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President Bola Tinubu approved a reshuffle of his ministerial cabinet and merged two ministries into one. The decision was made during the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting on Wednesday, according to a statement by Bayo Onanuga, the president’s spokesperson. Onanuga confirmed that the president has scrapped the Niger Delta Ministry …

The Federal Government through the National Population Commission (NPC) has signed a landmark deal with Nigeria’s leading integrated technology brand, Zinox, for the supply of the tech components and other accessories for the 2023 national census project, further justifying President Muhammadu Buhari administration’s commitment on local content promotion. The contract, …

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has endorsed the completion of the ongoing Enugu-Onitsha expressway by MTN Nigeria PLC, telecommunication company, at the cost of N202.8billion via the Tax Credit Scheme of the Federal Government. Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, revealed this when he along with Minister of Police …

In an effort to monitor, manage and secure the telecoms sector in the country, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) is planning to deploy a technology solution, Device Management System (DMS) to disconnect stolen and counterfeit phones from all networks in the country. This approach is expected to prevent cell phone …

The Federal Executive Council has approved the Nigeria Startup Bill (NSB) and will forward the Bill to the National Assembly for passage into law. The Bill was approved at the Council meeting today, Wednesday, 15th December 2021, following the presentation of a Memo by the Honourable Minister of Communications and …

The Nigerian Government says it has established more than one thousand six hundred and sixty seven (1,667) Information and Communications Technology (ICT) centres and developed sixteen (16) ICT policies within two years. This, it said, is geared towards supporting the country’s digital drive. The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. …

The Federal Executive Council on Wednesday approved the 2021-2023 Medium Term Expenditure Framework and Fiscal Strategy Paper with N12.66tn budget projection for each of the three fiscal years. The approval was given at a virtual meeting of the council presided over by the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.). The …