palm Farmers

The Federal Government, through the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD), on Wednesday rounded up a two-day capacity building for members of the Oil Palm Growers Association of Nigeria (OPGAN), in Enugu.  The theme of the two-day capacity...
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‘5G: NCC’s State Of Readiness Is Very High’

‘5G: NCC’s State Of Readiness Is Very High’

Barely one week after the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami revealed the Federal Government’s position on the deployment of 5G networks in Nigeria, the Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Comm...
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Tax Evasion: Tribunal Orders DSTV To Pay N900b Tax Backlog

Tax Evasion: Tribunal Orders DSTV To Pay N900b Tax Backlog

The Tax Appeal Tribunal (TAT) sitting in Lagos on Tuesday, 24th August 2021 ordered Multichoice Nigeria Limited, owners of popular cable television services, DSTV, to pay 50 percent of N1.8 trillion which the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has determine...
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Bello-Koko: We’re Repositioning NPA For Efficiency, Safety, Accountability

Bello-Koko: We’re Repositioning NPA For Efficiency, Safety, Accountability

The Acting Managing Director, Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Mohammed Bello Koko has assured that the management under his watch is working towards repositioning the nation’s seaports and the authority for greater efficiency, safety and accountability.&nbsp...
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NEPZA, Borno Reactivate Banki Border Free Trade Zone

NEPZA, Borno Reactivate Banki Border Free Trade Zone

The Nigeria Export Processing Zones Authority (NEPZA) has commenced the process of reactivating the Banki border Free Trade Zone in Borno State, to spur economic development.  The Managing Director of NEPZA, Prof. Adesoji Adesugba disclosed this on Monday...
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COVID-19: Lagos Uses 400 0xygen Cylinders Per Day

COVID-19: Lagos Uses 400 0xygen Cylinders Per Day

Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu has disclosed that severe COVID-19 patients in the state currently utilise 400 oxygen cylinders per day since the outbreak of the third wave.  Sanwo-Olu stated this on Monday at the Lagos House, Ikeja, during...
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AIICO Insurance Unveils Artificial Intelligence Powered WhatsApp Service

AIICO Insurance Unveils Artificial Intelligence Powered WhatsApp Service

AIICO Insurance Plc on Monday said it had launched an Artificial Intelligence (AI) powered service via the WhatsApp platform called ELLA, to improve service delivery.  Head, Strategic Marketing and Communications of the firm, Mr Segun Olalandu, announced ...
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MTN Nigeria Budgets N600b For Network Infrastructure

MTN Nigeria Budgets N600b For Network Infrastructure

As part of measures to improve telecommunications services, MTN Nigeria Communications has concluded plans to invest more than N600bn in network infrastructure over the next three years. Chairman of MTN Nigeria Communications, Dr Ernest Ndukwe, disclosed ...
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NCC Boss Lists Benefits Of Digital Literacy To Socio-Economic Development

NCC Boss Lists Benefits Of Digital Literacy To Socio-Economic Development

The Executive Vice-Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, has identified major benefits in promoting digital literacy in the country.  Delivering the first Annual Lecture of the Bic...
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‘FG Unveils 1,667 ICT Centres, 455 Projects Ongoing’

‘FG Unveils 1,667 ICT Centres, 455 Projects Ongoing’

The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Pantami, says that the ministry has inaugurated no fewer than 1,667 Information Communications Technology (ICT) centres across the country. He also said that more than 455 other projects were ongoing i...
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Nigeria Attains 100 Percent Capacity In Production Of SIM Cards, Others

Nigeria Attains 100 Percent Capacity In Production Of SIM Cards, Others

The Federal Government says it has achieved 100 percent in the production of Subscriber Identification Module (SIM) cards as well as the manufacture of many components of cell phones used in the country.   The Minister of Communications and Digital Econo...
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‘FG To Deploy 5G Network Soon’

‘FG To Deploy 5G Network Soon’

The Federal Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy says it will soon deploy the Five Generation network (5G) in Nigeria for increased connectivity.  The Minister of Communication and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Pantami, disclosed this in Abuja when he...
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Capital Market Committee Donates 2000 Covid-19 Protective Suits To Lagos

Capital Market Committee Donates 2000 Covid-19 Protective Suits To Lagos

The Capital Market Support Committee for COVID-19 (CMSCC) has donated 2000 protective suits to the Lagos State Government to help battle the current third wave of COVID-19 pandemic in the state.  The CMSCC is a Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)...
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