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2023: Ortom wrong to label Atiku agent of Miyetti Allah – Dele Momodu

2023: Ortom wrong to label Atiku agent of Miyetti Allah – Dele Momodu

The Director of Strategic Communications of the Atiku/Okowa Presidential Campaign Council Dele Momodu has faulted Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State for allegedly labelling the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar as an…

MTN to invest over N65m in Startups through grants

MTN to invest over N65m in Startups through grants

Leading ICT company, MTN is set to invest in Nigerian owned businesses through a campaign – ‘MTN Pulse BlowMyHustle’, which aims to economically empower Nigerian youths involved in scalable businesses. ‘Side hustles’ amongst Nigerian youths…

Oyetola releases N377m for payment of gratuities to 1,887 retirees

Oyetola releases N377m for payment of gratuities to 1,887 retirees

In line with his commitment to the welfare of both active and retired workers in the state, Governor Adegboyega Oyetola of Osun State has released the sum of N377.1 million for the payment of 4th…

FG allegedly plans to wind up PAP by December

FG allegedly plans to wind up PAP by December

There are indications that the Federal Government has allegedly commenced the process of effectively shutting down the presidential amnesty programme (PAP) in two months’ time. A source at the amnesty office alleged that the Federal…

Promote AfCFTA agenda, others, Buhari tells African ambassadors

Promote AfCFTA agenda, others, Buhari tells African ambassadors

President Muhammadu Buhari has called on African ambassadors to promote the agenda of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) and continue to give preference to the protection of the interests of the continent and…

Ofala Festival: Celebrating 20 years on an ancient throne

Ofala Festival: Celebrating 20 years on an ancient throne

Historical antecedent The long stretch of Awka Road, Onitsha was barricaded by security operatives to ensure free flow of traffic towards the venue of the Ofala Festival and expectedly, the crowd of visitors and natives…

Brain drain: 5,208 pharmacists leave the country in 5 years  

Brain drain: 5,208 pharmacists leave the country in 5 years  

Pharmacists under the aegis of Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN) have raised the alarm over the massive number of pharmacists leaving Nigeria to practice their profession in developed countries, saying  5,208 pharmacists have left the country…

Nigeria’s fintech ecosystem needs hyper connectivity, says Dambatta

Nigeria’s fintech ecosystem needs hyper connectivity, says Dambatta

The Executive Vice Chairman and CEO, Nigerian Communications Commission, Prof. Umar Dambatta, has said that hyper connectivity is the backbone of financial technology (Fintech). He said there is need to grow interconnectedness of people, organisations,…

Insecurity: We won’t be stampeded by US, UK’s advisories – FG

Insecurity: We won’t be stampeded by US, UK’s advisories – FG

…as FEC okays N17.4bn for communication infrastructure, N4bn for augmentation of roads in Kwara, Niger The Federal Government has said it would not be stampeded by the recent travel advisories issues by the United States…

Why NITDA should consider partnering with B2B e-commerce companies

Why NITDA should consider partnering with B2B e-commerce companies

  The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) in the pursuit of its vast mandates that focus on fostering the development and growth of Information Technology (IT) in Nigeria has different activities running to proactively…