The Lagos State Chapter, the premier branch of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR), in collaboration with Addefort Limited, announced today that the ninth Lagos Public Relations Stakeholders Conference will address Leadership and Poverty Eradication on Thursday, August 18, 2022, at the MUSON Centre in Lagos. The Lagos Public […]
It is insensitive and will exacerbate Nigerians’ suffering – Stakeholders Stakeholders in the telecommunications sector have described the Federal Government’s plan to impose an additional 5% excise duty on telecommunications operators in Nigeria as insensitive and less compassionate. The implementation of a 5% excise duty by the Nigerian Customs Service […]
LAWMA Academy, the educational arm of the Lagos Waste Management Authority, will hold a four-week summer school on the tenets of effective waste management from August 1st to August 26th at its headquarters in Ijora-Olopa. The program, which debuted last year, aims to educate students on effective waste management and […]
Professor Isa Ali Ibrahim (Pantami), the Honourable Minister of Communications and Digital Economy has stated that the recently released Code of Practice for Interactive Computer Service Platforms/Internet Intermediaries and Conditions for Operating in Nigeria will provide an opportunity to protect the fundamental human rights of Nigerians and non-Nigerians living in […]
In order to continue implementing the e-Government Master Plan and the National Digital Economy Policy and Strategy through the National Information Technology Development Agency’s (NITDA) Strategic Roadmap and Action Plan (SRAP 2021-2024), the Federal Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy has launched the 2022 eGovernment Service-Wide Capacity Building Program, which […]
In order to promote the current administration of President Muhammadu Buhari GCFR’s agenda of diversifying the nation’s economy, experts from various industries have converged to harness the abundant opportunities in the exploitation and exploration of local content development to boost the country’s national economic growth. This was discussed at the […]
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has invested more than N500 million in telecom-related research at Nigerian universities. Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, the commission’s Executive Vice Chairman, announced this during a Regional Roundtable with academia, industry, and other stakeholders in Kano. He also stated that the NCC plans to build two […]
Seizes tons of opioids, rubber solution, skunk, meth in Kaduna, FCT, Sokoto, Anambra At least two women and six men have been arrested by NDLEA operatives for attempting to import hundreds of cocaine pellets into Nigeria and export thousands of Tramadol 255mg tablets, among other illicit drugs, to Europe via […]
The Lagos Waste Management Authority, LAWMA, is clearing the city’s waste backlog, primarily through massive night operations. The operations, which take place between 10 p.m. and 4 a.m., are personally coordinated by the Authority’s Managing Director/CEO, Mr. Ibrahim Odumboni, and have seen the clearance of waste indiscriminately dumped at some […]
Following the fifth Student Union Leadership Summit held at Kwara State University in Malete, Kwara State, Chairman of the Association of Licensed Telecommunication Operators of Nigeria (ALTON), Engineer Gbenga Adebayo, received recognition. The honour was presented to him during the KWASU Students Union Lecture, with the theme “Education, Youth Development, […]
