The Chairman of the Senate Committee on the Army, Sen. Ali Ndume, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to give assent to the Peace Corps of Nigeria (PCN) bill when presented to him. Ndume made the call in Abuja on Thursday at the Peace Corps of Nigeria Founders’ Day and […]
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FG dissolves governing councils of Uniport, Nigeria maritime university
The Federal Government has approved the dissolution of the Governing Councils of the University of Port Harcourt, Rivers State and the Nigerian Maritime University, Okerenkoko, in Bayelsa State. The government announced the decision in a statement by the Director of Information, Federal Ministry of Education, Ben Bem-Goong, saying that the […]
Gov Uzodinma commence mass housing scheme in Imo
The Governor of Imo State, Hope Uzodinma has said plans are in place to begin Mass Housing Scheme in the state. The governor said the program will being in Imo North and spread to the other two zones of the state. Uzodinma made the statement when traditional rulers in Imo […]
MPC slashes interest rate to 12.5%
The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of Central Bank of Nigeria has reduced Monetary Policy Rate (MPR), to 12.5 per cent. The MPR is the instrument used by the Central Bank of Nigeria through the MPC to control interest/ lending rates This is the seconding MPC meeting in row that will […]
Buhari joins World leaders in virtual UN dev’t financing summit
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday joined world leaders in a virtual summit of the United Nations High-Level Event on Financing for Development in the Era of COVID-19 and Beyond. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Buhari’s participation was at the invitation of the United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres. […]
Bill Gates’ ‘poisoned chalice’ (II)
I had often mused about Bill Gates’ religious inclination – for good measure. And this is very important. Because as ‘knowledge’ or the lack of it thereof may take to, or sway from God, so may the absence or presence of God-consciousness engender a proclivity for evil or for good, […]
Zinox Boss Commends Uzodinma for Crashing Telecom Right of Way Charges
Serial digital entrepreneur and Chairman, Zinox Group, Leo Stan Ekeh, has hailed Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodinma, for crashing the Right of Way (RoW) charges in the state by over 96 per cent. The governor had recently signed an Executive Order No. 002, 2020 which slashed the current charges from […]
COVID-19: Global education coalition offers free internet access for distance education
Major mobile telephone operators that are part of UNESCO’s Global Education Coalition have offered free access to online educational content for students in all regions of the world affected by Covid-19 induced school closures. According to the coalition, the move was in furtherance of their plans to step up efforts […]
Twitter’s Jack Dorsey replies Trump, Zuckerberg
Jack Dorsey, Twitter CEO has doubled down on why the company fact-checked President Donald Trump’s tweets on mail-in-ballots. He also responded to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s comment that Twitter should not be “an arbiter of truth”. Dorsey rejected Zuckerberg’s tag, and explained Twitter’s position, citing the company’s Civic Integrity Policy. […]
Telecom, Minister lauds Kaduna, Imo, Katsina, Plateau governors for complying with Right of Way Resolution
The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Ali Ibrahim (Pantami), has commended Governors El-Rufai, Uzodimma, Masari and Lalong for implementing Right of Way Resolution. The Minister in a statement signed by his Technical Assistant (Information Technology), Dr Femi Adeluyi on Friday expressed delight with the strides that have […]