By Prince Osuagwu The Nigerian Communications Commission is about to surpass the price it sold GSM licenses 20 years ago in the recent auction for 2 slots of 3.5GHz spectrum license today in Abuja. The bid has risen to the 11th round at $275, 904,886,25. The GSM licenses auctioned in 2001 was at $285m. ALSO […]

The Oniwasinmi of Wasinmi, in Ewekoro local government area of Ogun State, HRM Oba Babatunde Emmanuel Osuntogun is dead.

The Federal Government has sent a strong warning to four countries which recently placed Nigeria on their “red list” in the wake of the discovery of COVID-19 Omicron variant.

Mutiu Adepoju, Nigeria’s ex-international has expressed doubt over the timing of the sack of Super Eagles Coach, Genort Rohr, as the African Cup of Nations (AFCON) begins in few weeks. Adepoju said on Monday in Abuja that the sack had been expected long before now. The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF),  on Sunday said it parted […]

IF leaders of the defunct All Peoples Party, APP, had played their side of the game, Chief Olu Falae would have won the 1999 presidential election, former Osun State governor, Chief Bisi Akande has said.

There are indications that the federal government is preparing to react appropriately to the latest move by United Arab Emirates, UAE, to ban any passenger with Nigerian passport from going to Dubai, UAE.

…says govt studying legal devts on VAT …as Gbajabiamila says reckless borrowings must be checked …adds bill ‘ll reposition finance system, plug wastage By Levinus Nwabughiogu-Abuja There are possibilities that new taxes, tariffs and levies will be imposed on Nigerians by the federal government next year, the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab […]

Closer collaboration between stakeholders and stronger activations at the grassroots have been identified as two of the major strategies needed to combat and defeat Gender-based Violence in the country. The Director General, National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), Dr. Fatima Waziri-Azi, stated this while presenting her keynote address during the symposium […]

By Joseph Erunke ABUJA–MEDICAL professionals from different zones in Nigeria have called upon the federal government to invest more in innovative ways of strengthening surgical systems in the country.   Speaking during the conclusion of the National Cleft Stakeholders Forum in Nigeria, Smile Train Vice-President and Regional Director for Africa Mrs. Nkeiruka Obi ,expressed gratitude to […]

Authorities of the Military Pensions Board (MPB) have called on military veteran groups and and ex-soldiers protesting delay in payment of their 24 months arrears of minimum wage pension, to call off the protests as the money to offset the payment has been included in the 2022 budget.

By Levinus Nwabughiogu-Abuja Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Ahmed Idris Wase has condemned attack on Pinau Village in Mavo Chiefdom of Wase Local Government Area of Plateau state by bandits. The Deputy Speaker described the attack which resulted to the death of 7 persons with several others injured as ‘inhuman, senseles […]

The Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) says crude oil spot prices dropped by $1.74, or 2.1 per cent, in November 2021 to average $80.37 per barrel. OPEC made this known in its Oil Market Report for December 2021 which was obtained by the News Agency of Nigeria ( NAN) on Monday in Lagos. […]

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Bauchi Sector Command, says it has deployed 1,060 personnel to ensure accident-free Christmas and New Year celebrations in the state. The Sector Commander, Mr Yusuf Abdullahi, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Bauchi, that 12 patrol vehicles and six ambulances would also be deployed to […]

Eminent Nigerians and leaders of apex socio-cultural organisations, on Monday, cautioned leaders at all levels against the undue politicisation of matters bordering on the security of lives and property, saying that it won’t do the nation any good, but aggravate the already fragile situation in the country.

The 5G license bid price has risen to $231, 146,643,96 million in round 7.