‘Cheaper Connectivity’ as MTN Tests Facebook’s Voyager

‘Cheaper Connectivity’ as MTN Tests Facebook’s Voyager

Telecom network operator MTN Group has become the first mobile service provider in the world to deploy and test the open optical packet transport platform called Voyager. A part of the Telecom Infra Project (TIP) initiative, launched in February 2016,...
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JUST IN: FG Approves Eight New Universities

JUST IN: FG Approves Eight New Universities

The federal government has approved the establishment of eight new private universities. Anthony Anwuka, minister of state for education, disclosed this while addressing state house correspondents at the end of Wednesday’s federal executive council (FEC). An...
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Oyedepo: I disconnected my phone when the bill got too high

Oyedepo: I disconnected my phone when the bill got too high

Presiding bishop of the Living Faith Church (LFC), David Oyedepo, said he disconnected his telephone for one month after he got an exorbitant bill from NITEL. Oyedepo said his bill for that particular month exceeded his telephone budget. The cleric...
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Why Senate Rejects Buhari’s $30bn Loan Request

Why Senate Rejects Buhari’s $30bn Loan Request

Nigeria’s Senate dealt an unexpected blow to President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday by rejecting his plan to borrow $30 billion abroad for infrastructure projects and budget support until 2018. Senators threw out the plan, introduced last week, without de...
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Nigeria oil output nearly back to normal says Minister

Nigeria oil output nearly back to normal says Minister

Nigeria’s oil production is nearly back to normal following a sharp drop earlier this year due to rebels attacking pipelines, the oil minister said Tuesday. “The reality is that as of today and this morning, we are at 2.1 million...
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Repaying $30bn loan won’t be difficult, says FG

Repaying $30bn loan won’t be difficult, says FG

The debt management office (DMO), which is under the finance ministry, says Nigeria will easily repay the loan of $29.9 billion in 30 years if it succeeds in getting it. In a statement on Tuesday, Festus Akanbi, spokesman of the...
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Indiscipline: Mourinho knows fate today

Indiscipline: Mourinho knows fate today

Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho could discover later Tuesday if he has been given a touchline ban after he was sent to the stands during last weekend’s goalless draw home to Burnley. The Portuguese, no stranger to disciplinary hearings during...
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Ntel VOXHD App on Google Play Store

Ntel VOXHD App on Google Play Store

ntel, Nigeria’s most advanced 4G/LTE network provider, has launched its VOXHD application on Google Play Store The Voice Over LTE (VoLTE) application allow customers who have 4G/LTE devices supported on the ntel network, to experience the unique voice servic...
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Ondo: I Told Buhari Tinubu has Accepted and Moved On- Akeredolu

Ondo: I Told Buhari Tinubu has Accepted and Moved On- Akeredolu

Rotimi Akeredolu, governorship candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC) in the November 26 Ondo election, says his rift with Bola Tinubu, national leader of the party, is over. Tinubu had criticised the process through which Akeredolu got the party’s tic...
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Fans prepare ‘Get Mourinho Out’ banner over Old Trafford

Fans prepare ‘Get Mourinho Out’ banner over Old Trafford

Pressure is mounting on Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho after his side dropped two more valuable points in the 0-0 draw with Burnley on Saturday. Supporters have grown frustrated with Mourinho following an indifferent start to the campaign, with some...
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