Minister of communications, Adebayo Shittu has filed a lawsuit against the APC for disqualifying him from aspiring for the Governorship seat in Oyo State because of not presenting his NYSC discharge certificate. He disagrees with the decision and insists it wasn’t legal to stop him from contesting the state primaries because of not tendering the […]
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The Minister of Communications, Mr Adebayo Shittu, has said that he did not violate the Constitution by not participating in the compulsory one year National Youth Services Corps (NYSC) scheme. The minister stated this while speaking with newsmen on Friday in Abuja, arguing that his case could not be compared to that of the former […]
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The Minister of Communications, Adebayo Shittu, has asked supporters of the governing All Progressives Congress (APC) not to entertain fears that former President Olusegun Obasanjo (OBJ) and other ex-military leaders may block President Muhammadu Buhari’s chance of coming back. Mr Shittu, who made the remarks on Tuesday in an interview with the News Agency of […]
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NIGERIA – The Minister of communications, Adebayo Shittu, on Thursday, fired two of his aides. The affected aides are: Victor Oluwadamilare, special assistant (media) and Imam Tajudeen, special assistant (special duties). This was made known in a statement by Henshaw Ogubike, deputy director of press in the ministry. “The Honourable Minister of Communications, (Dr) Adebayo […]
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Nigeria’s minister of communications and chairman of Muhammadu Buhari/Osinbajo Support Group,, Adebayo Shittu, on Wednesday attended the federal executive council (FEC) meeting with a ‘Ghana-Must-Go’ bag containing the caps which had the inscription ‘Continuity 19: Muhammadu Buhari/Osinbajo’. Shittu, who wore the cap, distributed some to the ministers in attendance. Shortly before the commencement of the […]
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The 2017 budget of N6.97 billion for the Ministry of Communications has been rejected by the House of Representatives Committee on Telecommunications. The rejection followed the ministry’s failure to provide satisfactory details of the 2016 budget expenditure. The ministry proposed to spend N5.96 billion for capital projects, N742.88 million for personnel, while N216.88 million was […]
Continue ReadingThe Federal Government of Nigeria has unveiled plans to set up six new ICT Hubs* in the country to boost empowerment and growth in the sector.The Minister of Communications, Mr Adebayo Shittu, made the disclosure when Global Y Combinators and Ventures Platform, an ICT concern, paid him a courtesy visit in his office in Abuja. […]
Continue ReadingThe Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) on Wednesday sealed the office of Nokia-Alcatel located in Lekki, Lagos for operating without license. The Head of Enforcement Unit, NCC, Mr Salisu Abdul, while speaking with newsmen shortly after the sealing in Lagos, said that the company had been operating without license for years. Abdul said that during one […]
Continue ReadingThe Minister of Communications, Adebayo Shittu, on Tuesday said Nigeria is losing about N127billion which is 0.8 per cent of the country’s Gross Domestic Products (GDP), to cybercrime yearly. Mr. Shittu said this in Abuja on Tuesday at the opening of the 26th National Conference and Exhibition of the Nigeria Computer Society. According to him, […]
Continue ReadingThe House of Representatives has summoned Minister of Justice and Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, for explanation on the reduction of fine imposed on MTN Nigeria. Also to appear with the minister before the lawmakers are his Communications counterpart, Alhaji Adebayo Shittu and the Executive Vice-Chairman, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Garba Dambatta. Chairman, […]
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