The number of active telecommunication subscribers hit 214.35 million in October, according to new industry statistics from the Nigerian Communications Commission. This is the highest number of recorded telecoms subscribers in the nation since the total number of subscribers peaked at 207.58 million in October 2020, months before the SIM-NIN linkage. On what has driven
More women may die during childbirth in sub-Saharan Africa by 2030 due to setbacks in maternal care in Africa, a report by the Atlas of African Health Statistics 2022 has said. The report projected that 390 women may die during childbirth for every 100,000 live births by 2030. In comparison, this figure is more than
Power generation, distribution and transmission companies, gas suppliers, consumers, among others, will conduct electricity transactions through an automated energy trading platform in 2023, the Federal Government has said. The government said the platform would facilitate an automated and transparent marketplace and would serve as a system for the consummation of bilateral contracts for energy using
Over 2,000 land owners affected by the construction of the second Niger bridge on Thursday protested non-payment of compensation in Asaba, the Delta State capital.The land owners whose property fell within the right of way corridor leading to the second Niger bridge (phases 2a and 2b), marched to the Ministry of Works & Housing at
…NANS PRO disagrees, knocks First Lady The National Association of Nigerian Students has apologised to Aisha Buhari, wife of the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), over the arrest of a student of the Federal University, Dutse Jigawa, Aminu Mohammed, by the Nigeria Police. Condemnations had trailed the reported arrest of Mohammed over a tweet
The Spiritual Director, Adoration Ministry Enugu Nigeria Catholic Chaplaincy, Rev. Fr. Ejike Mbaka, is currently in a monastery in Los Angeles, US for a retreat. In a video and photos that surfaced on Twitter on Tuesday, Mbaka is seen standing by the sign post of the monastery. In the video Mbaka said, “Officially I have
The Federal Government has pledged to continue skills acquisition programmes across Nigeria to deepen the economy estimated at $420bn. Speaking at the ITF-NECA Technical Skills Development Project (TSDP) Stakeholders’ Dialogue Forum in Abuja, Minister of State for Industry, Trade and Investment, Mariam Katagum, said nations confronted the challenges of poverty, soaring unemployment and related challenges
There was sporadic shooting at Old Garage motor park in Osogbo on Monday following attempts to take back the park that had been taken over by a faction of the National Union of Road Transport Workers earlier on Sunday. Sources also said there were attacks on motor parks around Oke-Baale, Ilesa Garage and Old Coca-Cola
The Chief Executive Officer, Centurion Security Limited, Capt John Ojikutu (retd) advised that domestic airlines seek government approval to designate one or two of them as flag carriers instead of going to court over the Nigeria Air deal. He said he had reservations about the lawsuit filed by the Airline Operators of Nigeria against the
The presidential candidates of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, and All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu, celebrated the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Abubakar Atiku, on his 76th birthday. Atiku turned a year older on Friday. Obi shared Atiku’s picture via his Instagram account saying, “My dear elder brother, HE Alhaji #aatiku Abubakar, I