Category: News Update

61 Senators-elect endorse Ahmed Lawan as Senate President

Senators-elect on Saturday endorsed Ahmad Lawan as Senate President ahead of the inauguration of ninth National Assembly on Tuesday. The Secretary of Pro-Lawan group,...

Free-to-air with FIFA: Great opportunity for Nigerians – BON

The newly-signed partnership agreement between Broadcasting Organisations of Nigeria (BON) and world football governing body FIFA offers great opportunity for Nigerian...

Police barricade entrance to DAAR communications office after NBC sanction

Heavily armed security men of the Nigeria Police Force and the State Security Service have surrounded the premises of the African Independent Television, AIT. This was...

Missing sales agent found, unable to talk

Oluwakemi Soyebo, a sales agent in the Agbara area of Ogun State, has been found three days after she went missing. It was learnt that the 22-year-old woman appeared...

Oyo

Oyo govt again? Appoints DG for Due process office

The Oyo State Government has named Ms. Tara Adefope as the Director General of Due Process Office. This was contained in a press statement signed by Mr Taiwo Adisa, the...

Buhari opens EFCC’s anti-corruption summit Tuesday

 President Muhammadu Buhari will on  Tuesday, June 11, declare open a National Democracy Day Anti-corruption Summit. Mr Tony Orilade, EFCC’s Acting Head, Media and...

Expert tasks media on development journalism

Mr. Chukwuemeka Okareafor, a media expert, on Friday in Keffi, Nasarawa State,  advised Nigerian media to focus on development journalism. He gave the advice in a talk...

AIT returns after Court nullifies NBC’s suspension

  African Independent Television (AIT) is back on air after the National Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) suspended its licence over alleged failure to abide by...

NNPC subsidiary, NGMC, makes ₦12bn profit

  The Nigerian Gas Marketing Company (NGMC), a subsidiary of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), has announced a profit after tax of...

NIN-SIM: SERAP sues Buhari over failure to unblock phone lines of 72 million subscribers

Prevail on NBC to lift closure of AIT/Raypower, SERAP tells Buhari

  Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to “prevail on the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) to...