Private Sector to Manage Abuja, Lagos Stadia – Dalung

Private Sector to Manage Abuja, Lagos Stadia – Dalung

The Minister of Youth and Sports, Mr Solomon Dalung, on Tuesday in Abuja, said arrangements had been concluded to engage private sector in the management of Abuja and Lagos national stadia. The minister, who made this known while fielding questions...
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Buhari Orders Sale of Presidential Jets – Presidency

Buhari Orders Sale of Presidential Jets – Presidency

The Presidency on Tuesday confirmed that newspaper advertisements for the sale of two presidential aircraft, a Falcon 7x executive jet and Hawker 4000 were duly authorised by President Muhammadu Buhari. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media an...
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Buhari Sends 2017 Draft Budget to Senate for Approval

Buhari Sends 2017 Draft Budget to Senate for Approval

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday sent a draft budget framework for 2017, outlining spending plans for Africa’s biggest economy, to the Senate for approval. The figures contained in the document, referred to as the medium-term expenditure framework, ...
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Oyegun Speaks at Aso-Rock: No Rift With Tinubu But…

Oyegun Speaks at Aso-Rock: No Rift With Tinubu But…

All Progressives Congress (APC) National Chairman, John Oyegun, has reiterated that he has no rift with National Leader of the party Bola Tinubu. The first signs of cracks in the ruling party became public on September 25 when Tinubu —...
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Nigeria will Get Out of Recession by 2017 says IMF

Nigeria will Get Out of Recession by 2017 says IMF

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has projected that Nigeria’s economy will be out of recession in 2017, growing by 0.6 percent that year. According to the IMF World Economic Outlook (WEO) released on Tuesday in Washington, the fund projects that...
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Dangote: I Am Not Interested In Any National Asset, Even on Credit

Dangote: I Am Not Interested In Any National Asset, Even on Credit

Aliko Dangote, president of of Dangote Group, says if the federal government offers to sell the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) to him on credit, he is not interested. Reacting to the criticisms that have trailed his advocacy for the...
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Interswitch Concludes Acquisition of Vanso

Interswitch Concludes Acquisition of Vanso

Interswitch Limited, Africa’s leading digital payments and commerce company has successfully completed a 100% acquisition of Value Added Network Solutions Limited (VANSO).   VANSO is a market leading mobile and security-focused financial technology prov...
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Glo Congratulates Nigeria @56 Independence Celebration

Glo Congratulates Nigeria @56 Independence Celebration

Globacom, Nigeria’s foremost telecommunications operator  has congratulated Nigerians on the country’s 56th independence anniversary.   The grandmasters of data in a congratulatory message stated that the country has a lot to celebrate on this specia...
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Nigeria: Why Bandwidth Scarcity in Tertiary Institutions Lingers

Nigeria: Why Bandwidth Scarcity in Tertiary Institutions Lingers

The expected turn around on bandwidth availability especially in various federal and state tertiary institutions in the country, is still not yet a reality despite President Muhammadu Buhari’s one year in office. Unfortunately efforts from the Educational an...
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The ‘Six’ Barriers Inhibiting Growth in ICT by ATCON

The ‘Six’ Barriers Inhibiting Growth in ICT by ATCON

NCC is relentless says Danbatta Association of Telecommunication Operators of Nigeria (ATCON) has said there are six issues that have constituted a threat to investment friendly and enabling environment in the Information Communication Technology (ICT) sector ...
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