Category: National/Politics

Huawei rated as sole leader in 5G competitive landscape assessment

Huawei’s 5G Core portfolio has been rated as the “leader” among all the 5G core products from the world’s mainstream telecom equipment vendors by GlobalData in its recently released report entitled 5G Mobile Core: Competitive Landscape Assessment. GlobalData is a world-renowned data analytics and consulting company in the ICT industry. It provides expertise on market…

Lagos, NAFDAC Destroy Hazardous Drugs

In its efforts to discourage environmental pollution and ensure healthy living, the Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency (LASEPA), in collaboration with the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration Control (NAFDAC), has organised public destruction of hazardous drugs at the LASEPA office Alausa, Ikeja. Speaking at the event, the Deputy Governor, Dr. Kadri Obafemi Hamzat…

Senate Passes N17.12trn Budget for 2022, Adjourns Plenary Till January 18

The Senate on Wednesday passed an aggregate expenditure of N17,126,873,917,692 trillion naira as budget for the 2022 fiscal year. The passage followed the consideration of a report by the Appropriations Committee on the 2022 Appropriations Bill. Chairman of the Committee, Senator Barau Jibrin, said the revenue projection for the 2022 budget was predicated on the…

Jigawa Informatics Institute Receives Huawei Multimedia Laboratory

As part of its commitment to promote digital skills to enhance global digital network, Huawei Technology Company (Nigeria) Limited, has built and commissioned a multimedia laboratory at the Jigawa State Institute of Information Technology, Kazaure. In his welcome address at the event, the Rector of the Institute, Professor Babawuro Usman commended Huawei for executing the…

EFCC Arrests Suspect with 576 ATM Cards at Kano Airport

The Economic Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested a suspect with 576 ATM cards at Malam Aminu Kano International Airport (MAKIA). The commission, in a statement by its spokesperson, Wilson Uwujaren, on Tuesday, said the fresh arrest came barely two hours after securing the conviction of three suspects arrested with 1,144 ATM cards at the…

Yuletide: FG Declares Monday, Tuesday Public Holidays

The Federal Government has declared Monday 27th, Tuesday 28th December 2021 and Monday, 3rd January 2022 as public holidays to mark Christmas, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day celebrations respectively. Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, who made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government, felicitates with Christians and all Nigerians at home and…

Unity Bank Gets NYSC Recognition, Wins Icon of Youth Empowerment Award

In recognition of Unity Bank Plc’s contribution to the growth of entrepreneurship among Nigerian youths, the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC has named the lender “Icon of Youth Empowerment” in an award presented to the Bank during the Skills Acquisition & Entrepreneurship Department, SAED Festival held in Abuja recently. The NYSC management said it was…

Why Nass Can’t Override Buhari’s Refusal to Sign Electoral Act Amendment Bill – Wike

Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike says the National Assembly lacks the temerity to override President Muhammadu Buhari’s refusal to sign the Electoral Act amendment bill because it is part of the All Progressives Congress (APC) scheme to deny Nigerians free, fair and transparent election in 2023. He said the only way for Nigerians…