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Nigeria needs broadband policy

Nigeria urgently requires a broadband policy to improve its rating on the global ICT league table, says Ernest Ndukwe, former executive vice-chairman of the Nigeria Communications Commission. Ndukwe, who was the keynote speaker at the stakeholders’ conference and exhibition on … read more

Bomb attack kills 8 in north

Bomb explosion in a bustling part of Maiduguri metropolis in northern Nigeria killed eight persons and injured many. Though the military declined commenting on the blast, eyewitnesses said the attack was done in a characteristic akin to attacks by Islamic … read more

Workers begin nationwide strike

Organised labour yesterday resolved to continue with the three- day warning strike planned to start today nationwide,despite continued persuasion by the federal and state governments to call it off. The strike is to protest refusal to implement the N18,000 minimum … read more

UK to assist Nigeria in anti-terror security

British Prime Minister, David Cameron, said yesterday that Britain would support Nigeria in its anti-terrorism security after a string of deadly bombings across the country. Cameron, who arrived Nigeria yesterday, said at a media conference with President Goodluck Jonathan in … read more