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October 29, 2016 No Responses

FRSC seeks driver’s prosecution over death of three Marshals

For allegedly killing three Marshals, a driver has been handed over to the Police by the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC). According to the FRSC, while carrying out their lawful duties at a mobile court located at Talata Mafara,...

October 29, 2016 No Responses

Oladapo returns to ITTF Africa Executive Board

Nigeria’s Olabanji Oladapo has returned as Vice President Administration in the eight-man Executive Board of the Khaled El-Salhy (EGY)-led team of ITTF Africa. Also, President of Nigeria Table Tennis Federation (NTTF), Wahid Oshodi has added another ...

October 28, 2016 No Responses

‘Port Harcourt Seaports critical to Nigeria’s economic development’

The President of Port Harcourt Chamber of Commerce (PHCCIMA)Dr. Emi Membere-Otaji has appealed to the Federal Government and all relevant stakeholders to give adequate attention to re- inventing Port Harcourt seaports as part of measures to sustain economic gr...

October 28, 2016 No Responses

FG to leverage on ICT for public communication

The Federal Government says it will leverage on the power of Information and Communication Technology to constantly engage Nigerians on the policies and programmes of the present administration. The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Information a...

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...

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...