Year: 2021

NCC okays 3 bidders for 3.5Ghz Spectrum Auction … re-affirms dates for mock, main action

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Consistent with its regulatory principle of open and transparent auction, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has announced that three telecoms companies have qualified as approved bidders of the forthcoming 3.5 gigahertz (Ghz) spectrum auction for the deployment of Fifth generation (5G) networks in the country. The qualified bidders that have met the criteria for participation in the licensing process of 3.5Ghz spectrum, including payment of the stipulated Intention to Bid Deposit (IBD) as outlined in the Information Memorandum (IM), are; MTN Nigeria Plc., Mafab Communications Limited and Airtel Networks Limited.…

Bolanle Sarumi salutes PDP Chieftain, Chief Bayo Lawal on his birthday

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Chief Bayo Lawal, has been described as a rare combination of father and encourager, who places primacy on peoples’ welfare. Hon Bolanle Sarumi-Aliyu (BASA) gave the description in celebration of his birthday anniversary today According to Hon Bolanle Sarumi-Aliyu in a statement made available to SOUTHWEST-FRONTIER NEWS, she said; Happy birthday to my Daddy, Chief Bayo Lawal the honorable Commissioner for local government and chieftaincy title A great father, He mentors and guide us well. He’s a good example of a perfect gentleman, very supportive and encourager, also a…

Internet security: what you should know about unverified links shared on social media platforms

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The world is fast shifting from a physical to a digital landscape, through the extensiveness of the World Wide Web. In fact, data shows that at least 4.55 billion people around the world are now on social media, since important topics and conversations are now held there. Perhaps, it is the ease that comes with the striking features of social media platforms that offers such an appealing prospect for new users. But these features, as helpful as they appear to be, seem to distract users from noticing the daring danger that…

Family Planning: Mother of four gives birth to quadruplets, cries for help

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“We plead with the public to come to our aid. We need help to raise these babies God has blessed us with,” the family said. Seven years after her fourth child was born and with a decision jointly made with her husband to stop childbearing, 37-year-old Muslimat AbdulWaheed has again been delivered of quadruplets. The couple who reside in Gwako, a suburb of Gwagwalada area of Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory, said they could barely feed their family of six, hence the decision to stop giving birth. The husband, Ibrahim…

Gov Sani Bello signs 2021 revised budget into law

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Niger state Governor ,Abubakar Sani Bello has signed into law the State 2021 revised budget.   According to the Governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Mary Noel-Berje, he signed the law on Wednesday at the Government House, Minna.   Speaking to newsmen, the Permanent Secretary, Niger State Planning Commission, Hajiya Ramatu Umar explained that the 2021 budget was reviewed downward following the significant reduction in the inflow of revenue to the state.   “Based on the revenue inflow to the state there was a shortfall leading to the downward review of the…

Use available platforms to effectively decimate the adversary – COAS charges Troops

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The Chief of Army Staff, Lt Gen Faruk Yahaya has charged troops of 33 Artillery Brigade to make effective use of available platforms to decimate the terrorists in the theatre of operations. The COAS gave the charge while addressing troops of 33 Brigade and HQ Nigerian Army Armoured Corps at Shadawanka and Obienu Barracks respectively. The COAS expressed satisfaction with the efforts of the Brigade in repairing and maintaining available combat platforms, emphasising the need to put them to good use for the success of ongoing operations. The COAS assured…

Intellectual Property : WOSA member bags FUT Vice Chancellor’s Midterm Award

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A member of Wushishi Old Students Association (WOSA), Engr. Dr. Sadeeq Abubakar Mohammed of the Department of Agricultural and Bioresources Engineering of the Federal University of Technology, Minna has been awarded the Vice-Chancellor’s Midterm Commendation Award for contribution to intellectual property by the Vice-Chancellor, Federal University of Technology, Minna, Professor Abdullahi Bala. This was however coming barely two weeks after the Chairman, Board of Trustees (BoT), Wushishi Old Students Association, former Secretary to the Government of Niger State, and a don with the Premier University, the University of Ibadan, Prof.…

Gov Sule woes investors to Lafia, as Akurba power substation ready for commissioning

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Nasarawa State Governor, Engineer Abdullahi Sule has appealed to investors who fled Lafia, the state capital, for lack of power, to come back and invest, stressed that the Akurba 330MVA/132MVA/33MVA is ready for commissioning. Engineer Sule made the overture shortly after witnessing the energising of the 60MVA transformers at the Akurba power substation, on Wednesday. According to the governor, who was visibly excited over the development, explained that his excitement was stemming from the fact that, with the Akurba substation, “it provides an opportunity for those investors running away from…

SHOCKING : DNA reveals Elijah Tanko Biological Mother …. As pathologist presents results to IIP-SARS

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The Independent Investigative Panel on human rights violations by the disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) and other police units in Abuja, on Wednesday was informed by a clinical pathologist that the 16 markers used in analysing DNA samples for contending paternal or maternal issues revealed that Esther Tanko was not the biological mother to Elijah . This test result has further corroborated an earlier DNA test conducted by the Nigeria police that Esther Tanko was not genetically similar to Elijah. Dr Isuajah E. Chukwukah, a pathologist with Synlab, made this…

Do not politicise Insecurity, FOMWAN warns FG

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Federation of Muslim Women’s Association in Nigeria FOMWAN, on Wednesday called on the federal government to stop politicising insecurity in country. At a press conference in Abuja, President of the association, Hajia Rofia Idowu Sanni, said the scourge of kidnapping of Nigerians particularly school children from their various was becoming alarming and must be stopped before it assumed dangerous dimensions. “we consider this audacious attacks on educational institutions as a looming disaster for the country as it has discouraged so many children from going to school”She said. Hajia Sanni said…