archiveMay 19, 2021

The Senate on Wednesday passed a bill seeking to upgrade the Yaba College of Technology to a Federal University of Technology. Also passed was a bill to establish the Federal University, Birnin-Kebbi, Kebbi State. The approval for the establishment of both universities followed the consideration of two separate reports by...

  insists on sensitization, adherence to global standards The Senate has approved the deployment of the 5G network in Nigeria, following the outcome of investigations by a Joint Committee mandated to carry out same. The approval followed the consideration of the report of the Joint Committee on Communications, Science and...

 Some economists on Wednesday called on the Federal Goverment to improve the security situation in the country to ensure further drop in inflation figure.They made the call in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos against the backdrop of April inflation data released by the National...

  The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), says the average price per litre paid by consumers for National Household Kerosene increased from N361.29 in March to N362.68 in April. The bureau said this in its “National Household Kerosene Price Watch (April 2021)” obtained from its website on Wednesday in Abuja....

  proposes 15 years imprisonment for defaulters The Senate on Wednesday considered a bill that seeks to prohibit the payment and receipt of ransom for the release of any person kidnapped, imprisoned or wrongfully confined. The Terrorism Prevention (Amendment) Bill, 2021, which scaled second reading during plenary is sponsored by...

  The city of Lagos was agog with moving musical performances that kept fans energized on Sunday at the Max Live Concert, sponsored by Fearless Energy drink, a premium non-alcoholic energy boosting drink, produced and packaged by Rite Foods Limited. The Max Live Concert was organized by Max FM 102.3,...

    President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has said that the National Assembly holds no predetermined position on any issue of interest to Nigerians ahead of moves to amend the 1999 Constitution. Lawan made this known during plenary on Wednesday, in his remarks after reading a letter signed by...

HP Inc. has introduced HP Wolf Security, a newly integrated portfolio of secure by design PCs and printers, hardware-enforced endpoint security software, and endpoint security services to protect customers from growing cyber threats. HP Wolf Security’s Blurred Lines & Blindspots report also released today highlights that the global volume of...

Operatives of the Uyo Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday May 18, 2021, arrested one Emmanuel Eneji, a 23-year-old movie producer and nineteen others for alleged internet fraud in Calabar, Cross River State. The 19 suspects whose ages range between 19 and 36 are:...

Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, on Wednesday, appealed to all Nigerians who have one issue or the other with the 1999 Constitution to present their observations and propositions at a two-day public hearing next week as the upper chamber moves to amend the 1999 Constitution. He made this known during plenary...