Category: Press Release
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CORONA WATCH (2): Beyond social distancing, stay home!
Covid-19 has infected over 300, 000, killed about 13, 000 with 27 cases in Nigeria, two discharged, and none dead. Suddenly, there is a rash of activities from our leaders: international flights cancelled; allowable crowds reduced (to 20 from 50); and those who these directives defy – arrest. Why did it take this long? We…
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TNG unveils special Coronavirus news info center
Starting today, and every day until the end of the current Coronavirus pandemic, Africa’s number one online news platform,TheNewsGuru.com, will serve you news, information, tidbits and General safety tips to help you, our esteemed readers navigate the torrent of fear: how to stay safe and what to do in the unfortunate situation that you contract…
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TNG Discovery: Nigerian genius designs helicopter, says he got inspiration studying dragonfly [Videos/Photos] Part 1
By Emman Ovuakporie Mr Emmanuel Elisha Anthony in a chat with TNG Discovery recently in Abuja narrated how he painstakingly designed a helicopter which was tested at the Nigerian Airforce base in Kaduna. The 39years old Anthony who hails from Benue and a product of Kaura Namoda Polytechnic in Zamfara state had the opportunity of…
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TNG SPECIAL REPORT: Housing deficits bite low-income earners in Abuja
‘Several residents clinging on to life in FCT villages, satellite towns…’ The scarcity of affordable housing in Abuja, Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory (FCT) is silently forcing a larger number of people into housing insecurity and the crisis if unchecked by the government will continue to increase the growth of slums and squatter homes which may…
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EXCLUSIVE: Boko Haram attacks rising in 2019 with new strategies
– Boko Haram killed 873 soldiers in 2019 alone The Boko Haram crisis in Nigeria is increasing and returning to the precarious state it was in 2014/2015 when the insurgents held territories in the north-east – a troubling challenge calling into question the effectiveness of national military responses to counter violent extremism. A recent report…
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TNG Report: Reps to re-visit probe on 1.4bn stolen barrels of crude oil and gas
The House of Representatives again is set to probe how the Nigerian crude oil and gas develop wings at the point of exportation to different destinations of the world. The House barely a week ago resolved to further probe into how crude oil and gas are stolen on a regular basis from our ports and…
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How virtualization helps African telcos bridge the 2G and 5G divide – Christoph Fitih
By Christoph Fitih, Director Sales – Africa, Parallel Wireless The fifth generation (5G) telecom network is already creating buzz globally, as service providers and users realise the enormous potential of the new technology. Even as telecom operators globally are lining up resources at their disposal to embrace the latest technology, the operators in Africa are…
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Glo TV/Radio commercials get LAIF recognition
The exciting Television Commercials, TVCs, and radio jingles of the grandmasters of data, Globacom, were handsomely rewarded at the just concluded 2018 Lagos Advertising and Ideas Festival (LAIF),where they won 6 gold, 2 silver and 4 bronze medals in various categories. At the awards, the company’s commercial tagged “Rhythm” which related African dance steps with…
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Alex Badeh: Saraki, Dogara, Okowa, others react to murder of Ex-Defence Chief
Reactions have started trailing the murder of the immediate past Chief of Defence Staff, retired Air Chief Marshall Alex Badeh by unknown gunmen on Tuesday. The Nigerian Air Force had announced in a series of tweets late Tuesday that Mr Badeh was shot dead by unknown gunmen yesterday along the Abuja-Keffi road. In his reaction…
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2019: APC has no chance in Delta, Okowa will win overwhelmingly – Delta Speaker, Oborevwori
Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori is the Speaker of the Delta State House of Assembly, a grassroot politician, in this interview with Gabriel Okoro spoke extensively on Delta State politics, the chances of Governor Ifeanyi Okowa returning to Government House in 2019 and other issues, excerpts. Q: How is Legislative Business in DTHA? Well, the Assembly is…