…As market capitalization hits N13.30trn Motolani Oseni There was a positive trend at the end of trading activities on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) on Tuesday, with MTN Nigeria Communications leading the gainers’ chart closing at N131.70 per share, amid payment of N275 billion SIM infractions to the federal government. Also, the market capitalisation which […]
Ladesope Ladelokun The Minister of Communications, Adebayo Shittu on Thursday in Abuja expressed the ministry’s commitment to attaining 70 per cent broadband penetration by 2021. The minister said this at a post “Nigeria National Broadband Plan 2013 to 2018’’, organised by the Association of Telecommunication Companies of Nigeria (ATCON). The event had as its theme […]
The Federal Government has assured Nigerians of significant improvement in the telecommunications service, saying that efforts are ongoing by the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration to have two extra satellites to support the present Nigeria Communication Satellite (NIGCOMSAT). The Minister for Communication, Dr. Adebayo Shittu, said this during the opening ceremony of the 6th regular meeting […]
The Federal High Court in Ibadan, on Thursday, granted the application of the Minister of Communications, Adebayo Shittu, to serve originating summons on the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in Abuja. Shittu had in the last few weeks been confronted with criticisms for not observing the mandatory one-year national youth service. Justice P.I. Ajoku ruled […]
Minister of Communications Adebayo Shittu has sued the All Progressives Congress(APC) for disqualifying him as a governorship aspirant in Oyo state on account of not presenting the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) scheme discharge certificate. He claimed it was wrong for APC to disqualify him from the governorship primary election for not presenting the certificate. […]
Aggrieved by the Minister of Communications Mr Adebayo Shittu’s stance that having served as member of Oyo State House of Assembly, Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice and Minister of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, those services should be taken in lieu of his National Youth Service Corps NYSC, some lawyers have called for his […]
The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, has stated that the serving Minister of Communications, Adebayo Shittu, was disqualified from contesting the Oyo State governorship primaries because he skipped the mandatory National Youth Service Corp (NYSC) programme. Oshiomhole also said that Shittu’s counterpart in the Ministry of Women Affairs and […]
The Minister of Communication and gubernatorial aspirant in Oyo State, Barrister Adebayo Shittu has said that the decision of the leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to implement the indirect system in the selection of candidates that will fly the party’s governorship flag ahead of the 2019 general elections might lead to the party […]
…Says tenure at Oyo Assembly higher than NYSC …PDP calls for Shittu’s sack, arrest The Minister of Communications, Chief Adebayo Shittu, has stated that the story on his skipping of National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) cannot be compared to that of the erstwhile Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun. Shittu, in his first public reaction […]
…Why I skipped NYSC – Communications Minister Shittu Following the resignation of the Minister of Finance , Mrs Kemi Adeosun, for forging her exemption certificate from the mandatory National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), another minister serving in President Muhammadu Buhari’s cabinet, Mr Adebayo Shittu, has been found to have skipped the mandatory service scheme, an […]
The Minister of Communications, Barrister Abdul Raheem Adebayo Shittu has joined the 2019 governorship race in Oyo State. The minister while speaking with newsmen in Ibadan on Tuesday, disclosed that there would be public declaration in September 23, 2018. He added that he would be contesting under the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC). […]
Integrated telecommunications company, Globacom, received accolades for its pacesetting roles in the nation’s telecoms industry as the Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria, ATCON, unveils a publication celebrating the heroes of telecommunications revolution in the country. ATCON, at the ceremony held at the Lagos Oriental Hotel, Lekki, Lagos, paid glowing tributes to the Chairman of […]
The Minister of Communications, Adebayo Shittu, on Sunday, vowed that the aggrieved members of the All Progressives Congress (APC), in Oyo State would not relent until justice prevailed. Shittu made the remark in an interview with news men at the just concluded APC Convention venue in Abuja. The minister, who never hides his intention to […]
Oyo State governor, Sen. Abiola Ajimobi on Tuesday urged the Minister of Communications, Mr Adebayo Shittu and other aggrieved members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state to explore the party’s internal organs to seek “redress rather than engaging in actions capable of further sowing the seed of discord within the party.” Ajimobi, […]
Minister of Communications Chief Adebayo Shittu has declared that he will ensure that the incumbent governor of Oyo state is jailed when he eventually becomes governor of the state in 2019. Shitu also declared that he was not desperate to be governor, but governor Ajumobi knew he was too principle for him when it comes […]
…APC insists on Al-Makura, orders fresh primaries Friday …Gov Ajimobi, Minister in war-of-words over Oyo primary Ekiti State Deputy Governor, Prof Kolapo Eleka, on Tuesday, emerged Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) governorship candidate for the July 14, 2018 gubernatorial election in the state. Out of the 1968 votes casted, Eleka polled 1,191 votes to defeat former […]
Few weeks after he released his own list of looters, former presidential aide, Reno Omokri, has released another list containing names of people he believes are the real looters of the Nation’s treasury. In the list are the names of governor Rochas Okorocha, Nasir El-Rufai, Rauf Aregbesola, Minister of Justice Abubakar Malami, President Buhari’s […]
Buhari collected 2 bullet proof cars from the NSA and $350,000 in cash. The money and cars were approved by GEJ. SLS collected N500 million from the NSA for his coronation as Emir. The money was approved by GEJ and transfered into an account. Still want to talk about looters? Adebayo Shittu,u were a struggling […]
As part of measures to improve postal services in Nigeria, the Federal Government has approved a partial sale of the Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST) with a view to making it operate as a commercial entity with a strong corporate brand. Minister of Communications, Adebayo Shittu, disclosed this recently while inaugurating the steering committee and project […]
The Minister of Communications, Barrister Adebayo Shittu has identified proper development and deployment of Information Communication Technology (ICT) in production processes of products and services as the catalyst that can propel the Small and Medium Scales (SMEs) to increase its present contribution of one percent to the nation’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP). He lamented that […]