Gov. Monday Okpebholo has signed a bill renaming and restructuring Edo’s agriculture institution to strengthen scientific and technological training across its three campuses. Okpebholo assented to the legislation on Tuesday while receiving Speaker Blessing Agbebaku during a courtesy visit to Government House, Benin. The new law changes the institution’s name …
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The Federal Government has fixed Dec. 2028 as the deadline for final transition from analogue to digital television broadcasting. The Director-General, National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), Mr Charles Ebuebu, made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja. Ebuebu said the Dec. 2028 deadline, marks …
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The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) says Nigerians can now access Free TV services on mobile devices through a dedicated application, alongside satellite decoders. The expansion, according to the commission, targets younger Nigerians who increasingly consume video contents through mobile apps and in line with the changing viewing habits. NBC Director-General, …
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Shell Companies in Nigeria say it awarded contracts worth 518 million US dollars to indigenous companies in 2025, reinforcing its commitment to the growth of Nigerian content in the oil and gas industry. The company’s Communications Manager, Mrs Gladys Afam-Anadu, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday. Afam-Anadu said that …
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The National Broadcasting Commission says Nigerians will no longer pay annual Digital Access Fees under the renewed Digital Switch Over (DSO) project. NBC Director-General, Mr Charles Ebuebu disclosed this in an exclusive interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Wednesday in Abuja, Ebuebu said viewers only need to purchase …
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The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) says the renewed Digital Switch Over (DSO) project is targeting at least 40 million television households with up to 100 free channels nationwide. The Director-General of NBC, Mr Charles Ebuebu, disclosed this in an exclusive interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday …
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The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted cloudy and thundery weather activities from Wednesday to Friday across the country. NiMet’s weather outlook released in Abuja envisaged patches of clouds on Wednesday over the northern region with prospects of morning thunderstorms accompanied by light rains over part of Taraba and …
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An Abuja High Court on Tuesday granted permission to the former governor of Taraba, Darius Ishaku, to travel to Arjam, UAE for a spinal cord surgery. Justice Sylvanus Oriji granted the leave to enable Ishaku undergo surgery as recommended by his surgeon. He added that the leave expires by Oct. …
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The Senate on Tuesday passed three concurrence bills transmitted by the House of Representatives and advanced a bill seeking to establish a Federal Medical Centre in Arugungu, Kebbi. The bills passed by the Senate include the Federal Road Safety Corps (Amendment) Bill, 2026, and the Federal University of Medical Laboratory …
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The Nigeria Revenue Service (NRS) says the introduction of electronic invoicing will improve tax compliance, reduce revenue leakages and enhance transparency in tax administration. Mr Mohammed Bawa, Project Leader of the NRS E-Invoicing Project, said this at the DigiTax E-Invoicing Compliance Breakfast Session held in Lagos on Tuesday. The hybrid …
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