The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has advised members of the public to be vigilant and avoid dealing with scammers, who pose as recruitment agents for it. The Special Assistant on Media and Communication to the FIRS’ Executive Chairman, Mr. Johannes Wojuola, in a statement issued on Monday recalled that the revenue agency had consistently […]
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has committed over N500 million to the Nigerian universities and other tertiary institutions across the country to facilitate research and innovations to promote developments in the Nigerian telecommunications industry. The Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) of the Nigerian Communications Commission, Prof. Umar Danbatta, who disclosed this at a two-day Regional Roundtable […]
Tracka, BudgIT’s service delivery promotion platform which allows citizens to collaborate, track and give feedback on public projects in their communities, stated at the weekend that it found that N58.2 billion of the N100 billion constituency projects was allocated to empowerment projects. In a statement on the alleged misappropriation of the fund, the civil advocacy […]
The Executive Vice-Chairman (EVC) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Danbatta, has been elected to the Governing Council of the Nigerian Academy of Engineering (NAE), in recognition of his contributions to the development of engineering profession in the country. The NAE Council is the highest decision-making body of the academy that oversees the […]
…mark 40 years of post-graduation anniversary The Class of 1982 of Saint Maria Goretti Girls Grammar School Benin City have pleaded with the Edo State Government to consider returning the School to the Catholic Mission to enhance the education of the girl child. The old students, under the auspices of Saint Maria Goretti Old Girls’ […]
The Federal Government at the weekend said that it was making arrangements to train one million software developers in the country over the next 18 months as a strategic step towards enhancing the nation’s digital economy’s drive. The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Ali Pantami, made this disclosure in his keynote address […]
The management of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has announced the appointment of Mr. Reuben Muoka, an innovative journalist and consummate public relations practitioner, as its new Director of Public Affairs. With the latest elevation, Muoka takes over from the former head of the department, Dr. Ikechukwu Adinde, who has also been redeployed to assume […]
The Federal Government on Wednesday flagged off the distribution and activation of debit cards to poor citizens in Oyo State in furtherance of its sustained drive to reduce poverty level in the country. The initiative, which is under the Conditional Cash Transfer Programme, is designed to ease the socio-economic burdens of the poor, especially for […]
The Agence Française de Development (AFD) and the European Union (EU), have pledged to commit $46 million to fund vocational skills in Nigeria’s power sector. The Director-General of National Power Training Institute (NAPTIN), Mr. Ahmed Nagode, gave this hint on Wednesday at a workshop on ‘Enhancing Vocational Training Delivery for the Nigerian Power Sector’ held […]
….says N3trn revenue may be lost to fuel subsidy regime The World Bank Group has projected that an additional one million Nigerians will be trapped in poverty by the end of this year, thereby bringing the total Nigerians pushed into poverty to about 96.1 million by the end of this year. The Washington-DC-based institution had […]