Telecom attracts $38bn in foreign direct investments as NCC moves for mandatory compliance of Corporate Governance Code
The Nigerian telecom sector has attracted a hefty $38 billion in foreign direct investments over the years and has continued to define the positive side of the nation’s economy. This…
Dogara and a new value corpus, by Ken Ugbechie
His name is Yakubu Dogara, a lawyer. Until June 9, 2015, he was just another member of the House of Representatives. Before then he had served two terms in the…
Amodu Shuaibu dies of cardiac arrest, aged 58
Barely three days after a former Super Eagles coach, Stephen Keshi, slumped and died, another former Super Eagles Coach, Amodu Shuaibu, 58, is dead. Until his death, he was the…
NCC shows good faith, slashes MTN fine to N330bn, MTN to list at Stock Exchange
MTN Nigeria and the Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC) have reached an amicable settlement in the matter of the N1.04 trillion fine imposed by the Regulator in October 2015 for MTN’s…
Telecom records 0.5% growth to GDP, nets N1.4trn in Q1; Danbatta expects more growth, says NCC may review 2.6GHz Spectrum auction
The Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Professor Umar Garba Danbatta, has lauded the performance of the nation’s telecommunications industry in the first quarter of 2016, which…
Stephen Keshi Dies of Cardiac Arrest at 54, same age his wife, Kate, died last December
Former Super Eagles Captain and Coach, Stephen Okechukwu Keshi (54) is dead. He died in Benin City, the Edo State capital about midnight Tuesday. His spokesman, Emma Ado, confirmed to…
$2.1bn Armsgate: Dasuki Asks Abuja Courts to Consolidate Charges; Says He is Not Scared of Trial
The former National Security Adviser, Colonel Mohammed Sambo Dasuki has asked an Abuja High Court to consolidate the two criminal charges bordering on alleged corruption and breach of trust brought…
National Security: Buhari meets with Jonathan, Obasanjo in Aso Rocks
President Muhammadu Buhari met with former President Goodluck Jonathan at the state house, in Abuja, on Thursday night, shortly after Dr. Jonathan arrived from Cote d’ Ivoire. The brief night…
Mob kills woman, slits her throat for alleged blasphemy of Prophet Mohammed
Barely four days after a Muslim mob killed an Igbo trader, Mr. Methodus Chimaije Emmanuel, 24, in Pandogari, Rafi LGA of Niger State, for the allegation of posting a blasphemous…
FG scraps post-UME, JAMB pegs cut off point at 180
The Federal Government announced the scrapping of the examination applicants write (post-UME) when seeking admission into tertiary institutions in the country. The Minister of Education, Mr Adamu Adamu, who announced…