The much-awaited Ofala Festival, sponsored by Globacom, in Onitsha, Anambra State, on Friday, began with a Youth Carnival organized by the Onitsha Ado Youth Council (OYC). Various youth cultural groups including the Agbalanze (Ozo title holders), Egbenuoba (warriors of Onitsha), Egwu Edo (girls dance group), Di Okpa (family heads), Omu […]
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360 undergraduate Nigerian students received scholarships from MTN Foundation through its annual scholarship initiative, bringing the total number of scholars to 1,011 after adding the 651 already recipients. The recipients were honoured at the award ceremonies conducted in Abuja, Lagos, and Port Harcourt. The Honourable Peter Akpatason, Chairman of the […]
On Wednesday, the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) conducted a thorough examination of the production statistics of its member states and their allies. This evaluation became imperative as oil prices experienced a significant decline, plummeting by 8% to $89.36 per barrel, compared to the previous week’s figure of […]
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), through its subsidiary, the Office for Nigerian Digital Innovation (ONDI), in partnership with the Innovation Support Network (ISN), is hosting the NITDA Digital Nigeria Hackathon 2023, scheduled to be held on 24th of October 2023 at the International Conference Centre (ICC), Abuja. The […]
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has extended the deadline for submission of applications and entries into the 2023 Talent Hunt through Hackathon to Saturday, September 30, 2023. To this end, the deadline for application/entries into the contest, which opened on September 1, 2023, and initially closed today (September 22, 2023), […]
The Nigerian government has signed up for a free, safe Internet for Africa that can close the digital divide and open up new opportunities across the region. Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Dr Bosun Tijani, who canvassed this position at the just-concluded Africa Internet Governance Forum at the […]
The Nigerian naira continued its alarming downward spiral in the parallel market, where it exchanged at a rate of 980 naira to the US dollar today. This represents a significant drop compared to the previous week when the exchange rate stood at 950 naira per dollar. Experts are attributing this […]
During the twin light of the deregulation of the ICT and telecoms sector in 2001, the bid for spectrum license was made available for grabs by the industry regulator, the Nigerian Communications Commission,( NCC) for both indigenous and multinational players. it is imperative from this standpoint to note that the […]
The Federal Government of Nigeria has reportedly collected approximately N2 trillion in taxes from various foreign companies including Google, Netflix, and Facebook, over a span of 15 months, according to a report by The PUNCH. This substantial amount includes both Company Income Tax (CIT) and Value Added Tax (VAT), as […]
L-R: Dr. Bashir Gwandu, Executive Vice Chairman/CEO, National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) and Governor Engr. Abdullahi A. Sule, when the Governor paid a courtesy visit to the NASENI Headquarters on Friday 18th August, 2023. PHOTO: NASENI The move towards boosting local economic development and capitalizing on the […]