Author: Lilian Azuh

Maduka You grew up in Jos, a city known for its pristine environment back then. How would you describe your childhood experiences there? One of the highlights of my childhood was when my father would drive me to a white man’s bakery to buy bread. They were the bakers at the time. Jos was a beautiful place, and I vividly remember the cold weather. I was only four years old when my father passed away, and life became rough as we had to return to the village. His death was another unforgettable moment for me. I recall that after my father’s…

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The winner at the presentation A civil contractor, Ayobami Adejumo, was an embodiment of joy on Thursday as he received the keys to a brand-new Toyota Prado, at the Lagos prize-presentation event in the on-going Globacom ‘Festival of Joy’ promo. The event which was held at Gloworld, Adeola Odeku, Victoria Island, also saw many Nigerians going home with different other prizes including Keke Napep, power generators, sewing machines and grinding machines. Receiving the keys from the Special Guest Of Honour, the Deputy Governor of Lagos State, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat, a visibly elated Adejumo, an indigene of Osun State who resides…

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Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, CCIE, Director-General of NITDA and Management Team, During Their Visit to Chris J Maiyaki, Executive Secretary of NUC, Abuja. The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), partners with the National Universities Commission (NUC) to embed digital literacy as a general course in all Nigerian universities. Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, the Director General of NITDA, CCIE, disclosed this during a courtesy visit to the NUC headquarters in Abuja. He said, the collaboration builds on the success of the Digital Literacy for All initiative (DL4ALL) implemented at Nasarawa State University, Keffi, and marks a significant milestone in advancing digital skills…

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The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) and The National Council for Arts and Culture (NCAC) have announced a ground-breaking collaboration to integrate Nigeria’s emerging digital and innovation ecosystems with the country’s cultural and creative industries (CCI) with the country’s ecosystem. The collaboration was signed by the Head of Media, NCAC, Dr Dennis Olofu, and Director of Corporate Communications and Media Relations, NITDA, Mrs Hadiza Umar, the Director-General of NCAC, Mr Obi Asika, and his team met with the Director-General of NITDA, Kashifu Inuwa, alongside his senior leadership team, at NITDA headquarters in Abuja to establish a collaborative framework. This…

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Tobi New details have emerged on why the United Kingdom immigration upper tribunal approved the deportation of Pastor Tobi Adegboyega, founder of Salvation Proclaimers Anointed Church, commonly known as SPAC Nation. The 44-year-old pastor, who arrived in the UK on a visitor’s visa in 2005 but did not leave when it expired, had sought to remain in the European country on human rights grounds. He had married a British citizen. After the Home Office denied his request, he appealed to the first-tier tribunal, which equally turned him down. Subsequently, he appealed to the upper tribunal on August 15, 2022. The…

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Mahama President Bola Tinubu has congratulated President-elect John Dramani Mahama on his victory in the December 7 general election in Ghana, following his opponent’s concession speech. In a telephone call to Mahama, President Tinubu hoped that Mahama’s ascension to power for the second time would further bring stability to the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), of which President Tinubu is the chairman. President Tinubu commended the people of Ghana for their commitment to democracy, which was demonstrated through the peaceful and successful conduct of both the presidential and parliamentary elections. He applauded Ghanaians for demonstrating again to the…

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Jonathan The All Progressives Congress, on Thursday, distanced itself again from an alleged splinter group, Team New Nigeria, after the group flooded Kano metropolis with the campaign posters of former President Goodluck Jonathan. The ruling party insisted the group did not emanate from its fold and were not known members at any level of the APC. The rebuttal comes five days after the TNN announced that its loyalists were leaving the ruling party to form a new political party that would rescue Nigeria from the threshold of poverty, hunger, insecurity and devastation. The group’s National President, Modibbo Farakwai, boasted at…

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