archiveApril 2021

The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has officially launched the Digital Switch Over (DSO) in Lagos State, to transit from analogue to digital transmission and increase television penetration. The Director-General of the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), Prof. Armstrong Idachaba, made the disclosure during the launch of the DSO in Lagos. “The...

Chief of Army Staff Major General Ibrahim Attahiru is seen at the theatre command operations Lafiya Dole headquarters in Maiduguri, Nigeria, on January 31, 2021. (Photo by Audu Marte / AFP) The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.- Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru, has reiterated the commitment of the army to the...

The disease control agency of the African Union (AU) said on Thursday, India COVID-19 crisis is a wake-up call for Africa that its governments and citizens must not let their guard down. The head of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), John Nkengasong said, If cases...

Disheartened by the increasing incidences of killings, kidnappings, and banditries in the country, the President of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN), Bishop Francis Wale Oke, has invoked God’s judgement on those behind the heinous crimes. In a release from his Media office on Thursday, Wale Oke lamented that the...

  APT Securities and Funds Ltd., on Thursday trained investing public on the techniques of equities and stock trading of listed companies on the capital market. The training highlighted how to identify which stocks to buy and risks associated with the stock market. It demonstrated how to invest on the...

  34,000 young graduates deployed in 8,000 LGA wards nationwide as digital farm mapping associates 6 million small-holder farmers registered & mapped to farmlands 100,000 new extension agents being trained for farmer advisory service delivery Nigeria is prioritizing innovation and technology investments in agriculture so as to transform the sector...

Operatives of the Ibadan Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday April 27, 2021, arrested 33 internet fraud suspects, also known as 'Yahoo-Yahoo Boys’ in Abeokuta, Ogun State The suspects were apprehended at Adigbe, Oloke, Ibara Housing Estate Extension and Idi Ori areas of the...

Stakeholders in the capital market have identified the Nigerian capital market as the best platform for long-term capital for startups and Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). They gave the submission at a webinar hosted by the Nigerian Exchange (NGX) Ltd. on “Capital Raising for SMEs through the Stock Exchange” on...

The Senate Committee on the Army on Thursday summoned Finance Minister Mrs. Zainab Ahmed to account for military releases for Operation Lafiya Dole and the war on terror. The summons was made after the Minister failed to show up for a meeting called by the committee. The Minister was represented...

 Nigerian comedian-cum-actress Princess has broken down in tears on social media while narrating how popular actor Olarenwaju James (Baba Ijesha) allegedly raped her 14-years old foster child. In a viral video, the comedienne revealed how some parents had allowed their kids to stay with her after the crash of her...