The National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA) said that the Federal Executive Council’s (FEC) approval of its Satellite Internet Broadband project would provide 90 per cent of Nigerians with affordable Internet. Dr Felix Ale, Head Media and Corporate Communications said this on Wednesday while speaking in Abuja. The Federal Executive Council (FEC) approved the Satellite Internet Broadband project of NASRDA under the Regulatory Guidance of the Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC) on November 30. The project would be concessioned for 15 years, with expected revenue of N28 billion and 10,000 jobs, boost internet penetration and help fight insecurity. The…
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By Justina Auta The Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN) has urged women and youths to embrace reading culture to better understand the society for effective contribution to national development. The Registrar of TRCN, Prof. Josiah Ajiboye said this at the public presentation of “ If Only We Knew’’ and “Being Twins” written by Kuni Tyessi, a journalist with Thisday Newspaper in Abuja. Ajiboye, represented by Dr Frances Alimigbe decried dwindling reading culture in the country, which he said had contributed to all forms of vices in the society. “This is a right idea in the right direction of redirecting…
By Stanley Ihedigbo, Lagos Brandmatters News Magazine, which tagline is ‘communicating brand ideas’ recently went international when it unveiled its 15th edition in Montreal, Quebec, Canada during the 104th Lions Clubs International Convention. This bold move makes it the first and only Brand and Marketing Communications and Advertising news magazine to take its publication outside the shores of Nigeria thereby creating that international touch. According to the Publisher/CEO Brandmatters Magazine, Blessing Uzoamaka Umebali, who is also a staunch member of the association under Ikeja Metro Lions Club International, District 404B2 Nigeria, the magazine used the opportunity to cover the convention.…
“We see children dying on the way to our clinics. We see children whose medical condition is so severe that we can’t do anything to save them” The Country Representative of Doctors Without Borders (MSF) in Nigeria, Dr. Simba Tirima has expressed grave concern over the United Nations’ low-level humanitarian efforts in the Northwest of Nigeria. Tirima expressed the concern in a statement made available to THESTORIES on Tuesday. According to him, aside from treating more than 140,000 children for acute malnutrition in Zamfara, Katsina, Sokoto, Kebbi and Kano states, children whose medical condition is severe have had to die.…
Nigeria’s Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami says the country is committed to coordinate African continent on support, ratification and domestication of the Rome Statute. Malami made this known on Monday in Netherlands while delivering Nigeria’s County Statement at the 21st session of the Assembly of States Parties to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, the Hague. This was made known in a statement issued to newsmen by Dr. Umar Jibrilu Gwandu, Special Assistant on Media and Public Relations, Office of Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice. According to the Statement Malami disclosed…
Sokoto state Tricycles Riders Association under the leadership of Sa’adu Abubakar Assada has staged a solidarity walk in support of the governorship candidature of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Ahmad Aliyu Sokoto. The Chairman explained that the Association decided to embark on the support rally as a mark of respect and appreciation for what former governor of the state, Senator Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko did to them when he was governor. He said the rally was among others to reawaken their members of the Association to mobilize more support for the victory of APC in the State. He recalled that, during…
“Reports reaching MACBAN headquarters indicate that on November 25 2022, 13 innocent pastoralists were allegedly hunted and killed by members of the local vigilante in Jatau and Japan villages in Bali LGA in Taraba state” The Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN), a Fulani Sociocultural Organization has called calling on the security agencies to put a stop to the alleged hunting and killings of pastoralists in Taraba and Plateau states by vigilante groups. The National Secretary of MACBAN, Bello Aliyu Gotomo, who made the call in a statement on Monday in Abuja, emphasised the need for the security…
Of more than 140,000 Twitter users who announced they were moving to Mastodon, just 1.6 per cent have actually quit Elon Musk’s social media platform. Only a handful of Twitter users who have threatened to leave the social network for open-source alternative Mastodon have actually deleted their Twitter accounts. An analysis of more than 140,000 Twitter users shows that although plenty of people have said they are leaving the site, only 1.6 per cent have wholly abandoned the platform, which was bought by entrepreneur Elon Musk in late October. “I’m not hugely surprised, because I’m one of those people that…
A momentous discovery in South Africa could turn our understanding of human history on its head. A non-human creature dubbed Homo naledi was discovered nearly a decade ago — and researchers now believe the creature may have had a head start on Homo sapiens, or humans, in using fire as a tool. Renowned paleoanthropologist Lee Berger drew sharp criticism for hypothesizing Homo naledi was deliberately placing its dead in a dark, dangerous underground chamber in the Rising Star caves just outside Johannesburg, South Africa. Some argued it wasn’t possible to navigate the complex chamber without light. “And the reason they didn’t believe…
Croatian court has cleared way for sale of Viktor Medvedchuk’s Royal Romance yacht, Ukraine says Croatian police raided the yacht last month on behalf of the FBI, according to the Croatian newspaper Jutarnji list. It reported that a court in Split granted a search warrant request from the US justice department on 15 November, and confirmed that the search took place on 19 November A $200m (£163m) superyacht owned by Viktor Medvedchuk, an oligarch and friend of Vladimir Putin who is under sanctions, is to be sold at auction after its seizure in Croatia earlier this year, Croatian court has ordered. The Ukrainian…