Global System of Mobile Communications Association (GSMA), the umbrella body for all Mobile operators, Equipment manufacturers, Vendors among others recently opened talks with the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) on capacity building, and other sundry ways to attain an accelerated growth in the mobile sector. The talks which took place at the Corporate Headquarters of NCC in Abuja were led by Mr. Mortimer Hope, Director, Africa Region for GSMA. They were received by the Executive Vice Chairman (EVC/CEO) of NCC, Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta. Mortimer who said their visit was of dual purposes, told the EVC and his management that besides…
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Nigeria’s Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki has been confirmed as Keynote Speaker for the forthcoming Governance Masterclass by StateCraft Inc. tagged ‘Did You Say Change? Game Changers of the 2015 Nigerian elections.’ The Masterclass – organized by StateCraft Inc., the governance communication arm of RED and official communication agency for President Muhammadu Buhari’s 2015 election campaign – will explore the intersection between media, business and governance, and will share strategic lessons from the historic campaign; for media professionals, communication agencies, public relations consultants, public affairs managers and information custodians across the Nigerian public and private spaces. It is one…
Minister of mines and Steel Development, Dr. Kayode Fayemi has said that Federal Government of Nigeria is already targeting N250billion as revenue from the solid minerals sector this year. Fayemi, in an interview with journalists after defending the 2016 budget estimates of his ministry before the Senate Committee on Solid Mineral , lamented that long neglect of the sector by past administrations had really affected it, as he maintained that the feat is achievable, pointing out that “what has been lacking in this sector before now is the political will on the part of the leadership”. He said: “Mr President…
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Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose, has said the capital projects embarked upon by his administration, including an airstrip are not only timely, but are meeting people’s needs, contrary to the claim by a former governor of the state, Otunba Niyi Adebayo. Speaking through his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Iidowu Adelusi, in Ado-Ekiti on Wednesday, the governor said the claim by Adebayo in Abuja on Tuesday that the airstrip project was ill-timed was borne out of malice because Adebayo failed to utiilise the opportunity given him by the people of the state by executing projects he (Adebayo) could be remembered for. Ekiti people…
Strong indications emerged yesterday that the 31 students of Afe Babalola University, Ado Ekiti sued over damage done to the university’s facilities during a recent protest, may be allowed to settle the matter out of court. A Chief Magistrate’s Court in Ado Ekiti on Wednesday adjourned hearing in the criminal case filed by the Police against the students over alleged participation in the violent protest that rocked the institution on February 7. Chief Magistrate Adesoji Adegboye adjourned the matter following a request by the Police Prosecutor, Caleb Leramo, for the advice from the office of the Director of Public Prosecution. The Police prosecutor…
For transforming the face of governance in Edo State and for the development projects across the state, a former Governor of the defunct Mid-West region and Bendel State, Dr. Samuel Ogbemudia has pledged to support Governor Adams Oshiomhole for the rest of his life, saying “I will continue to work with you until my grave.” Dr. Ogbemudia made the pledge during a visit of Governor Adams Oshiomhole to him, in his residence, in Benin City, on Wednesday. Dr. Ogbemudia who was elated by the visit of the Governor and his entourage, said: “I have withdrawn my membership of the Peoples Democratic…
Erstwhile, Director General, National Centre for Women Development ( NCWD), Ms. Onyeka Onwenu, has denied allegations that she threatened to sue President Muhammadu Buhari over her recent sack along side many other heads of parastatals, agencies and commissions by the federal government. In a press statement, Thursday, entitled, “My disengagement from the National Centre for Women Development, Ms Onwenu said it was within the authority of the president to do that. She said in spite of the campaign of calumny and several threats against her within her two and half years of service, she lifted the centre from its former…
The Lagos State House of Assembly yesterday confirmed the appointments of Governor Ambode’s nominees into the Lagos State Employment Trust Fund. The nominees are Ifueko Omoguiyi as the Chairman of the board while Akintunde Oyebode will serve as Executive Secretary. Omoguiyi is a chartered accountant was born in 1962 and has over 30 years experience in financial and banking industry. She was an Executive Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue (FIRS) between 2004 to 2012. In her response to questions raised by the members of the House, Omoguiyi stated that one of the strategies that would be adopted as the…
Nobel Laureate Wole Soyinka has blamed the current economic situation in the country on years of bad governance, and urged the federal government to call an emergency economic conference to address the situation. Prof. Soyinka, who spoke during a courtesy visit to the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, in his office in Abuja on Thursday, also reiterated his earlier support for the Administration’s fight against corruption ”The economic condition of a nation, of a people does not deteriotate overnight. Something came before that deterioration,” he said, while answering a question on the current state of the nation’s…