A suspected kidnapper has been shot dead by a joint security operatives during a mission to rescue 13 persons who were abducted at Isua, headquarters of Akoko South-East Local Government Area of Ondo State. The 13 persons were heading to Abuja on Tuesday, June 6, 2023, when gunmen abducted and marched …
Read More »Assailants stab Corps member to death in Abuja suburb
A member of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) serving in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja, has been killed by unknown assailants. It was gathered that Gideon Bitrus Gijuwa, was attacked and stabbed to death by the assailants at Mararaba, a border town between the FCT and Nasarawa State …
Read More »30-year-old photographer commits suicide in Jigawa
A 30-year-old photographer, Usman Sani Goga, has committed suicide in Akula Quarters, Babura Local Government Area of Jigawa State. The spokesperson of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in the state, CSC Adamu Shehu, who confirmed the incident in a statement on Thursday, June 8, 2023, said the …
Read More »Telecom Sector Contributes N2.508 Trillion to Nigeria’s GDP
The telecommunications and Information Services sector in Nigeria has, in the first quarter 2023, delivered a handsome N2.508 trillion in terms of financial value contribution to the nation’s gross domestic product (GDP), representing 14.13 per cent. Figures released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) showed that the sector recorded …
Read More »Naira records gain after Tinubu directive to CBN
The naira yesterday rebounded to N770/$1 at the parallel market after President Bola Ahmed Tinubu directed the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to unify multiple exchange rates in the market. As the market digested the directive, the local currency, which traded at N780/$1 at the parallel market on Monday, gained …
Read More »I was forced to sign presidential poll result in Kogi – PDP witness tells Presidential Petition Tribunal
The first witness of the People Democratic Party on Thursday June 1, Joe Agada, has alleged that BVAS devices were manipulated in the last presidential election and that he was forced to sign the results as the state collation officer in Kogi State. Punch reports that Agada who is a …
Read More »Danbatta to Receive National Productivity Order of Merit Award for Outstanding Contributions to Industry
Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, the Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), will be conferred with the esteemed National Productivity Order of Merit (NPOM) Award, among other notable Nigerians. The announcement was made in an advertorial signed by the Director General of the National Productivity Center, Dr. Nasir …
Read More »Our Commitment to Digital Job Creation for Youths Remains Unflinching -Danbatta
In line with one of the pillars of the National Digital Economic Policy and Strategy, (NDEPS 2020-2030), which is to further accelerate economic growth in digital literacy and skills, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) is fully committed to the effective and efficient implementation of the Federal Government’s policy direction in …
Read More »NCC Disowns Fake LinkedIn Account of Prof. Danbatta
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has been made aware of a fake LinkedIn account that is being attributed to our Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Prof Umar Garba Danbatta. We wish to categorically state that the said LinkedIn account is fake and has no affiliation with the NCC …
Read More »Danbatta condoles families of former Minister Gwadabe, BUK Registrar
The Executive Vice Chairman, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) Professor Umar Danbatta with the Vice Chancellor of Bayero University, Kano (BUK), Professor Sagir Adamu Abbas when the former paid a condolence visit on the demise of the university’s Registrar, Jamil Ahmed Salim The Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. …
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