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Driven to extend digital and financial inclusion across Africa, MTN Group and Airtel Africa have entered into agreements to share network infrastructure in Uganda and Nigeria, while ensuring compliance with local regulatory and statutory requirements. These sharing agreements target improved network cost efficiencies, expanded coverage and the provision of enhanced …

On Wednesday afternoon several corps members received credit alerts reflecting the increased stipend, putting an end to the long-standing delay that had sparked frustration and protests. The Nigerian government has finally commenced the payment of the new N77,000 monthly allowance for National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members. This development comes …

Nigeria’s Leading Media Intelligence Agency, P+ Measurement Services, Announces the 28th Edition of EVALUATE PR P+ Measurement Services, Nigeria’s foremost media intelligence and communications measurement agency, proudly announces the 28th edition of its highly anticipated virtual event, EVALUATE PR. This insightful session will take place on March 28, 2025, from 12:00 …

This weekend, CNN International’s African Voices Playmakers, sponsored by Technology Company,  Globacom, celebrates the remarkable life and legacy of late Congolese-American NBA Hall of Famer, Dikembe Mutombo. Born on June 25, 1966, Dikembe Mutombo, affectionately known as “Mount Mutombo,” was a dominant force in the NBA for 18 seasons. Despite …

The New Nigeria Peoples Party has condemned President Bola Tinubu’s state of emergency imposed in Rivers State. PUNCH Online reports that the President had on Tuesday declared a state of emergency in Rivers following the prolonged political crisis in the state. The president also suspended Governor Siminalayi Fubara, his deputy, …

The Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brig.-Gen. Olakunle Nafiu, on Thursday assured corps members that the payment of their much awaited newly increased monthly allowance of N77,000 will begin in March. “With effect from March, you are going to receive the sum of Seventy-Seven Thousand Naira as …

Ekiti State Governor, Abiodun Oyebanji, has reaffirmed the vital role of Promasidor Nigeria in the state’s economic transformation, describing the partnership between the company and the state government as a model for industrial growth and public-private collaboration. Speaking during a visit to Promasidor’s headquarters and factory in Lagos, Governor Oyebanji …

In a statement released on Thursday, the agency disclosed that a shop located along the YKC axis of Woji was identified as a key distribution point for the fake rice. The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) in collaboration with producers of the Big Bull rice, …

Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Tuggar, has assured that the Federal Government will soon appoint the much-awaited substantive ambassadors and high commissioners to fill Nigeria’s foreign missions, which have gone for over one year without the top officials. Tuggar gave this assurance in Abuja on Thursday during the …

Residents of Oko Orisan Community in Epe area of Lagos State have frowned at the malicious publication against the Chairman/CEO of Harmony Gardens and Estate Development Limited, Honourable (Alhaji) Saheed Mosadoluwa aka Ibile. They also demanded a retraction of what they described as a libelous statement against their benefactor, (Alhaji …