Leading telecommunications provider, MTN Nigeria, has officially launched the first 5G Experience Centre in Abuja, on Wednesday, 16th October, marking a significant milestone in the brand’s commitment towards advancing connectivity in Nigeria. The state-of-the-art centre is designed to showcase the capabilities of 5G technology, empowering customers, businesses, and innovators to explore its potential. The launch event, graced by industry stakeholders including representatives from the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and tech enthusiasts such as Fisayo Fosudo and Izzi Boye, highlighted MTN’s commitment to delivering world-class telecommunications services that enhance the lives of its customers. Offering attendees and visitors the opportunity to…
Author: Abimbola Ogunaike
Dr. Henry Mobolaji Akinduro, Chairman/CEO of Global Signature Hotel and Total Grace Group Limited, has filed a N5 billion lawsuit against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for allegedly declaring him wanted unlawfully. In the suit filed on Wednesday at the Federal High Court, Lagos, Akinduro submitted that the EFCC declared him wanted without any form of judicial intervention, recourse to constitutional safeguards or order of court. The EFCC on Friday, 11 October, 2024 at about 7.20pm on its official twitter handle, also known as ‘X’ declared the oil magnate ‘Wanted’. The businessman is praying the court to order…
The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu has announced that his government plans to pay public workers in the state a minimum wage of N85,000. Sanwo-Olu disclosed this on Wednesday evening, 16 October, 2024, during an interview on Channels TV titled ‘One-On-One with Babajide Sanwo-Olu’. “You mentioned minimum wage and what I need to throw in for my people. I’m glad to let you know that the minimum wage for Lagos, which we’ve discussed with our union, is N85,000 today. “It’s not a competition, so I’m not going to say that we’re paying more than some other people; it’s a…
The Executive Director, Corporate Services of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Hon. Ifedayo Abegunde, has stressed the need for strategic partnership with the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations, NIPR. Hon Abegunde stated this when the Chairman of NIPR, Rivers State Chapter, Mr. Francis Asuk, led a delegation on a courtesy visit to the NDDC Managing Director, Dr Samuel Ogbuku, at the Commission’s headquarters in Port Harcourt. Ogbuku, who was represented by the Executive Director Corporate Services, highlighted the importance of reputation management and the critical role NIPR plays in maintaining a positive national image. He pointed out that a…
Chairman/Chief Executive of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brig. Gen. Buba Marwa (Rtd) has said that the bolstered capacity of the anti-narcotic body within the maritime space will further tighten the noose on drug barons and cartels, and increase quantum of arrests and seizures of illicit substances on the nation’s waterways and seaports. Marwa stated this in Lagos on Wednesday, 16 October, 2024, at the commissioning of NDLEA Marine Command Headquarters, a facility built and donated by the British Government. He said: “I have to express my profound appreciation to the British High Commission in Nigeria for believing…
By: Dr. James Bwala Those who recently visited the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital (UMTH) expressed dissatisfaction with the flood-soaked equipment and the enormous amount of money required to restore it to operational condition. This is particularly true of the machines in the radiology department, the cancer center, the hospital stores, the child institute, the trauma center, the burn center, and numerous other centers. The largest hospital in sub-Saharan Africa, with a capacity of over 1300 beds, takes pride in it. These have exacerbated the management’s efforts to devise a plan to restore UMTH to its pre-flood pedestrian status and…
Public Health experts and food sovereignty activists have called on the Nigerian Government to halt the introduction of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) into the Nigerian food system, insisting that their use deprive Nigerians the right to “safe food for better life and better future.” This call was made during an online event organised by Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF) on Wednesday to mark the celebration of the World Food Day 2024. The event highlighted the implications of modern agricultural biotechnology on the rights of consumers, farmers and of our environment as well as other implications on our food system.…
The Nigerian government has said it at no time offer an apology to the Libya government over actions or inactions of the country’s national team during the fiasco of the detention of the Super Eagles at an airport in the North African country’s airport. The Nigerian government made the clarification on Wednesday, 16 October, 2024, after it was reported in a Libyan media that it gave an apology. A statement signed by Alkasim Abdulkadir, Special Assistant on Media and Communication Strategy to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Tuggar read: “On October 15, 2024, the Libya Observer published an…
UBA Foundation, the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) arm of the United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, has launched the 2024 edition of its prestigious National Essay Competition (NEC), unveiling a significant 100 percent increase in the educational grants for top winners. Now in its 14th year, the NEC is an initiative designed to foster literacy, critical thinking, and healthy competition among secondary school students, while providing future leaders with the financial support needed to pursue higher education. This year’s competition invites senior secondary school students to submit essays on the topic: “The Impact of Carbon Emission on Climate in Nigeria:…
By Sir Folu Olamiti, FNGE It was happenstance I least expected that Monday morning of 1999. I had dressed up to go to work as Editor of Nigerian Tribune from my new home at the outskirts of Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. Moments later, Justice Ayoola drove in in his yellow 19th century Mercedes Benz car. He alerted to discuss heartily with one of my neighbors. He was obviously in an expansive mood that morning. I greeted him with reverence he deserved as a man of his stature and standing in legal jurisprudence and society in general. “Are you the…