For almost four decades, Nigeria has been going round in circles, trapped in the wilderness of a Structural Adjustment Programme (SAP), which was supposed to take her to the Promised Land, but is obviously yet to, and which the proponents will argue is our fault. Nigeria remains marooned in no man’s land, sapped of the…
Again, we are back at this conversation about the conditional cash transfer scheme. If you have been engaged in a bit of social listening since the announcement of a proposed payment of N8000 to the most vulnerable in form of conditional cash transfer was announced, you could not but have noticed the talkdown about it….
The National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) is calling on investors to collaborate with the Agency in local production and domestication of Lithium batteries among other renewable energy solutions. The Executive Vice Chairman/CEO of NASENI Dr, Bashir Gwandu speaking today in Abuja said the Agency was ready to partner with international companies that are willing…
The Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, has officially announced that the investment profile in the nation’s telecommunications sector, comprising foreign direct investment (FDI) and local investment, has reached $75.6 billion as of 2021. Danbatta disclosed this at an interactive session with stakeholders in the communications media…
The Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, Prof. Danbatta, has received the Platinum Award of the Nigeria Academy of Engineering (NAEng.) in recognition of his leadership and contributions to the development and growth of engineering profession in the technological and economic development of the country. In a ceremony held as part of the…
It’s been just over one week since the Central Bank of Nigeria announced what it referred to as “operational changes to the foreign exchange market”, which saw to the abolishment of segmentation, with all segments collapsed into the Investors and Exporters (I&E) window. Between June 15th when the change of policy, which was designed to…
The National Commissioner, Dr Vincent Olatunji, has applauded President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for renewing the hope of all Nigerians in the advancement of privacy rights and other fundamental freedoms both in cyberspace and in analogue transactions by assenting to the Nigeria Data Protection Act. In an official statement signed by the Head, Legal Enforcement and…
MultiChoice Africa Holdings has demonstrated remarkable resilience and achieved profitability, solidifying its position as a leader in African entertainment. With the release of MultiChoice Group’s (MCG) FY2023 financial results, MultiChoice Africa proudly announces its return to profitability, marking a significant milestone in the company’s journey. Despite challenging market conditions, MultiChoice Africa’s unwavering dedication to telling African stories and its ongoing investment in…
The number of identified areas of clusters across Nigeria without access to the telecommunications services has been reduced by 53.1 per cent as at the end of 2022.  The Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Commission, Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, disclosed this at a recent telecoms industry stakeholders forum in Yenagoa, Bayelsa state.  …
Premium Times Books, the book publishing arm of the Premium Times Group, is pleased to announce the release of a new title, Cyber Politics: Social Media, Social Demography and Voting Behaviour in Nigeria. The book, written by Omoniyi P. Ibietan, is officially making its way to physical and online bookshop Monday morning in a unique alignment…
