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“If something is too hectic, we tend to ignore that shit,” says advertising creative director Nkgabiseng Motau during a breakfast date. She is talking about the need to use creative interventions for physical healthcare necessities such as breast examinations, pap smears and blood tests. Speaking about the need to use creative interventions for physical healthcare necessities — such...

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The Federal Executive Council (FEC), on Wednesday, approved the payment of the new salary structure as contained in the agreement signed between the Ministry of Labour and Employment and the labour unions last week. The council also directed that the payment of the new salary structure should take effect from April 18, 2019. The arrears should be cleared by...

The Federal Executive Council(FEC) on Wednesday approved the renaming of the Federal Ministry of Communications as Federal Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy. Isa Pantami, Minister of Communications, disclosed this while briefing State House correspondents after the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting presided over by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo at the Presidential Villa, Abuja on Wednesday. He said the digital...

Telecommunication giant, Airtel Nigeria said it bills its customers N5 for every 20 seconds spent while carrying out a USSD bank transaction. This is coming a few days after the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) stopped MTN Nigeria Communication Plc from charging customers N4 for USSD transactions. DAILY POST reported Monday that the body of Nigerian Bank Chief Executive Officers, CEOs,...

The Federal Government has made a refund of N20 billion as funds spent on the construction of roads by the Akwa Ibom State Government. Ephraim Inyangeyen, Commissioner for Works, who made this known while inspecting gully erosion sites in Uyo, the state capital denied that N78 billion was refunded to the state government. Inyang-Eyen, called on the Federal Government to...

Following President Muhammadu Buhari’s recent directive on the implementation of the Integrated Personnel and Payroll Information System (IPPIS) for the payment of salaries for Nigerian workers, the Accountant General of the Federation has met with the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP). Mr Buhari had said any worker who is not under the platform will not receive salary with...

President Muhammadu Buhari has renamed the nation’s communication ministry to the Federal Ministry of Communication and Digital Economy. In a statement sent to PREMIUM TIMES on Wednesday by the ministry’s spokesperson, Philomena Oshodin, it said the president renamed the ministry based on the request of the minister, Isa Pantami. The Minister of Communications, Isa Pantami, will now ”properly position and...

The Lekki deep seaport in Lagos will be completed in 30 months following the injection of a fresh $269 million by a Chinese investor, the Lagos State government said Wednesday. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, who witnessed the signing of four agreements with China Development Bank (CDB), including $629 million financing facility, said it would accelerate the completion of the Lekki...