Govt. should invest in programmes to help bridge the digital gender inequality gap – Head, DBI Lagos
Paulinus Ugwoke (6th left) flanked by participants The Head of the Digital Bridge Institute, DBI, Lagos Campus, Paulinus Ugwoke has called on the government to seriously invest in initiatives to…
WTISD: Shittu stresses on the need to bridge standardisation gap in ICT sector
Minister of Communications, Adebayo Shittu Minister of Communications, Adebayo Shittu, on Friday in Abuja, stressed the need for the county to bridge the standardisation gap in the Information Communication Technology…
FIRS generates 11% higher non-oil sector taxes to boost Q1, 2019 revenue
FIRS boss Babatunde Fowler The Federal Inland Revenue Service ((FIRS) generated N1.5 trillion revenue in the first quarter (Q1) of 2019, according to its Chairman, Mr Babatunde Fowler. Fowler disclosed…
Herbalist cons South Korean of $4.2m; impersonates NNPC GMD
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Ilorin Zonal Office has arrested a 31-year-old herbalist, Jamiu Isiaka for allegedly impersonating the Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation,…
Lalong is new Chairman, Northern Governors’ Forum
The Northern Governors’ Forum on Friday elected Gov. Simon Lalong of Plateau as its new Chairman. Gov. Kassim Shettima of Borno who is the outgoing chairman of the forum disclosed…
2,000 Ekiti workers sacked by Fayemi stage protest
The 2,000 workers recruited by former Gov. Ayo Fayose into the public service in Ekiti on Friday staged a peaceful protest in Ado Ekiti, the state capital, over the recent…
Lagos High Court Frees 47-year-old Chinese woman after over 2 years in prison custody
A 47-year-old Chinese woman, Zhen Zhen, was on Friday set free by an Ikeja High Court four years after setting ablaze a section of a hotel located in Ikeja, Lagos….
Igando Housing Scheme, sangotedo, others ready in six months- Ambode
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode has said that the Igando Housing Scheme, Sangotedo and others will be ready in the next six months. According to the Governor, over 300…
Emerging Nigerian businesses to get a boost as MTN Nigeria signs 7-year N200bn medium term facility
MTN Nigeria Communications Plc has signed a 7-year N200 billion Medium Term Facility with a consortium of seven banks to fund emerging businesses in Nigeria. The Chief Executive Officer, MTN…
Sacked workers not duly captured in the Civil Service Structure- Fayemi
Gov. Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti Gov. Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State, on Friday said that no genuine staff of the state public service was sacked by his government. Fayemi, in…