The resignation of MTN’s group chief executive officer Sifiso Dabengwa should not be seen as an admission of wrongdoing, the operator’s spokesperson said. MTN on Monday confirmed that Dabengwa had resigned following the company having been fined $5.2bn in Nigeria for failing to disconnect five million unregistered SIM in a …

Chief Executive Officer of telecommunications firm, MTN, Sifiso Dabengwa , has resigned after the firm following the $5.2bn fine slammed on the company by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC). Dabengwa tendered his resignation with immediate effect, saying it was “in the interest of the company and its shareholders”. The fine, …

Nigeria’s Under-20 women’s national team, the Super Falconets have qualified for the finals of the 2016 FIFA Under-20 Women’s World Cup in Papua New Guinea. This was after they defeated the South African Women’s national team, the Batsaesana 1-0 in Johannesburg on Sunday. Chinwendu Ihehuo netted the decisive goal in …

Enyimba won their seventh Nigerian league title on Sunday after drawing 0-0 with Warri Wolves in a feisty contest decided in Aba on Sunday. The Peoples Elephant created the better of the opening exchanges but failed to put away any of the early chances at the Enyimba International Stadium. Both …

TP Mazembe claimed a fifth CAF Champions League title following a 2-0 win over USM Alger on Sunday afternoon as the Democratic Republic of Congo giants won 4-1 on aggregate over two legs. Mbwana Samatta and Roger Assalé found the back of the net for the hosts in Lubumbashi. The …

32-year-old Wellington Jighere, from Nigeria, beat 129 competitors to win the World English-language Scrabble Players’ Association championship, Sunday, defeating Englishman Lewis MacKay with four straight wins in the best-of-seven final round. The finalists, Jighere and Mackay, are in another room, hopefully outside shouting distance. One of the supervisors in the …

Senator Hama Isa Misau of the ruling All Peoples Congress (APC), has raised doubt about the ability of President Muhammadu Buhari to successfully prosecute the anti-graft war by selectively targeting individuals. Citing the case of the Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, Misau, who represents Bauchi Central Senatorial Zone, noted that …

The Nigerian Army High Command, Sunday, confirmed that one of the 100 terrorists recently declared wanted has been arrested following a tip-off. The fleeing suspected terrorist was said to have been arrested at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja as he was trying to board a plane to Lagos. “Today …

Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Dr. Ibe Kachikwu, has disclosed that the country is on the verge of a significant oil find in the Lake Chad area based on analysis of recent seismic 3D data generated from the Chad Basin. In a presentation to the …

President Muhammadu Buhari will on Wednesday,constitute the new Federal Executive Council, FEC, with the swearing in of the the ministers-designate. A statement released on Sunday by Mr. Femi Adesina, Special Adviser, Media & Publicity to the President, said that the ministers-designate will take their oaths of office in the Council …

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, has approved the appointment of the following as Special Advisers to the governor: 1. Mr Cyril Dum Wite 2.Engr. Nkem Nweribe 3. Barrister Chris Itamunoala 4. Mrs Daisy West 5. Sir. Elems Ogbowu 6. Barrister Okiri Aribitonye M. 7. Prince Shedrack Akolokwu 8. Prof …

Governor of Osun State, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola has called for unflinching support from well-meaning and wealthy Nigerians to complement the efforts of governments in all sectors. Governor Aregbesola made the call while commissioning the newly renovated Comprehensive Health Centre, Igbajo in Boluwaduro Local Government Area of the state. The hospital …

Prince Rasheed Adewale Akanbi, from the Gbaase Ruling House has been announced the new Oluwo of Iwo in Osun State. His appointment, announced by Osun State Government, was sequel to the completion of all due processes by the King Makers. According to a statement by the Secretary to Osun State …

The Golden Eaglets of Nigeria have won the FIFA U-17 World Cup in Chile. This makes it the fifth time that the country’s Under 17 team would be winning the coveted trophy. The Emmanuel Amuneke tutored team beat the Malian side to emerge victorious. Victor Osimhen and Funsho Bamgboye scored …

Governor of Plateau State, Rt. Hon. Simon Bako Lalong has approved the appointment of Mr. Izam Azi mni as the Acting Head of Civil Service of Plateau State with immediate effect. According to a statement by Samuel Emmanuel Nanle, Director, Press & Public Affairs, Mr Izam Azi mni until his …

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has said Saturday’s judgement of the Taraba State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal is the clearest indication yet that the PDP has started harvesting what it sowed in its years of impunity and recklessness, hence it should blame itself for whatever tragedy has now befallen it.. …

All ongoing projects, including the mega-schools in Osun are to be completed as scheduled. This was the assurance given by the G‎overnor of Osun, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola after his assessment tour of the projects at the weekend. A statement by the Bureau of Communication and Strategy, signed by its Director, …

The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Solomon E. Arase, has said that the Force has not issued any order banning assembly devotion in primary and secondary schools anywhere in Nigeria. A statement by Ag. ACP Olabisi Kolawole, the Force Public Relations Officer, said that the IGP, against the backdrop of current …

Sokoto state government will prioritise mechanised agriculture in order to revive the sector and make it meet the current and growing demands of the people of the state, Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, has said. According to him, government will provide initial incentives to top political office holders and individual businessmen …

Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company (SNEPCo) has signed an agreement with Project Gaia Prospects Limited (PGPL) for the conduct of a pilot study on the use of Ethanol clean cookstoves, a cleaner and safer way of cooking. SNEPCo will provide 2,500 clean cookstoves and 15,000 canisters for distribution to …

Umbrella body of senior workers in the petroleum sector, the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN), weekend, disclosed that the country is still losing a lot of revenue as a result of the non-passage of the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB). The association also advised President Muhammadu …

The Interbank Settlement Systems (NIBSS) has disclosed that the country lost over N6billion last year to internet fraud. Hackers, it said, gained entry into accounts either through internal collusion, customers’ carelessness or breaking into the security system of financial institutions and companies from outside. At an event organised by the …

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, Friday assured Lagosians that his administration is strongly committed to achieving the vision of a safer, peaceful and prosperous Lagos for all. Governor Ambode, who spoke when he received the Polish Ambassador to Nigeria, Andrezj Dycha, and some European Union officials and Polish business …

Two lawyers, who are subscribers to MTN, have filed a legal suit against the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) as first respondent and MTN Nigeria as second respondent, over the N1.04 trillion fine imposed on MTN by NCC. The lawyers, Mr. Oluyinka Oyeniji and Chief Deolu Ogunbanjo, both incorporated trustees of …