National Prosperity: Digital Agenda for Ideal Social Media Gains, by Hashim Suleiman     It does not need too much echoing to recognize how much the surge in social media participation has been since the ascendance of Dr Isa Ali Pantami unto the headship of NITDA and...

NIMASA Boss To EFCC: Probe N1.5trn Allegation Against Me         The Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, Mr Bashir Jamoh, has asked the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to investigate an allegation of N1.5tn fraud levelled against him by one Jackson Ude. Ude had...

FG Releases N5bn Aviation Bailout, Bars 22-year Aircraft From Nigeria       The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Aviation, Hassan Musa on Monday told the House of Representatives that the Federal Government had released N5bn out of the N26bn approved as COVID-19 intervention fund for the aviation...

NITDA Boss Woos Venture Garden to Join Bridge to MassChallenge Nigeria     The Director General, National Information Development Agency (NITDA), Mallam Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, has urged a leading provider of innovative, data-driven solutions, Venture Garden Group, to join the Bridge to MassChallenge Nigeria. Abdullahi made this call...

LCCI, NEXIM Bank Seek Policies To Grow Non-oil Exports       The Director-General, the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI), Dr. Muda Yusuf, and Managing Director of the Nigerian Export-Import Bank (NEXIM), Abba Bello, have called on the government to create policies that would increase the...

WTO: Okonjo-Iweala Appoints Four Deputy DGs       The Director General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, yesterday announced the appointment of Angela Ellard of the United States, Anabel González of Costa Rica, Ambassador Jean-Marie Paugam of France and Ambassador Xiangchen Zhang of China...