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Month: August 2017

Conflicting statistics trending in Nigeria’s oil exploration, production worrisome

Only last week, a Senator, Ms. Stella Odua called for a reliable metering system that will help determine the exact volume of all oil output and sales in the country, saying time has gone for the era of no knowledge…

Community youths protest lack of infrastructure, jobs at Shell crude flow station

Aggrieved host community members in their numbers, stormed a crude oil flow station belonging to Shell in the restive Niger Delta on Friday, demanding jobs and infrastructure development for the people. But in a terse response, SPDC said its commitment…

Paraguayan’s Senate hands over Capital city key, national honours to T.B. Joshua

After dropping the hint about two weeks ago during Live Sunday Service in Lagos, Africa’s leading Man of God and founder of the Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN), Prophet T.B. Joshua, put paid to his miracle crusade mission to…

Zenith Bank rewards Eta, promises more sponsorship to Microsoft Championship

Leading banking and financial solutions provider, Zenith Bank has assured continued sponsorship of more Nigerian students to participate in the annual Microsoft Office Specialist Championship in the United States. The annual Microsoft Office Specialist World Championship is a global competition…

Dangote invests in solar power plant, seals MoU on 100MW with Kano State

Kano State government is now changing its narrative on issues of electricity for industrial purpose in partnership with leading conglomerate, the Dangote Group. Already, both parties have sealed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the proposed 100 megawatts Dangote-Black Rhino…

NCC at ITU
ICT

Not reviewing DPF may dampen investors’ confidence @ ITU —BH Report

A survey by Business Hilights Economic Research team (BHERT) relating to the massive build up by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), ahead of leading Nigerian delegation with the Minister to the fast approaching International Telecommunications Union (ITU) Telecom World 2017,…

Vice president, Prof Yemi
ICT

Emerging ICT Varsity to have campuses in all zones—Osinbajo

The newly approved Information and Communications Technology (ICT) University of Nigeria by the Federal Executive Council (FEC) will have campuses in all the six geo-political zones to drive digital literacy, the Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo has confirmed. Explaining more during…

glo logo
ICT

Glo opens gate for free data usage today in Nigeria

As a way of keeping to its industry name, ‘Grand Masters of data,’ Globacom has declared today, Friday, 11th August 2017, as the first Free Data Day on its network. A statement from the company noted that the deal was…

Smile
ICT

Smile, RenMoney seal deal on bundled offer financing for subscribers

For seamless access to services, RenMoney, the simple money solutions provider, has unveiled of a flexible financing initiative in partnership with Smile Communications Nigeria Limited, the leading mobile broadband telecommunications service provider. By design, the initiative offers Smile subscribers the…