Newscenter Media News The Cross River State Commissioner for Tourism and Culture, Mr. Abubakar Ewa, has been confirmed dead. The Commissioner for Information, Mr. Erasmus Ekpang, confirmed the sad incident in a telephone …
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Tariff hike: NCC meets telecom consumer groups Thursday
The Nigerian Communications Commission, the country’s telecommunication regulator has scheduled a stakeholders’ meeting in Abuja for Thursday to discuss the proposed 100 per cent tariff hike in the telecom sector. …
Read More »Lagos task force raids drug dealers’ hideout, 53 arrested
The Lagos State Task Force officials have arrested 53 suspected drug dealers in an operation that was carried out at the Gowon Estate, Iyana-Ipaja axis of the state. It was …
Read More »Internet fraudster, ‘Young Billionaire’, bags two years imprisonment in FCT
An internet fraudster, Chima Hyginus Nkwocha, a.k.a “Young Billionaire,” has bagged a two-year jail term in Abuja for allegedly cheating by impersonation and money laundering. The Economic and Financial Crimes …
Read More »Hunger: Tinubu under pressure to dump food import waiver
The administration of President Bola Tinubu is currently under pressure to dump the food import waiver that it announced in July 2024. Multiple sources at the Presidency said the pressure …
Read More »C’River tourism commisioner dies after attending exco meeting
The Cross River State Commissioner for Tourism, Arts, and Culture, Mr. Robert Ewa, is dead. According to a report by Channels TV on Wednesday, Ewa died on Wednesday evening at …
Read More »Leverage opportunities in food, energy sector, expert urges start-ups
An economic expert has advised business start-ups to capitalise on the vast opportunities present in the nation’s energy, food, and manufacturing investment deficits to create wealth in 2025. The Founder …
Read More »Police arrest five conmen targetting travellers in Yobe
The Yobe State Police Command has arrested five fraudsters who specialise in targeting innocent travellers. SP Dungus Abdulkarim, the command’s spokesperson, in a statement, said that the suspects, identified as …
Read More »Telecom tariff to rise but not by 100% —Minister
The Minister of Communications, Innovation, and Digital Economy, Bosun Tijani, has announced that telecom tariffs will increase, though not by the 100 per cent being proposed by operators. Tijani disclosed …
Read More »Scavenger loses arm after hoodlum attack
Yusuf Abubakar, a scavenger who specialises in picking used plastic, has reportedly lost one of his arms after he and his colleagues were attacked by hoodlums in Isara, Remo, in …
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