Nigeria Gets Re-Elected Into ITU, to Remain as Council Member till 2023
Nigeria has secured its place in the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Council, after been re-elected as a member of the global body for the next 4 years (2019-2023). Nigeria amassed…
President Buhari Sets Ambitious Targets for Total Broadband Coverage of the Nation
President Muhammadu Buhari has set ambitious targets for a national broadband network to harness the potential of the internet and digital access for jobs, education, healthcare, identity management and to…
WaterAid welcomes Nigerian Government action plan on water and sanitation crisis
WaterAid has welcomed the launching of the Nigerian Federal Government’s emergency response to address its water and sanitation crisis, the first phase of a National Action Plan addressing a state…
Internet freedom worsens in Nigeria —Report
Internet freedom has worsened in Nigeria in the past year due to unprecedented clampdown on 21 websites and intimidation of journalists and activists, the latest Freedom on the Net 2018…
Buhari endorses N30,000 minimum wage
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday, endorsed N30,000 as the new minimum wage for workers in the country. The endorsement came during a meeting with the Tripartite committee which had been…
CSOs Push for the Proceed of Crime bill with Attorney General, Minister of Justice
Group of civil society organisations in Nigeria have made the last push for the proceed of Crime Bill in a high-level Policy Dialogue with Attorney General of the Federation and…
Investors lose N257 billion amid election fears, insecurity
…As Banks’ losses to fraudsters rise by 1,446% to N12bn H1’18*** The lingering political uncertainties surrounding Nigeria’s 2019 general election have continued to spur sell pressures and volatility on the…
Shi’ites: Group seeks UN intervention, raises concern over 2019
An advocacy group, Access to Justice, has called on the United Nations to intervene in Nigeria’s “dire” security situation, particularly the killings of protesters, including members of the Shi’ite sect,…
Sanctions on Khashoggi killers weeks away: Pompeo
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has said it may take “a handful more weeks” before Washington has enough evidence to impose sanctions on individuals responsible for the killing of…
I’m Disappointed in National Assembly — Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday in Abuja expressed disappointment with the conduct of members of the National Assembly with regards to the passage of budgets. The president said the “tardiness”…