Adebayo Shittu Adebayo Shittu, the Minister of Communication, says a proposal by the Nigerian government to impose a 10 per cent tax on phone calls, text messages, data and more, would help enhance telecommunication services in the country. The plan has been widely criticised. But Mr. Shittu told the News …

Our attention has been drawn to the media story making the rounds on the purported allegation of forgery against our officers by the promoters of Zone 4 Energy Limited. To set the record straight and for public Information, we categorically state that the allegation is untrue, staged for mischief and …

The Federal Government says it has confirmed five fresh cases of Lassa fever in Bauchi, Gombe, Plateau and Rivers states. According to a statement by the National Coordinator and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigeria Center for Disease Control, a parastatal of the Ministry of Health, Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu, two …

The All Progressives Congress, APC, on Thursday inaugurated a high-powered five-member Election Committee and three-member Election Appeal Committee for the 2016 Ondo State governorship election primaries scheduled for Saturday, September 3, 2016 at Akure, the state capital.   The five-member Election Committee chaired by Jigawa State Governor, Muhammadu Badaru Abubakar …

It’s no longer news that Mark Zuckerberg, founder of Facebook, visited Nigeria. However, his visit has led to a drama! It’s Fani-Kayode versus Reno Omokri; both supporters of former President Goodluck Jonathan. Zuckerberg has the Hausa language on Facebook (from the over 400 Nigerian languages) and described it as unique. …

The Lagos audition of Nigeria’s fairest pageant, Miss Global Nigeria has been slated to hold on Friday, September 23rd, 2016at the prestigious R & A hotel located on 2 Majekodunmi street by Oshopey bus stop off Allen Avenue, Ikeja, Lagos at 10amprompt. The screening exercise, according to the organizers is …

Tony Elumelu calls for stronger businessrelationships between Africa and France At the recent MEDEF Summer University Forum in Paris, the annual meeting of French business and political leaders, Tony Elumelu, Chairman, Heirs Holdings and UBA Plc and Founder of the Tony Elumelu Foundation, stressed the opportunities Africa offers and urged stronger business relationships between France and Africa; calling for a deepening …

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Wednesday came hard on President Muhammadu Buhari, accusing his administration of incompetence, and insisted that he should resign after the country officially slipped into economic recession. The National Bureau of Statistics, NBS, had stated that Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product, GDP, contracted for a second quarter; …

President Muhammadu Buhari in Osogbo on Thursday said he was committed to the implementation of the positive agenda he promised Nigerians in the change mantra. Buhari said this during his official visit to Osogbo to inaugurate the 3,000-capacity Osogbo High School, which was part of activities to mark the 25th …

Chief Anthony Ndubuka, a major rice dealer in Umuahia, has expressed optimism that the price of rice would soon fall in Nigeria. Ndubuka expressed the optimism in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, in Umuahia on Thursday while speaking on the high price of the grains in …