THE Nigerian Communications Satellite (NIGCOMSAT) Limited is set to launch an empowerment programme for youths across seven states in the North-West region. This is confirmed in a statement signed by Aisha Bantam, Head of Corporate Affairs at NIGCOMSAT, in Abuja. The programme, focused on a Space-Tech Hackathon and Very Small …
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NigComSat’s $150m satellite procurement under threat
NEGOTIATIONS for over $150 million Chinese loan for procurement of back-up satellite in the orbit by the Nigerian Communications Satellite Limited (NigComSat), might have been abandoned due to technical hitches, it was learned on Tuesday. The backup satellite is meant to strengthen the commercial operations of NigComSat and was one …
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The Presidency has begun an investigation to determine the level of complicity of heads of some government’s parastatals and agencies in the “mutilated” 2016 budget sent to President Muhammadu Buhari by the National Assembly, The PUNCH has learnt. Buhari has refused to sign the document, claiming that the federal lawmakers …
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