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BREAKING: Nigeria Re-Elected as ITU Council Member

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In clear recognition of the critical role Nigeria is playing on the global telecom stage, the country was re-elected earlier today as a Council member of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the United Nations specialised agency that oversees global telecommunication operations. Nigeria will serve on the Council again from 2023-2026. The election of Nigeria and other countries, on Monday, October 3, 2022, into different regional groups that constitute ITU Council, was the highpoint of the Plenipotentiary Conference 2022 (PP-22) ongoing in Bucharest, the capital city of the Republic of Romania.…

BREAKING: Dr Adedeji Tajudeen Adeleke emerges Nigeria Service Awards ‘Man of the Year’ 2022

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Dr. Adedeji Adeleke has been voted ‘2022 Man of the Year’ by Nigerians both at home and in the Diaspora.   Dr. Adedeji Adeleke emerged first place following his online nomination and voting by members of the general public as monitored and confirmed by the Nigeria Service Awards panel of jury which lasted from 14th to 24th August, 2022.   Dr. Adedeji Tajudeen is a Nigerian billionaire, business magnate, the Pro-Chancellor of Adeleke University and the father of one of Nigeria’s most famous singer and songwriter; Davido.   Born in…

BREAKING: Peter Obi Emerges Nigeria Service Awards ‘Outstanding Political Personality of the Year 2022’

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The Former Governor of Anambra state and Presidential candidate of Labour Party, Mr Peter Obi has been voted as ‘2022 Outstanding Political Personality of the Year by Nigerians both at home and in the Diaspora.   Mr. Peter Obi emerged first place following his online nomination and voting by members of the general public as monitored and confirmed by the Nigeria Service Awards panel of jury which lasted from 14th to 31th August, 2022.     Consequently, this prestigious Award will be presented by the COA Media Group, organizers of…

JUST IN: Court orders ASUU to call off strike

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The National Industrial Court ordered the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU to go back to work.   The Federal Government in a suit prayed for the order for ASUU to call off its seven months strike.   The Minister of Labour and Employment on behalf of the Federal Government had filed the matter before the court by way of referral to resolve the issue of the ongoing strike by ASUU.   J.U.K Igwe, SAN, counsel to Nigerian govt, in his submission, had informed the court that the application for…

BREAKING: Police Service Commission Chairman, Musiliu resigns

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The Chairman of Police Service Commission (PSC), Musiliu Smith has resigned his position.   Newsband gathered that the Board of the Commission directed Mr Smith to resign from his position which he obliged.   Meanwhile, the commission has not announced his resignation officially but Dailytrust quoting a source at the commission said that Smith, a former Inspector-General of Police is expected to hand over to Retired Justice Clara Ogunbiyi representing the judiciary at the commission.   Ikechukwu Ani, the spokesman for the commission also confirmed the resignation to our correspondent…

Breaking : Queen Elizabeth II dies at Age 96

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Queen Elizabeth ll of the United Kingdom has died at age 96. She was the longest-reigning monarch in British history, serving as the U.K.’s queen since 1952. Buckingham Palace announced Thursday morning that the Queen was placed under medical supervision amid concerns as her family rushed to her side. The royal family later confirmed the Queen died that same day in a brief statement: “The Queen died peacefully at Balmoral this afternoon.The King and The Queen Consort will remain at Balmoral this evening and will return to London tomorrow.”the Palace…

JUST IN:Six persons trapped as 7-storey building collapses in Lagos

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A seven-storey building under construction on Oba Idowu Oniru Street, Lagos State, has collapsed with about six persons trapped. The Permanent Secretary, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, Dr Olufemi Damilola Oke-Osanyintolu, confirmed the incident in the early hours of Sunday. He stated that an operation had commenced on the site to rescue those trapped. He said, “Upon arrival at the scene of the incident, an uncompleted 7-storey building undergoing construction was found to have collapsed. No injury was sustained, however, about six people are reported to be…

BREAKING: CBN releases $265m foreign airlines’ trapped funds

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In a fast move to avert a total shutdown of Nigeria’s aviation sector, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Friday, released the sum of $265 million to airlines operating in the country, to settle outstanding ticket sales.   A breakdown of the figure indicates that the sum of $230 million was released as special FX intervention while another sum of $35 million was released through Retail SMIS Secondary Market Intervention Sales) auction.   Confirming the release, the Director, Corporate Communications Department at the CBN, Mr. Osita Nwanisobi, said that…

JUST IN: e-Naira becomes USSD enabled

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The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has announced that starting from next week, Nigerians will be able to open an eNaira wallet and conduct transactions by simply using a designated USSD code on their mobile phones.   Godwin Emefiele, the governor of the apex bank, stated this at the Grand Finale of the 2022 eNaira Hackathon in Abuja.   According to Emefiele, “Nigerians, both banked and unbanked, will be able to open an eNaira wallet and conduct transactions by simply dialling *997 from their phones.   Meanwhile, to carry out…

JUST IN: Electricity workers suspend strike

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Electricity workers, under the umbrella of National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE), have suspended their strike.   The suspension is coming after the entire nation was thrown into darkness hours ago.   News Band reports that the electricity workers embarked on industrial strike action on Wednesday to press home their demands.   The federal government immediately summoned an emergency meeting with the electricity workers after they shut down the national grid.           NewsBand