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INVESTIGATION: How poor privatisation of NITEL truncated $82 million rural telephony project

Headlines INVESTIGATION: How poor privatisation of NITEL truncated $82 million Nigerian rural telephony project In 2002, the Nigerian government conceived the National Rural Telephony Project (NRTP), designed to ensure that rural communities were not left out of the telecommunication development that was about to take off in Nigeria. Read More Rep panel threatens accountant-general with arrest The panel said the IPPIS director who appeared before it could not answer most of the questions posed to him hence the accountant-general should appear in person on 7 September. Newborn rescued from pit toilet in Anambra is dead – Official Ms Nwaedoka, 20, was said to have intentionally carried out the act on Sunday in Otuocha, a community in Anambra East Local Government Area of the state. Gabon Coup: Ousted President Bongo speaks as junta names transition leader In a video seen by PREMIUM TIMES on the social networking platform X, Mr Bongo was seen sitting in a room filled with books. "…the people here have arrested me and my family. My son is somewhere and my wife is in another place," he said. Most Recent Stories Niger Coup: Tinubu insists military intervention last resort "We are neighbours with Niger Republic, and what has joined Nigerians together with their great people cannot be broken. Nobody is interested in a war......," he said. Read More Osun APC crisis worsens as party suspends 26 Aregbesola allies Those suspended include a former Secretary to the State Government, Moshood Adeoti, former Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Najeem Salami, and former state chairman of the party, Adelowo Adebiyi. Nigerian military kills 39 terrorists, arrests 157 others He said troops of Operation Hadin Kai ambushed and arrested Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists in Gwoza and Tarmuwa Local Government Areas of Borno and Yobe, respectively in the North-east. Group calls out Jigawa government over non-remittance of pension contributions Mr Illallah said the committee set up by the state government to assess the state of the pension scheme for civil servants did not speak truthfully about its findings to reporters. Fuel Subsidy Removal: Ondo gets N2 billion for palliative The building, at Iman Street, off Aka Road, Uyo, was supposed to be a six-storey building. The contractors were on the fourth floor when it collapsed, PREMIUM TIMES had reported. Annual Banking Report - Measuring Banks' Resilience Videos INTERVIEW: Why men should screen for prostate cancer early - Specialist Business Flour Mills annual revenue crosses N1.5 trillion but profit barely grows Revenue improved by almost one-third from N1.2 trillion a year earlier. But profit for the year is nothing compared to top line in performance, seeing a sluggish single-digit growth of 5.3 per cent Dangote Sugar agrees terms of merger with NASCON, Dangote Rice Dangote Sugar, NASCON and Dangote Rice are all members of the conglomerate Dangote Industries Limited controlled by Africa's richest. Editorial cartoon of the day Arts and Entertainment In new book, entrepreneur Stella Ndekile reveals intricacies of Nigerian beauty industry The book chronicles the author's humble beginnings to becoming a trailblazer in the Nigerian beauty industry. Culture Minister Hannatu Musawa outlines an eight-point plan for Nigeria's Creative Economy Aside from the ministry's eight-point plans, multiple initiatives and projects, such as creative hubs and a Nigeria cultural expo, are in the works. Opinion Saving Abuja from Wike; really?, By Azu Ishiekwene Yet, the story of the failure of Abuja, as I said before, is more than the chaos in the Central Business District, more than its malfunctioning traffic lights and, certainly, much more than all its crazy drivers combined. Abuja is a victim of elite abuse. It took me years of living and working, in and out of the place, to understand and sympathise with the city over its misery. Financial inclusion and digital identity lessons from India, By Olu Akanmu India has 80 per cent formal financial inclusion, measured by the percentage of Indians with formal financial accounts, despite the vastness of its territory and a population of 1.4 billion people. The comparable statistics in Nigeria is 51 per cent, measured by those with formal financial accounts, from the most recent EFINA study in 2020... Promoted New Airline Taking Off In Nigeria. It is Hiring. See details The airline is opening offices in Abuja, Lagos, Port Harcourt, and Kano. It is recruiting self-driven and result-oriented individuals. Flutterwave moves to strengthen relationships with Kenyan regulators forges ahead with IPO plans Flutterwave, the leading startup in Africa, has achieved a significant milestone needed in obtaining its operational license in Kenya by getting a first name approval. NCDMB boosts technology-enhanced learning in Akwa Ibom The benefiting institutions are Girls High School, Ikot Ibiok, Northern Annang Secondary Commercial School, Utu-Etim-Ekpo, and Government Technical College (GTC), Ikot Uko-Ika. Sports #UCLdraw: Straight shootouts in all eight groups but Group F is group of death Man City will start the defence of their UCL title in Group G while Group F is too close to call. Sports Minister inspects National Stadium, canvasses support from private sector He also inspected the Games Village hostels, Legacy Pitch, Power House, as well as the courts for different sports. Fact Checker FALSE! Colonel Goita did not threaten to invade Abuja Claim: Colonel Assimi Goita threatens Nigeria with Abuja invasion and promises to reinstate the rightful winner of the 2023 presidential election if ECOWAS invades Niger. Are deodorants harmful to women? Verdict: MISLEADING. Our findings show that it is antiperspirants that contain aluminium, not deodorants. Also, current studies on aluminium and tumours/cancer are insufficient, hence the need for larger and better-designed studies. Health INTERVIEW: Why men should screen for prostate cancer early – Specialist Motolani Ogunsanya, a US-based professor, shares her findings from research on "the experiences of black men who have survived prostate cancer" and recommends how to improve the management and treatment of the disease in Nigeria Nigeria to introduce HPV vaccines to protect girls against cervical cancer WHO estimates that cervical cancer could be first cancer to be eliminated if 90 per cent of girls are vaccinated against HPV. Copyright © 2023 PremiumTimes, All rights reserved. Our mailing address is: newsletter@premiumtimesng.com Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list.