Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu says on Thursday that Nigeria would enjoy a boost of 1.6 million jobs and $10 billion in additional Gross Domestic Product over the next three years, on account of the virtual landing of Google Equiano Sea Cable System in the country. He said with the landing of the sea cable system and other investments …

Nigeria has been ranked third in Africa in the use of Information and Communication Technology. The rating, by an agency known as A-K Technology in Africa, ranks Egypt and South Africa ahead. The Director-General, Bureau of Public Service Reforms, Mr Dasuki Arabi said at the opening of a workshop on blockchain technology ecosystem on Wednesday in Abuja that the hope …

Telephone lines that are yet to be linked with the subscribers to the National Identity Numbers (NIN) have been deactivated. About 72.2 million such lines will be affected by the new measure. This follows the directive of President Muhammadu Buhari, a decision that was anchored on improving the worrisome security situation in the country. Terrorism, banditry, kidnapping and other criminal …

In order to tackle the challenges of gas flaring in Nigeria, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) is to ensure that any proposed project without clear-cut plans to commercialise or use up its associated gas would no longer be approved. The NNPC Group Managing Director, Malam Mele Kyari said that gas utilisation was a major priority of both …