Telecommunication firms have begun to phase out old Unstructured Supplementary Service Data shortcodes for new harmonised ones as directed by the Nigerian Communications Commission.
With this move, famous USSD codes such as *556# are now outdated. Customers of MTN Nigeria told The PUNCH that old USSD prompts now redirect them to a message that reads, “Y’ello Our codes have changed.
While MTN…
Wema Bank has said it donated chairs and tables to Isale Eko Grammar School, in Lagos State.
A statement said the act was made possible through Wema Bank’s corporate social investment initiative, the “Salary for Love” campaign.
It said Wema Bank’s employees…
Anambra Woman Injures 7-Year-Old Nephew For Failing To Recite English Alphabet
May 18, 2023
The Anambra State Ministry of Women and Social Welfare has caught another woman who physically assaulted, brutalised and battered a seven-year-old nephew for failing to recite the English alphabet (A,B,C,D…) in the State.
SaharaReporters gathered that the victim…
At least 2000 students from 12 Lagos State Government schools and seven private schools in the state will on Thursday participate in the second edition of the Lagos Children Empowerment Conference.
A non-governmental organisation, Faith Iyowuna Ikekhide Foundation, disclosed this on Wednesday.
The convener, Faith Ikekhide, said the conference with the theme, “Destiny Recovery” would be at…
The United Nations is to partner the federal and state governments, as well as multilateral and unilateral donors to mobilise $83.16m (N38.3bn, at the official exchange rate of N461/$) for Nigeria’s agriculture sector development from 2023 to 2027.
Already, the UN through…
The first batch of Nigerians returning from Sudan has arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport, Abuja.
The 376 returnees, who took off from Aswan, Egypt, after a tumultuous journey crossing the border, were on Wednesday airlifted by the Nigerian Air Force on the NAF C-130H…
Earlier today, President Muhammadu Buhari commissioned 748 Housing Units of Federal Housing Authority Estate in Zuba, Abuja.
The entire estate covers a total of 18.5 hectares of land area. In the course of executing the estate project, over 13,000 Nigerians were employed directly and indirectly.
President Muhammadu Buhari at the commissioning presented keys to some new homeowners at the Federal…
CDK Integrated Industries has reiterated its commitment to continue driving innovation and best practices in the tiles manufacturing sector in Nigeria.
In a statement, the company said this during its stakeholders interactive forum in Ikeja, Lagos.
Speaking at the event, the…
The World Intellectual Property Organisation and United Nations Development Programme in collaboration with the Nest Innovation Hub, have stated that a robust Intellectual Property system will boost creativity, innovation and sustainable development.
The agencies stated this…
The contractor missed the April completion date for the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway
May 1, 2023
The Federal Government has again postponed the reopening of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, saying the April 30 date earlier stated will no longer be feasible.
The Minister of Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola, who dropped the hint, said the development was due to heavy traffic being experienced from toll gate to the Kara Bridge section of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.
Fashola made the appeal in…