The Nigeria Export Processing Zones Authority (NEPZA) has stepped in to resolve the dispute between the Federal Capital Territory Administration and the Abuja Technology Village (ATV), a licensed Free Trade Zone, over the potential revocation of the zone’s land title. Dr. Olufemi Ogunyemi, the Managing Director of NEPZA, urged ATV operators and investors to withdraw…
L-R: Project Manager, Africa-BroadBand (BB) Maps, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), Dana Jon Kamason; Executive Commissioner, Stakeholder Management, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Rimini Makama; Executive Vice Chairman/Chief Executive Officer, NCC, NCC; Dr. Aminu Maida; Deputy Ambassador, European Union (EU) Delegation to Nigeria, Zissmos Vergas; Head, Green and Digital Economy, EU Delegation to Nigeria, Inga Stefanowicz; and…
The Renaissance Africa Energy Company Limited, last night in Lagos, emerged the leading oil and gas company, crowning its first outing at the just-concluded Society of Petroleum Engineers’ (SPE) 2025 Nigeria Annual International Conference and Exhibition (NAICE) by winning a majority of the conference’s corporate and individual awards, including the coveted Best Indigenous Exhibitor and…
Providus Bank and Polaris Bank have been announced as additional sponsors of the QEDNG Creative Powerhouse Summit. They join First Bank of Nigeria, Nigeria LNG (NLNG) and Shell in supporting the landmark event. Mighty Media Plus Network Limited, publishers of the online newspaper QEDNG, confirmed the development in a statement on Friday. The company described…
Chief Mike Okiro, former Inspector-General of Police and chairman, Police Service Commission will chair the inauguration of Noble Ladies Association International and unveiling of the association’s magazine. According to a statement made available by Mrs Margaret Chigozie Mkpuma, president of the association, the event will take place on Saturday, August 9 at Arts & Culture…
The Ataoja of Osogbo Land, Oba Jimoh Olanipekun Larooye II, has made a powerful public appeal to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, urging the immediate release of the withheld Local Government allocations meant for Osun State. Speaking at the grand finale of the Osun Osogbo Festival 2025, the respected monarch warned that the ongoing financial blockade…
It asked emergency management stakeholders to activate their response protocols and advised that evacuation plans be put in place for communities at risk. The Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency (NIHSA) has warned of flooding in certain parts of the country, including Lagos, Rivers, the FCT, and 28 other states. In a flood alert issued on Thursday,…
Wike lamented that there was no distinction between commercial and residential areas in the FCT. The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has inaugurated a committee to identify areas in the nation’s capital in violation of the Certificate of Occupancy issued to them. Speaking during the inauguration ceremony at the FCTA headquarters in…
The Controller General of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), Sylvester Ndidi Nwakuche Ofori and INEC Chairman Mahmood Yakubu The Controller General of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), Sylvester Ndidi Nwakuche Ofori, has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to consider allowing prisoners, especially those awaiting trial, to vote during elections, saying they also have…
According to the NCoS boss, there are 81,000 prison inmates About 53,460 inmates are awaiting trial nationwide, the Nigeria Correctional Service (NCoS) has said. The Comptroller General of the NCoS, Sylvester Nwakuche, stated this on Friday in Abuja while meeting with the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Mahmood Yakubu. Leading top officials…
