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NITDA, DAWN Commission collaborate on digital literacy, innovation in South-West
*Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, CCIE, Director-General of the National Information Technology Development Agency, partners with the Development Agenda for Western Nigeria ...
UK, Nigeria launch £15m Growth Programme to accelerate investments, economic transformation
*Baroness Jenny Chapman, Minister for Africa and International Development, in the United Kingdom rounds off her two-day working visit to ...
Democracy Day: APC Chair urges citizens to protect freedom, seek Greater Nigeria
*Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda, National Chairman, All Progressives Congress, urges Nigerians to reflect on the significance of June 12 as the ...
INEC set for Ekiti polls, urges parties, press and royal fathers on peaceful votes
*Prof. Joash O. Amupitan, SAN, Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission announces the Commission's total operational, technological, and logistical ...
June 12: Nigerian President bestows National Honours on 50 heroes, heroines of democracy (Full List)
*President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, has hails heroes and heroines of democracy, as he awards National Honours to 50 Nigerians ...
NITDA, DISO partner to strengthen digital transformation in power sector
*Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, CCIE, Director-General, National Information Technology Development Agency, stresses the importance of collaboration on initiatives to accelerate digital ...
2026 GSR: NCC EVC highlights telecoms reforms at ITU forum in Türkiye
*Dr. Aminu Maida, Executive Vice-Chairman and CEO, Nigerian Communications Commission, enumerated the country's digital governance reforms, Quality of Service benchmarks, ...
June 12: President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s 2026 Democracy Day Speech (Read Full Text)
*President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, in his national address on the 2026 Democracy Day, emphasises though democracy is not perfect, ...
Nigerian Senate clarifies extension of 2025 Budget implementation to September
*The Nigerian Senate explains the approval of a three-month extension for implementation of the capital component of the 2025 Appropriation ...
CNI: NNPCL, stakeholders move to safeguard strategic energy infrastructure nationwide
*The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited leads a Joint Taskforce on a visit to a pipeline theft site in Abuja, ...
Access Holdings profit hits N1trn, grows shareholders’ funds to N4.33trn –Official
*Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede, Chairman of Access Holdings Plc, at the company’s 2026 Annual General Meeting, in Lagos, reveals the group’s performance ...
NASENI highlights role in revamping Nigeria’s industrial value chain
*The National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure has said the agency currently plays a critical role applying indigenous technologies ...
Investment: Standard Bank backs Dangote Petroleum Refinery’s IPO
*Sim Tshabalala, Group Chief Executive of Standard Bank, affirms the commercial bank's support for the Initial Public Offering of the ...
NCC unveils strategies to address increasing data demand, limited infrastructure capacity
*The Governing Board, the Nigerian Communications Commission, unveils proactive measures to address the growing consumer data demand, attendant constraint of ...
Trade Fair: Lagos highlights economic opportunities, urges collaboration for success
*Folashade Ambrose-Medebem, Lagos State Commissioner for Commerce, Cooperatives, Trade, and Investment, highlights significance of the Lagos Multi-sector Trade Fair, stating ...
2027 Elections: INEC announces conduct of primaries in restored constituencies in 4 states
*Nigeria's Independent National Electoral Commission affirms the restored constituencies in Benue, Delta, Jigawa and Kogi States, and has fixed the ...
NCC committed to sustainable data, digital transformation for $1trn economy –Board
*The Governing Board of the Nigerian Communications Commission, at its 109th meeting, reaffirms sustainable pathway to support the Federal Government ...
Digital Safety: Minister laments ‘we are failing our children’ as Canada mulls social media ban for under-16s
*Marc Miller, Canada's Culture Minister, justifies the country's proposed ban on social media for under 16, stating 'we are failing ...
Digital Economy: Nigerian Senate passes Cryptocurrency Regulation Bill to protect investors
*The Nigerian Senators pass the Virtual Asset Service Providers Regulation Bill, 2026 for second reading, in move to protect investors, ...
Insecurity: Ogun inaugurates Safe Schools Steering Committee
*The Ogun State Government of Nigeria says the Safe Schools Steering Committee is expected to provide leadership in developing and ...
