Just in: Landing plane skids off runway, breaks into parts, 55 injured
A plane flying into Istanbul’s Sabiha Gokcen airport from Izmir skidded off the runway and crashed on Wednesday but there were no fatalities, Turkish Transport Minister, Cahit Turhan has said. Turhan said the plane was carrying 177 passengers and six…
Just in: Trump Vs. Pelosi, Most trending photo in the world today
The mild drama that occurred in a split second during the openning session of US President Donald Trump’s State Of The Union (SOTU) address on Tuesday. What happened was that as President Trump mounted the address poduim, he immediately turned…
Okada & Keke: Between what Sanwo-Olu said at Platform and current realities
Since Saturday February 1, 2020, movement of Okada and keke had been officially restricted in key parts of Lagos State in contravention to the promises and reform pledges of the Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu at The Platform in October 2019. While…
NCC flags off nationwide cybersecurity awareness drills with Abuja students
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has taken to class rooms to for the training of Nigerian children and youth on the dangers of cybercriminals and how to protect themselves. The move which started with students from 24 private and public…
Knowledge-sharing policy takes centre stage on NCC-stakeholders’ relationship
Lead regulator on Nigeria’s telecoms sector, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has, once again, reaffirmed its commitment to knowledge sharing powered industry capacity building. The commission said the policy is designed to drive the reshaping of the industry’s patterns of…
Former Ghanaian President, Mahama hits Akufo-Addo on failed banks
The recent banking crisis that resulted in the collapse of several indigenous financial institutions in Ghana has continued to worry nationalists. Recall that some banks in Ghana recently went under following a recapitalization deadline they could not meet, thus creating…
NSE, SEC drill Capital Market Operators on requirements for the Derivatives Market
The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) Tuesday organised a Workshop on the legal and regulatory requirements of Derivatives trading for capital market operators on Tuesday, February 4, 2020 at the Exchange House in Lagos. he workshop was organised in collaboration with…
NIMC’s NIN holding back contributory pension scheme— Premium Pension boss
Executive Director, Premium Pension Ltd., Kabir Tijjani, has traced the wobbling uptake of contributory pension schemes by many Nigerians to the failure of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), which is saddled with the responsibility of issuing National Identification Number…
Pantami rates NCC’s role in telecoms regulatory standards highest
The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, has acknowledged the important role being played by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) in consistently spearheading regional and global initiatives that allow the country to make concrete contributions…
Many African youths either overeducated or undereducated—AfDB report
“Youth must be prepared for the jobs of the future – not the jobs of the past,” African Development Bank (AfDB) President, Dr Akinwumi Adesina has said at the launch of the Bank’s flagship African Economic Outlook. According to him,…
