Information Archives — Page 472 of 476

October 26, 2016 No Responses

Information portal for Nigerians underway

The Federal Government will soon launch an Information Portal to keep Nigerians at home and in the diaspora abreast of government’s programmes and policies and also get their feedback. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, disclosed this...

October 23, 2016 No Responses

AT&T explains $86B deal with Time Warner

(BBC) The US telecoms giant AT&T has announced that it will buy entertainment group Time Warner for nearly $86bn (£70bn). The deal was agreed at a meeting of the two boards on Saturday but will still need to be approved...

October 20, 2016 No Responses

IMF declares Nigeria Africa’s biggest economy

Despite ongoing economic challenges, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has affirmed Nigeria as the biggest economy in Africa ahead of South Africa and Egypt. However, the IMF’s World Economic Outlook for October 2016, puts South Africa’s GDP at 28...

October 14, 2016 No Responses

Intensify efforts to release other Chibok Girls, Brown tells FG

Former British Prime Minister, Mr Gordon Brown has urged the Federal Government and negotiators not to give up until all the abducted Chibok schoolgirls are freed from captivity. The United Nations’ Special Envoy for Global Education made this call in his...

October 12, 2016 No Responses

FG to launch Digital Broadcasting in December

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has assured of the Federal Government’s readiness to launch the DigitalSwitch Over (DSO) in broadcasting in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, by the end of 2016. The Minister gav...

October 10, 2016 No Responses

NCC records 94m internet users in August

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) as at August 2016 has in its networks 93,591,174 internet users. According to NCC, the data revealed that internet usage on the Global System for Mobile communications (GSM) and the Code Division Multiple Access....

October 10, 2016 No Responses

Minister lauds NAFEST 2016 contributions to national unity

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has described the 2016 edition of the annual N ational Festival of Arts and Culture (NAFEST 2016) as a success, saying it has helped to strengthen national unity. ”Undoubtedly the biggest...

October 8, 2016 No Responses

Sukuk Issuance: SEC lauds CBN’s approval of guidelines for granting liquid assets to States

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has notified issuers and investors that the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has approved “Guidelines for Granting Liquid Asset Status to Sukuk Instruments Issued by State Governments”. In a statement on Fri...

October 8, 2016 No Responses

Heritage Bank seeks sustained support for firms

As part of measures to create wealth for individual customers, Heritage Bank recently took advantage of customers’ service/appreciation week to organise a business fair to celebrates the business activities of various customers. The fair which t...

October 8, 2016 No Responses

Minister seeks implementation of bilateral pacts in culture

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has stressed the need to actualize all the bilateral agreements betweenNigeria and other countries, particularly in the cultural sector, so as to derive the maximum benefits that the sector offers...

October 8, 2016 No Responses

Euro Global kicks-off back to school visits, unveils Golden Choco drink

Euro Global Foods and Distilleries, maker of Savana soft drink, has embarked on its 2016 Back to School campaign that will see it visit schools across south western Nigeria over the next few weeks. The campaign kicked off at Beehive...

October 7, 2016 No Responses

Minister meets private sector, explains ”Change Begins With Me” campaign

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has said President Muhammadu Buhari and his entire cabinet has been living true to the national re-orientation campaign ”Change Begins With Me” long before it was publicly unveiled la...

October 1, 2016 No Responses

‘NAFEST has become a tool for economic growth’

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has said the annual National Festival of Arts and Culture (NAFEST) has evolved from being just an instrument of national unity to becoming a platformto help boost the level of economic...

September 23, 2016 No Responses

‘Sunny Ade, a music star of his generation’

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has congratulated King Sunny Ade on his 70th birthday, describing him as a cultural icon and a trail blazer. In a statement issued in Lagos on Thursday, the Minister hailed King Sunny Ade’s...