Category: news
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Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) has urgently called for government and security intervention due to a rising wave of vandalism and theft targeting critical telecom infrastructure across the country. Between May and July 2025, multiple attacks on cell sites in various states have disrupted services, caused network blackouts, and hindered…
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President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Muhammad Babangida, son of former military President, as chairman of the revamped Bank of Agriculture. The appointment, along with six others, was announced today, Friday and includes leaders for various federal agencies. Babangida, 53, holds degrees from European University in Switzerland and has attended Harvard Business School’s…
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Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, has urged Nigerians in the diaspora to invest in Nigeria’s health sector and help reduce medical tourism. Speaking at the 16th Annual Mbaise USA Convention in Minnesota, she officially launched the construction of Medville Medical City in Imo State, a project led by the diaspora community.…
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Hundreds of Liberians have demonstrated in Monrovia, led by opposition figure Mulbah Morlu, demanding accountability from President Joseph Boakai’s government. The protest, the most prominent since Boakai took office, focused on unmet campaign promises, job losses, and the failure to establish a promised war crimes court. While the Participants called for justice for…
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Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ibrahim Abdullahi, has stated that the party is working on strategies to bring Peter Obi back into its fold. He highlighted that Obi, a former governor of Anambra State, is a valuable asset and a product of the PDP. According to him, Despite electoral…
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Imo State Government has established a special taskforce to monitor and protect public property amid ongoing vandalism by unidentified perpetrators. Inaugurated by SA to the Governor on Monitoring and Compliance, Nze Chinasa Nwaneri, the Anti-Vandalism Unit aims to halt further destruction of government facilities, which is seen as detrimental to the state’s development. The unit…
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Nigeria’s U-19 women’s basketball team, the Junior D’Tigress, will face Argentina in the classification rounds at the FIBA U-19 Women’s World Cup in Brno, Czechia, after losing to Hungary in the round of 16. Despite exiting the championship, Nigeria remains focused on finishing between 9th and 16th place. The team, making its debut, has shown…
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Nigerian government’s electricity tariff subsidy has increased from N610 billion in 2023 to N1.94 trillion in 2024—a 219.67% increase—despite a tariff hike in April 2024. This rise is linked to the naira devaluation and removal of fuel subsidies, which caused high inflation. Recall In 2024, the government paid only a tiny fraction (about 0.019%) of…
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Senate President Godswill Akpabio has praised former President Muhammadu Buhari as a leader who responsibly managed Nigeria’s treasury. Speaking at an expanded Federal Executive Council meeting in held in Buhari’s honour, Akpabio stated that even Buhari’s critics would acknowledge that he did not embezzle public funds during his tenure. As he described Buhari as a…
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Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has introduced a new licensing framework aimed at encouraging innovation and supporting startups and tech enterprises in the telecommunications sector. Announced by Executive Vice Chairman of the commission, Dr. Aminu Maida the framework features three key tools: Proof-of-Concept pilots, a Regulatory Sandbox for testing new ideas like Open RAN and…
