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Telecom policies enhancing digital access, media, knowledge production – Danbatta
Executive Vice Chairman, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Danbatta, has said that diligent implementation of various telecommunications policies, strategies and regulatory frameworks has continued to enhance the nation’s capacity to deepen citizens’ access to digital resources, transform media and knowledge production and positively impacting Nigeria’s economic and social progress. Danbatta stated this in a keynote address delivered at a…
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Obi presents LP’s 72-paged presidential manifesto
Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party Peter Obi has presented the party’s manifesto ahead of the February 2023 presidential election. Obi announced the party’s manifesto via his verified Twitter page early Sunday morning. “I have the honour to present our 72-page Manifesto, titled, ‘It’s POssible: Our Pact with Nigerians.’ This Manifesto, its overarching and visionary policy planks, lay out our…
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Musikilu Mojeed: bearing witness to history, By Kayode Fayemi
At the time I gave my word to be present at the public presentation of The Letterman on December 1st, 2022 – exactly two months ago, little did I know that my new responsibilities as Head of the Forum of Governors in Africa will take me all the way to Sao Paolo, Brazil to the Brazil – Africa Forum on…
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Shettima: We will ensure Nigeria taps into $14.5 trillion global digital economy
… pledges digital revolution, National Talent Strategy Vice presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Kashim Shettima says upon emerging victorious at the February elections, their administration will ensure that Nigeria taps into the $14.5 trillion global digital economy of the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR). Shettima stated this at a Roundtable Discussion with leading American company representatives at…
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Why we will increase train fares – NRC boss
The Nigeria Railway Corporation (NRC) says the increased cost of diesel and other logistics is going to be a significant determinant in the new price of train services in the country. Mr Fidet Okhiria, NRC’s Managing Director said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Saturday. He, however, said that the increase in…
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Nigeria’s $11bn London trial will expose corruption, court hears
A British lawyer representing Nigeria in a London court case in which $11 billion are at stake said on Friday the trial would reveal corruption “on an industrial scale”, not only of Nigerian officials but also of British lawyers. The case stems from a contract for a gas project awarded by Nigeria in 2010 to a company called Process and…
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Refund of 13% oil derivation, others expended on salaries, infrastructural projects in Ondo – Akeredolu
… ‘we don’t touch local government funds’ Ondo State Governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu (SAN) has confirmed the receipt of 13 per cent oil derivation, subsidy and SURE-P refunds from the Federation Account in the last two years (2021-2022). A statement signed by the governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Richard Olatunde, explained that the refunds received by the state were expended on…
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Biden signs emergency law forcing US rail unions to accept wages deal
US President Joe Biden signed into law Friday a rare intervention by Congress forcing freight rail unions to accept a salary deal, avoiding a possibly devastating strike — but putting the pro-union Democrat in an awkward political position. Biden signed the law in a brief White House ceremony only a week before unions who had rejected the deal were expected…
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FG’s dereliction of duty, inability to secure lives reason for poverty, governors reply minister
The Nigeria Governors Forum has accused the Federal Government of pushing its responsibilities to states. In a response to Minister of National Planning, Clement Agba, who claimed that states governors were responsible for the poverty in the country, Director of Media and Public Affairs of the NGF, AbdulRazaque Bello-Barkindo, said 5hr derilition of duty of the FG and its inability…
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Osun 2022: Appeal Court validates Oyetola’s nomination, dismisses PDP’s case
The Court of Appeal has affirmed the candidature and nomination of the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the July 16 governorship election in Osun, Adegboyega Oyetola and his running mate, Benedict Alabi. Oyetola and Alabi are the immediate past Governor and Deputy Governor of Osun. The Appeal Court set aside the ruling of the Federal High…
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