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President Muhammadu Buhari has inaugurated the National Council for Digital Innovation and Entrepreneurship to implement the provisions of the Nigeria Startup Act signed into law in December 2022. Buhari directed the Secretariat, the National Information Technology Development Agency to ensure faithful implementation of the Act. The president noted that Nigeria has been at the forefront of the growth of startups in Africa, with Nigerian start-ups raising over $4bn between 2019 […]

The Federal Government has declared Friday 7 and Monday 10, April 2023 as public holidays to mark this year’s Easter celebration. A statement signed by the Permanent Secretary of the Minister of Interior, Shuaib Begore, urged Christians to emulate the virtues which were attributes and practices of Jesus Christ. The statement called on Christians and all Nigerians to use the occasion of this year’s Easter celebration to pray for an end to […]

The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA, has announced the extension of the validity period for Air Operator’s certificates. Chairman, Regulations Committee, Godwin Balang, disclosed this at the stakeholders’ consultation on the proposed NCAA regulation 2023 in Abuja. Balang revealed that the extension is for scheduled and non-scheduled operators to five years and three years, respectively. The Chairman noted that the new validity period allows airlines the freedom to carry out […]

Former governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Abia State, Uche Ikonne will be buried on April 28, 2023. A statement issued by the burial committee said a commendation service and singsong will be held in his honour by his church on April 24. The statement stated that there would be a colloquium and day of tributes for him on 25th April while a valedictory/Senate session would be […]