Tag: Nigeria

Telecoms: Active mobile lines hit 162.3 million in June – NCC
July 31, 2018 No Responses

Telecoms: Active mobile lines hit 162.3 million in June – NCC

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) says active mobile telephone lines in Nigeria have increased to 162.30 million in June. NCC said in the monthly Subscribers Operator Data posted on its website on Tuesday that the mobile lines figure at the...
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FG to license new broadband providers, says Osinbajo
July 26, 2018 No Responses

FG to license new broadband providers, says Osinbajo

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has announced plans by the Federal Government to expand the broadband coverage of the country through the licensing of private broadband providers. He said this while inaugurating the Google for Nigeria event at the Landmark Centre...
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Nigeria gets new Consul-General in New York
July 26, 2018 No Responses

Nigeria gets new Consul-General in New York

NIGERIA’S NEW CONSUL-GENERAL IN NEW YORK, BENAOYAGHA OKOYEN (RIGHT) WITH REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NIGERIAN COMMUNITY AT THE NIGERIA HOUSE IN NEW YORK.   A new Consul-General, Benaoyagha Okoyen, has assumed duty at the Consulate-General office of Nigeria i...
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Nigeria to experience longest total lunar eclipse on Friday – scientist
July 26, 2018 No Responses

Nigeria to experience longest total lunar eclipse on Friday – scientist

Nigeria will on Friday night experience a spectacular total lunar eclipse, which will last for one hour, Prof. Augustine Ubachukwu, has said. Ubachukwu, the leader of Astronomy and Astrophysics Research Group of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, disclosed thi...
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Video Bribery Scandal: Coaches Association Insist Salisu is Innocent
July 25, 2018 No Responses

Video Bribery Scandal: Coaches Association Insist Salisu is Innocent

Gaffers under the aegis of Nigeria Football Coaches Association have said that embattled Super Eagles Assistant Coach, Salisu Yusuf, is innocent of the bribery allegations made against him. They said this in a statement made available on Wednesday in Lagos...
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Over 5,000 Nigerian doctors work in S.Africa, says envoy
July 23, 2018 No Responses

Over 5,000 Nigerian doctors work in S.Africa, says envoy

Mr Godwin Adama, the Consul General of Nigeria in South Africa, says about 5,000 Nigerian medical practitioners are contribution to the development of the health sector in South Africa. Adama made this known in a statement issued by the Vice...
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Nigeria Whip Mauritania 5-0, Qualify For 2019 U-20 AFCON
July 21, 2018 No Responses

Nigeria Whip Mauritania 5-0, Qualify For 2019 U-20 AFCON

The Flying Eagles on Saturday affirmed their superiority over their Mauritanian counterparts by defeating them 5-0 to qualify 6-1 aggregate for the 2019 U-20 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON). The match played at the Agege Stadium in Lagos Nigeria were...
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ExxonMobil Lagos hq shut by protesting workers
July 17, 2018 No Responses

ExxonMobil Lagos hq shut by protesting workers

  The Lagos headquarters of ExxonMobil has been shut down by the company’s workers’ unions over the sacking of 860 spy police without entitlement. The workers besieged the office of the oil company, protesting the sacking of workers, mainly Nigerians,...
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World Cup Prize Money: France Gets $38m, Nigeria,15 others Gets $8m
July 15, 2018 No Responses

World Cup Prize Money: France Gets $38m, Nigeria,15 others Gets $8m

NewswatchNigeria can report that FIFA 2018 World Cup ended with big money for France for emerging the new champions of the world in the round leather game. On Sunday, France won $38 million for lifting the 2018 FIFA World Cup...
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Nigeria: Vice President Osinbajo Visits Google Hqtrs, Meet CEO (PHOTOS)
July 10, 2018 No Responses

Nigeria: Vice President Osinbajo Visits Google Hqtrs, Meet CEO (PHOTOS)

Nigeria’s Vice President Professor Yemi Osinbajo on Tuesday visited the Headquarters of Google in Silicon Valley during his working visit to the US. The Vice President during his visit met the CEO of Google, Sundar Pichai, who welcomed the Vice Presiden...
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