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Nigeria’s government and private sectors have made a pitch to foreign investors at the 2016 International Telecommunication Union conference, Telecoms World, where they presented the country’s developments in Information and Communication Technology (ICT) opportunities for future investment. Nigeria’s participation, which was put together by the telecoms regulator, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) was led by the Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) of the Commission, Prof Umar Garba Danbatta, the Executive Governor of Kaduna State, Alhaji Nasir El-Rufai, the Honourable Minister, Ministry of Communications, Adebayo Shittu and MainOne’s Chief Executive Officer, Funke Opeke. Speaking during the panel session on “Smart Communities as…

The spread of Globacom’s 4G/LTE network continues to gather momentum with additional 20 locations, including Ikorodu in Lagos, Ota in Ogun State and Zuba in Abuja going live on the network. Globacom announced this in a press statement from its head office in Victoria Island, Lagos on Wednesday, indicating that over 60 locations are now live on the company’s brand new 4G LTE network. Among the new locations are Idi Araba, Idi Oro, Mushin, Apapa and Oyingbo in Lagos; Jikwoyi, Dawaki, Gudu, Karu, Kado, Kuje and Zuba in Abuja and Eagle Island, Chinda, Abuloma, Iwofe, Choba, and Onne in Port…

At least 73 people have been confirmed dead and 110 injured in a fuel tanker explosion in western Mozambique, officials say. The circumstances of the blast on Thursday afternoon in the village of Caphiridzange in Tete province, near the border with Malawi, remain unclear. Some reports say the driver of the tanker was trying to sell fuel to villagers, others that he was ambushed. The blast itself may have been caused by a lightning strike or a fire nearby, reports say. Price hike Dozens of charred bodies lay around the blast site. Some of the badly burned victims had tried…

Frank Lampard has ruled out becoming MK Dons manager after being sounded out over the job, sources have told ESPN FC. MK Dons are still searching for a new manager following the departure of Karl Robinson late last month and reports have suggested Lampard was in the frame to take over at the League One outfit after announcing his departure from New York City earlier this week. Lampard announced he would be leaving MLS side New York City in December once his contract expires, but refused to give away any plans on what he plans to do next in his…

Wayne Rooney will be stripped of the England captaincy after pictures emerged showing him at a wedding at the team’s hotel while on international duty. (Sun) Former Chelsea and England midfielder Frank Lampard has ruled out becoming the next manager of MK Dons after the League One side made contact with the player’s representatives. (ESPN) Spanish giants Real Madrid are planning a £25m move for Arsenal midfielder Aaron Ramsey, 25, who will link up with Wales team-mate Gareth Bale. (Sun) Chelsea are looking to move for Inter Milan’s France midfielder Geoffrey Kondogbia, 23, who is unhappy at not playing regular…

Former England and Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard and MK Dons have been in contact over the vacant manager’s role. It is not clear whether the 36-year-old midfielder, who is set to leave MLS side LA Galaxy in December, will retire from playing should he land the role. He would succeed Karl Robinson at MK Dons, who are 21st in League One. Gerrard, England’s fourth most-capped player, left Anfield in 2015 after 17 years in the first team, playing 710 times and winning eight major trophies. MK Dons are exploring a number of opportunities, and Gerrard is understood to be one…

The Premier League has agreed a major new deal for its TV rights in China, which could be worth up to $700m (£560m). The three-year contract with Chinese video streaming service PPTV is set to be the league’s biggest-ever overseas broadcast sale. A PPTV source told the BBC a deal was in place. If the reported value is confirmed, it would be worth ten times more than the league’s current China TV deal. The Premier League is yet to comment. Superpower ambitions PPTV is owned by Chinese retailer Suning, which is already invested in European football after it bought a…

Hello mummies and daddies.. I want to personally appeal to us to give our children the opportunity to always express themselves. I also want us to give them more attention, this cannot be overemphasized. Don’t let that mundane Zee World series or English Premier League match cause you to ignore every little detail about your kid because it just might prove costly. I will share something with us, something that happened lately that really got me thinking??? This is a true story although the names have been tweaked. A mother of two sweet girls brought her extended little niece to…

Nigeria’s senate President, Bukola Saraki, has advised politicians and the media to stop peddling speculations about his recent visits to the Presidency. A statement by his Special Adviser, Media and Publicity, Yusuph Olaniyonu, in Abuja on Thursday, said that politicians were linking the visits to President Muhammadu Buhari’s yet-to-be-approved 29.9 billion dollars foreign loan request. “In all his recent meetings with President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, the issue of the proposed loan never came up for discussion,” the statement said. It, therefore, said that the comments by some politicians on the loan issue, without any factual basis,…

Alhaji Salihu Adamu, Nasarawa State Chairman of National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), says none of his members will purchase the speed limiting device due to its high price. Adamu spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lafia on Thursday. He said the union had pleaded with the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) to convince its selected vendors of the device to reduce the price, but to no avail. “We don’t have plans to buy the device for N45,000. We don’t have that money. We told FRSC to go back and bargain that for commercial drivers we…