Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a suspected transborder drug trafficker with large quantity of cocaine estimated to have a street value of one billion naira. The 36-year-old suspect Nkem Timothy, alias Auwalu Audu was arrested in Sokoto, while trying to cross to Algeria through […]
Year: 2021
Nigerian Air Force, NAF201, with seven persons, including crew members on board, has crashed in Abuja. The aircraft, B350, departed Abuja en route Minna, Niger State on Sunday in the morning before it crashed, killing all the persons in it. According to Twitter handle of Sen. Hadi Sirika, Minister […]
The Police High Command has described as untrue, unfounded, defamatory and libellous, the publication by Sahara Reporters, dated February 07, 2021, which alleged that the Inspector-General of Police, IGP M.A Adamu, paid over 2 Billion Naira for the tenure extension. The Force wishes to state categorically that the extension of […]
Again, the Lagos State Waste Management Agency, LAWMA, has shown that truly the welfare and safety of its workers are of upmost importance when it distributed safety materials such as disinfectants, hand gloves, immune booster drugs, hand wash, hand sanitizers, soaps, face masks amongst other items, enough to cater […]
Moving a step ahead and creating awareness campaign, the Managing Director of the Lagos State Waste Management Agency, LAWMA, Mr. Ibrahim Odumboni, is inviting all stakeholders both in the public and private establishments, Estate Managers, Recyclers and everyone interested in the business of recycling to a one day virtual interactions. […]
The CBN explained in detail its directive to banks to desist from transacting in and with entities dealing in cryptocurrencies. The Central Bank of Nigeria, in a press release dated, the 7th of February 2021 has explained in detail the reason for its directive to Deposit Money Banks (DMBs) and […]
In a bid to support the federal government’s drive towards the National Identification Number (NIN) registration, MTN has introduced new initiatives that will increase capacity to provide enrolment services across its customer interaction touch points, which also include rural locations. MTN said the initiatives would support a reliable and sustainable […]
The Nigerian government is considering replacing the Bank Verification Numbers with the National Identity Numbers, the Minister of Communication and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami, said on Monday. Mr Pantami disclosed this while briefing journalists after a facility tour and inspection of the ongoing NIN enrolment exercise at NIMC and other […]
The ongoing National Identification Number (NIN) and Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) integration exercise has been extended by 8 weeks, with a new deadline of April 6, 2021. This message was conveyed by the Honourable Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Ali Ibrahim (Pantami), FNCS, FBCS, FIIM during the […]
The Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (ATCON) is set to host the maiden edition of Virtual Structured Engagement with Key Stakeholders in the Nigerian Telecom & ICT Sector on the New National Broadband Plan 2020- 2025 with a theme; – Realizing the new set target of 70% […]