The UK police say the Friday, October 15 killing of Conservative MP Sir David Amess is being treated as a terrorist incident. Sir David was stabbed multiple times at his constituency surgery in Leigh-on-Sea in Essex on Friday and a 25-year-old British man was arrested at the scene on suspicion …
Read More »Ikeja Electric announces 8-week blackout in Lagos
Some areas in Lagos State will experience eight weeks of power outage as Ikeja Electric, IE, announces a planned reconductoring of 132kv lines. The re-conducting will be embarked upon by the Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN, which is aimed at expanding the wheeling capacity across the IE network. Kumapayi noted that the …
Read More »Danbatta, Ndiaye hinge West Africa development on ICT
The Executive Vice Chairman of the NCC, Prof. Umar Danbatta and Ambassador of the Republic of Senegal to Nigeria have hinged the development of West Africa nations on the growth of Information Communications Technology. Speaking at event to mark the hoisting of Senegalese flag at the West Africa Telecommunications Regulators Assembly (WATRA), Danbatta, noted that ICT remains …
Read More »Osinbajo to Leaders: We must educate, empower our people
Nigeria’s Vice President,Professor Yemi Osinbajo, SAN has charged Nigerian leaders at all levels to prioritise the education of their people, especially children and girls to enable them access more socio-economic opportunities and live better lives. The Vice President dialcosed this in Abuja at an event organised to mark the 2021 Mass …
Read More »Document your experiences, Osinbajo tells leaders
VP, Sanwo-Olu grace Kumuyi’s book launch Nigeria’s Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo has charged leaders and other successful people to write their stories and share the histories of the phenomena they have become in order to instruct, inspire and change the world to a better society. Speaking in Lagos at the …
Read More »INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY COLOURS: MYTH OR REALITY?
By Bunmi Olowu-AdekoyaThe International Women’s Day (IWD) is a day set aside globally to celebrate women for their doggedness and achievements in the context of social, economic, cultural and political sagacity. The day was instituted in the early 1900s. It is set aside to, among others, increase awareness on the …
Read More »At last, FG okays 5G network in Nigeria
At last, the Federal Executive Council (FEC) has authorised the National Policy on Fifth-Generation (5G) networks for the country’s digital economy. With the approval the deployment of the network in Nigeria would take effect soon. In a statement by the Technical Assistant on Information Technology to Minister of Communications and …
Read More »NCC unveils compendium of Dabatta’s speeches
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) on Tuesday unveiled a compendium of speeches of the Executive Vice Chairman of the commission, Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta in Abuja. The commission also launched two other major initiatives, starting which include:– New Strategic Vision (Implementation) Plan (SVP), 2021-2025, – and – NCC Global Connect Podcast . The Story …
Read More »16 miscreanst nabbed over Cele Bus Stop Mayhem, robberies
Lagos State Taskforce on Environmental and Special Offences Unit has arrested 16 miscreants believed to have masterminded violence and robbing of commuters in Iyana Cele and Iyana Isolo. The miscreants, were accused of capitalizing on the peaceful ‘no work’ protest embarked upon by drivers of commercial buses on Oshodi – …
Read More »Akande: Stop distracting Osinbajo with 2023 Presidential Race agenda
…Says VP not yet declared interest Akande The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity in theOffice of the Vice President, Mr Laolu Akande has appealed to those behind campaigns and jingles insinuating that the Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, has joined the 2023 Presidential Race …
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