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PRESS STATEMENT The Honourable Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Professor Isa Ali Ibrahim (Pantami), FCIIS, FBCS, FNCS, wishes to bring to the attention of the public the Ministry’s activities...

Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has directed businesses in Lagos to collect the old naira notes or face sanction. Mr Sanwo-Olu, in a statement on Monday, directed residents to go ahead and...

The Presidency says only losers in the February 25 presidential race are complaining about the election outcome, stating that the poll is the most competitive in Nigeria’s history. Former Vice-President...

Peoples Democratic Party in Cross River says endorsement of its governorship candidate, Sandy Onor, by Peter Obi attests to the candidate’s pedigree as a man of the people. PDP chairman...

Interior minister Rauf Aregbesola has urged stakeholders and leaders of the APC in a meeting in Lagos to rally support for Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s reelection. This is contained in a...

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says the old N200, N500 and N1,000 notes remain legal tender. A statement by CBN’s spokesperson, Isa Abdulmumin, said the new directive was in...

In line with its consumer-centric approach to telecoms regulation, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has directed mobile network operators (MNOs) to commence implementation of approved harmonised short codes (HSC) for...

Tukur Buratai says the emergence of President-elect Bola Tinubu reflects the will of Nigerians. Mr Buratai, former Nigerian ambassador to the Benin Republic and a chieftain of the All Progressives...

A 26-year-old former Boko Haram insurgent, Alayi Madu, was on March 9 arrested with 10 kilogrammes of skunk, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) disclosed on Sunday. Mr Madu,...

The number of people killed by the devastating earthquakes in Turkey’s southeast reached 48,000, with over 115,000 people injured, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday. “The death toll...