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By Halimah Olamide The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, on Thursday asked online publishers to ensure the promotion of positive reports on Nigeria in the online news space. He said this is crucial to the socio-economic growth and development of the country. The minister stated this while addressing members of the Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP) during its 7th Annual Conference in Abuja on Thursday, October 5, 2023, with the theme: Roadmap for socio-economic recovery and sustainability. Idris explained that one strategic component of the roadmap for socio-economic recovery and sustainability should be the…
….Narrates How Persuaded Obasanjo From Taking Over Lagos By Kamil Opeyemi A former vice president, Atiku Abubakar, says President Bola Tinubu should be grateful to him, claiming he persuaded then-President Olusegun Obasanjo against taking over Lagos. Obasanjo was Nigeria’s president from 1999 to 2007 under the then-ruling party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) while Tinubu of the defunct Action Congress (AC) was the Lagos State governor within that period. While fielding questions from journalists during the press conference on Thursday, the presidential candidate of the opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP) denied claims that he betrayed Tinubu as speculated in some…
Norwegian author Jon Fosse has won the Nobel Prize in Literature “for his innovative plays and prose which give voice to the unsayable,’’ the Swedish Academy announced on Thursday. Anders Olsson, chair of the Nobel Committee for Literature, described Fosse as one of the most recognised and widely performed playwrights of our time. He is also acclaimed for his novels, children’s books, short stories, essays and poetry. Fosse was born in 1959, he has a heavily pared down style that has come to be known as “Fosse minimalism,’’ the academy said, adding that his writing exposed man’s loss of orientation.…
The Nigerian Communications Commission said the number of active mobile subscriptions in the country has reached 220,715,961 million as at August 2023. The Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) of NCC, Prof. Umar Danbatta, disclosed this at the 18th Abuja International Trade Fair organised by the Abuja Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) on Thursday in Abuja. This year’s 12-day edition of the fair is with the theme: “Sustainable Financing and Taxation’’. Danbatta, represented by the Director, Consumer Affairs Bureau, Mr Umar Alkasim, also said that the number of active internet subscribers was 159,034,717 million, with broadband penetration at 45.57 per cent…
Google on Thursday announced 11 African startups for the first cohort of its “Google for Startups Accelerator: AI First” programme. The Head of Startup Ecosystem, Africa, Folarin Aiyegbusi, said in a statement that the 11 startups were picked from a vast pool of innovative talents using cutting-edge Artificial Intelligence (AI). He said that these start-ups used cutting edge AI to address Africa’s challenges and broader global issues. Aiyegbusi said that the 11 selected startups would undergo a 10-week accelerator journey, beyond benefiting from Google’s AI expertise and a $350,000 allocation in Google Cloud Credits. He said that the startups would…
By David Orji The Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the last general elections Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has vowed not to relent in his quest to ensure that the true academic status of President Bola Tinubu is fully established. He said his co-contestants in the election, Peter Obi of Labour Party, Rabiu Kwankwaso of the New Nigerian People’s party should join him in the battle to unravel the truth. Atiku stated these in Abuja on Thursday during a world press conference held by him. NPO Reported earlier that Atiku was poised to address a large section of…
By Kamil Opeyemi The Department of State Services (DSS) on Thursday confirmed the arrest of the suspended Dean of Faculty of Law, University of Calabar, Professor Cyril Ndifon. NPO Reports that Ndifon was suspended last month after students of his Faculty of Law staged a protest calling for an end to his being a staff of the institution over alleged sexual harassment. It was not the first time Ndifon was being accused of similar crime. The DSS director of public relations and strategic communications, Dr. Peter Afunanya, while confirming this to journalists in Abuja, said Ndifon was arrested on…
By Halimah Olamide A suspect who was Tuesday declared wanted by the police, Owoduni Ibrahim Oluwatosin also known as Primeboy has surrendered himself to the Nigerian police. NPO Reported on Wednesday that Primeboy, said to be a childhood friend of the late singer, Oladimeji Ilerioluwa Aloba, popularly called Mohbad, was declared wanted by the Lagos Command of the Police. He reportedly went to the police command on Thursday to assist in the investigation of the death of his friend. “Following his being declared wanted, Owodunni Ibrahim Oluwatosin aka Primeboy has turned himself in. He has, immediately, been taken into custody…
“New Economic Policies Are Long Overdue” By Kamil Opeyemi Registrar of the Joint Admissions Matriculation Board, Prof Isiaq Oloyede on Thursday lamented on the challenges facing the Nigerian economy. Oloyede while delivering a keynote address at the annual conference of the Guild of Online Corporate Publishers of Nigeria said In Abuja that the hardship on Nigerians have multiplied with the removal of fuel subsidies. He however noted that the economic decisions taken by the new Bola Tinubu administration are necessary and overdue. Oloyede said, “The Nigerian state is undergoing tremendous pressure under an excruciating socio-economic environment. The country’s Gross Domestic…
By Halimah Olamide Mr Mathew Agbo, the Benue Commissioner of Information, Culture and Tourism, who was kidnapped few days back, has regained his freedom. This was disclosed by Agbo in a statement on Thursday in Makurdi, thanking Governor. Hyacinth Alia and the security agencies for ensuring his safe release. ” I appreciate all the effort and prayers that have culminated in my release and subsequent reuniting with my family ” I pray that my ordeal will lead to renewed efforts toward tacking both internal and external security challenges in the state. ”I, therefore, call on all residents of the state…