WAEC TO CONDUCT GCE TWICE EVERY YEAR FROM 2017

WAEC TO CONDUCT GCE TWICE EVERY YEAR FROM 2017

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) on Wednesday announced that it would conduct examination for private candidates twice a year, starting from 2017. Iyi Uwadiae, registrar of the council, made this known to journalists during WAEC’s ‘Registrar’s Staff Appraisal Committee’ meeting...
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Buhari Orders Immediate Payment of Falcons’ Arrears

Buhari Orders Immediate Payment of Falcons’ Arrears

President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the immediate payment of all entitlements due to the Super Falcons, record winners of the African Women Championship. Abba Kyari, chief of staff to the president, disclosed this to journalists on Wednesday, saying Buhari ...
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BREAKING: Unpaid Super Falcons Take Protest to Buhari, National Assembly

BREAKING: Unpaid Super Falcons Take Protest to Buhari, National Assembly

The players of Nigeria’s senior women’s national team, the Super Falcons, are staging a protest at the gates of the National Assembly to press for the payment of their unpaid bonuses and allowances. The new strategy by the protesting Falcons...
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NCC in Fresh Regulatory Concern over Telcos, VAS, ISPs’ ‘DISPUTE’

NCC in Fresh Regulatory Concern over Telcos, VAS, ISPs’ ‘DISPUTE’

Interconnect and Value Added Service (VAS) Debts in the telecommunication sector have increased to the tune of billion of dollars according to operators and consequently about 30% (VAS) providers have thus been frustrated out of business, this NewswatchNigeria...
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Ronaldo Crowned 2016 Ballon d’Or Winner

Ronaldo Crowned 2016 Ballon d’Or Winner

Cristiano Ronaldo called it “a dream come true again” as he won his fourth Ballon d’Or on Monday to get one over his nemesis Lionel Messi for the title of best player in the world. It was the perfect ending...
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OLX Wins Best Classified Ads Website of the Year Award

OLX Wins Best Classified Ads Website of the Year Award

OLX, Nigeria’s leading online classified, won the award for best classified ads website of the year at the sophomore edition of the Nigeria Technology Awards (N.i.T.A) 2016. While receiving the award on behalf of the company, Goodluck Ikporo, business operat...
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Yudala Appoints Insight Publicis as Communications Consultant

Yudala Appoints Insight Publicis as Communications Consultant

Insight Publicis, the leader in creative consultancy and customer engaging communications in Nigeria, has officially become the marketing communications consultants of Yudala, Africa’s pioneer composite e-commerce company. This strategic partnership which wa...
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Time To Say Enough of Judicial Terrorism

Time To Say Enough of Judicial Terrorism

The US president-elect, Mr Donald Trump threw the luvvies of the world a curveball with his comments to President Rodrigo Duterte of the Philippines that his controversial fight against drugs was being carried out “the right way”.  For the records...
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Digital Economy:New NiPOST Will Generate Jobs for 70Million Youths – Adegbuyi

Digital Economy:New NiPOST Will Generate Jobs for 70Million Youths – Adegbuyi

PROFILE Asiwaju Adegbuyi grew up in Ibadan. His late father, Alhaji F.A Adegbuyi was a community leader, Babalaje. He had his secondary school education in Awe, Oyo State. He had his A’ Levels in Ijebu Ode School of Basic Studies...
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MTN to Sell Shares when its ‘Legally and Commercially Possible’

MTN to Sell Shares when its ‘Legally and Commercially Possible’

MTN Group’s plan to sell shares in its Nigerian unit on the local stock exchange next year is at risk following allegations by House representatives’ lawmakers of illegally transfer of almost $14 billion out of the country, according to two...
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