ITU Scribe,Toure, to Keynote ICT Media Centenary Summit
The Secretary-General of the International Telecommunications Union (ITU), the ICT arm of the United Nations (UN), Dr Hamadoun Toure, has joined hands with Nigeria as the nation’s ICT sector is…
Enugu Deputy Gov, Onyebuchi, Impeached
Barely 24 hours after it received the report from the investigative panel, members of the Enugu State House of Assembly on Tuesday impeached the deputy governor of the state,…
Ebola: Schools Now to Resume Oct 13, Only One Case Left, Says Minister
The Federal Government Tuesday directed all public and private primary and secondary schools to remain closed till Oct. 13. The Minister of Education, Malam Ibrahim Shekarau, gave the directive after…
ICT is Making the Poor Poorer, Says CTO Scribe
Professor Tim Unwin, Secretary-General of the Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation has warned that the growth of ICTs is causing greater inequalities, further excluding the poorest and most marginalised. Professor Unwin, who…
Benue Police Arrest Man With AK-47 Rifle
Officers of the Benue State Police Command on stop and search duty, at the early hours of Monday, arrested a middle aged man, Salondo Viashima, in Makurdi, the state capital,…
You Can’t Sack Doctors, Court Tells FG
Though the Federal Government had explained they were not sacked, but the Lagos Division of the National Industrial Court on Monday gave an order restraining the Federal Government and its…
480 Nigerian soldiers Fleeing to Cameroon Was Tactical, says DHQ
About 480 Nigerian soldiers fled into Cameroon following fierce fighting with Boko Haram insurgents. They fled to Cameroon with their guns and all in the wake of the hours-long gun…
Al Qaeda Releases US Journalist After Two Years in Captivity
An American freelance journalist held captive for nearly two years by Al Qaeda’s branch in Syria was freed on Sunday in a handover to United Nations peacekeepers in the Golan…
At Last, Striking Doctors Return to Work
The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has suspended its two-month old nationwide industrial action. Striking Nigerian doctors have suspended their industrial action. The confirmation to this effect was made on Sunday…
13 Female Police Trainees, 22 Male Missing After Gwoza Police School Attack
No fewer than 13 female Police trainees, and 22 male counterparts have been confirmed missing, after gunmen suspected to be members of the dreaded Islamic sect, Boko Haram, launched a…