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President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday in Abuja launched a National Policy on Fifth Generation 5G Networks for Nigeria’s Digital Economy. POLITICS NIGERIA reports that President Buhari also directed security institutions to immediately leverage 5G when deployed in order to beef up security across Nigeria. This newspaper recalls that Umar Danbatta, executive vice-chairman and chief executive […]
Gospel singer Sammie Okposo has publicly admitted to cheating on his wife and issued a public apology in that regard. The 51-year old singer taking to Instagram admitted to cheating on his wife Ozioma during his trip to the United States. The Wellu Wellu singer in his statement revealed that he had entered into an intimate […]
The Super Eagles returned to Nigeria from the ongoing 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Cameroon on Tuesday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the team of players and officials returned via a chartered flight from Garoua where they played four matches. They arrived at 1.10 a.m. at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International […]
THE National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, has stopped the registration of alcohol in sachets, small volumes and glass bottles below 200ml amid other stringent regulatory measures. This came as the agency re-affirmed its commitment to implementation of stringent regulations against alcohol abuse nationwide. In a statement Monday, the Director-General […]
The Federal government on Monday said there won’t be any removal of fuel subsidy anytime soon as a result of perceived difficulties associated with it. Minister of Finance, Hajia Zainab Ahmed stated this at an interactive meeting with the Senate President, Dr Ahmad Ibrahim Lawan and other principal officers of the Senate.
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board on Monday announced that the registration for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination and the Direct Entry examination will commence by February 12, 2022. The board made this known in its weekly bulletin released by its Director of Public Relations, Dr Fabian Benjamin, and made available to the media. In […]
Mutinous troops in restive Burkina Faso arrested President Christian Kabore on Monday and detained him in army barracks a day after staging an uprising, security sources told AFP. Soldiers at several army bases across the West African country rebelled on Sunday, demanding the sacking of the military top brass and more resources to fight a […]
Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State, has disclosed that he was barred from having access to President Muhammadu Buhari. Ortom said he was barred from having access to Buhari due to his constant criticism of the current administration’s bad policies. Speaking at the state’s Government House in Makurdi, Benue State, the governor lamented that Buhari’s […]
Austin Eguavoen has left his role as the interim coach of the Super Eagles after the team’s ouster from the Africa Cup of Nations on Sunday. After a perfect group stage outing, the team failed to defeat a conflicted Tunisia side to end Eguavoen’s hopes of keeping the job on a permanent basis. Although […]
Fire gutted the popular Ogbe-Ijoh Market in Warri South Local Government Area of Delta State, destroying several goods worth millions of naira. The market is well known to be one of the biggest fish markets across the country. Although the cause of the fire incident is still sketchy as of the time of filing this […]
