. 146.95kg Illicit Drug Seized At Abuja Airport No fewer than 100,000 bottles of codeine syrup with a total weight of 15,325kilograms have been intercepted and seized by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, at the Onne seaport, Port Harcourt, Rivers state. The illicit substance, cough syrup with codeine […]
Year: 2021
President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed a veteran broadcaster Balarabe Shehu Ilelah as the Director-General of the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC). Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed who announced the appointment in a statement on Friday in Abuja, said Ilelah’s appointment is for a tenure of five years in the first […]
– As Dr. Abdussamad Ayinde Emerges most outstanding Covid-19 health worker The Honorable Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, has lauded 9mobile for its support in the ongoing fight against COVID-19. He gave the commendation at the Health Workers recognition event, organized by the telco to celebrate health workers […]
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has concluded the process for determining the cost-based price of Mobile International Termination Rate (ITR) to ensure healthy competition on traffic handling for voice services between local and international operators in Nigeria. The Commission made this known at the final Stakeholders’ Forum for the presentation […]
With Africa and Middle East witnessing a major transition with Big Data and Analytics, expecting US$68 billion revenue growth (up 28% every year until 2025), renown events organisers Tradepass hosted 700+ Big Data enthusiasts virtually at BYTES ’21: Africa on 20-21 April, 2021. The summit was glamorized by a distinguished […]
With an aim to develop counterintelligence to tackle the increasing number of cybercrimes in Africa, Tradepass hosted more than 1500 cyber enthusiasts virtually at the 3rd edition of CyFrica recently. CyFrica 2021: LIVE, commenced on 4-5 May 2021. With global pandemic impacting around the world, Africa experienced a […]
Directs Retrieval of SPY Number Plates from unauthorized users The Inspector General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba has affirmed that all existing vehicle tinted glass permits, duly issued by the Nigeria Police Force, remain valid. This clarification is coming on the heels of public enquiries following the announcement of […]
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has said that it does not have the constitutional power to prosecute offenders of Twitter suspension order issued by the Federal Government. It will be recalled that the Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, had in a statement, issued on Saturday, June 5, directed […]
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has urged Nigerian youths to leverage Internet/broadband access to unleash their potentials for innovation and creativity, as well as their quest for job opportunities and skills acquisition. The Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) of the Commission, Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, made the call during the presentation […]
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and the Computer Professionals Registration Council of Nigeria (CPN) have drummed support for the 12th Nigeria DigitalSENSE Africa Forum on Internet Governance for Development (IG4D), slated for Thursday, June 10, at the Golden Tulip Hotels Essential, International Airport Road, Lagos. Confirming this in Lagos, the […]