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Olajumoke The Bread seller discovered by TY Bello, officially signs PayPorte 2016 campaign deal .

Olajumoke Orisaguna, TY Bello, others at PayPorte office Olajumoke and her family was given a new apartment in Lagos Still enjoying her new residence in the heart of Ikoyi and her admission to study English Proficiency, famous bread seller Olajumoke Orisaguna has just officially signed her deal as Face of PayPorte’s 2016 campaign model. Olajumoke on Monday, February 15, penned down her deal with PayPorte alongside celebrity photographer TY Bello, her lawyer Yomi Adeseyoju, PayPorte brand ambassador Noble Igwe, Jumoke’s husband Sunday, to mention a few. The bread seller who relocated from Osun state became a celebrity after unintentionally appearing in a photo shoot by TY Bello and has since bagged national and international recognition after she was made a model following her good looks. Olajumoke, who is said to have little or no knowledge of English Language has been offered admission to study Proficiency in English Grammar and Communication, and One-on-One Total Personali...

BREAKING: Nigerian govt. sacks another 20 heads of federal agencies, parastatals

The Presidency has issued the following statement announcing the removal of 20 more heads of federal parastatals and agencies. The list adds to the six heads of agencies under the Ministry of Information and Culture that were sacked earlier today. Read full statement below. 1. The President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari has approved the immediate disengagement of the following Chief Executive Officers of the underlisted Parastatals, Agencies and Commissions. 2.​He has also approved that the most senior officers in the Parastatals, Agencies and Councils oversee the activities of the organizations pending the appointment of substantive Chief Executive Officers. (i) Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) (ii) Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN) (iii) Voice of Nigeria (VON) (iiii) News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) (v) National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) (vi) Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF) (vii) New Partnership for Africa’s Development...

The use of WhatsApp, BBM, Skype, Facebook, may be regulated in Nigeria.

The Nigerian Communications Commission is considering a framework for the regulation of over-the-top services in the Nigerian telecoms market. Over-the-top services, otherwise known as OTT, are services carried over the networks, delivering value to customers, but without any carrier service provider being involved in planning, selling, provisioning, or servicing them. OTT services are offered through Internet communication. In Nigeria, the most common OTT services are WhatsApp messenger, BlackBerry Messenger, Facebook, and Skype which are classified under social media applications. In other words, telecom operators such as MTN, Etisalat, Glo, and Airtel lack direct control or influence over WhatsApp messenger, BBM, Facebook or Skype. Internet telephony and live streaming are also part of OTT services. The growth of OTT services is encouraged by the access to 3G and 4G networks which offer mobile broadband and high speed IP data. A report, ‘An Overview of Provision of Ove...

Federal Government Sacks DGs of NTA, NAN, NBC, FRCN, Others

 FG Disengages Heads Of Information Parastatals. The Federal Government has disengaged the heads of the six information-rel ated parastatals under the Ministry of Information and Culture. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, announced the disengagement during a meeting he held with the Chief Executives of the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA), Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN), Voice of Nigeria (VON), News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Nigerian Broadcasting Commission (NBC) and the National Orientation Agency (NOA) on Monday . The Minister directed the disengaged Chief Executives to hand over to the most senior officials in their various establishments. He thanked them for their service to the nation and wished them the best of luck in their future endeavours. The affected Chief Executives are the Directors-Gener al of NTA, Mr. Sola Omole, FRCN (Mr. Ladan Salihu), VON (Mr Sam Worlu), NOA (Mr. Mike Omeri), NBC (Mr. Emeka Mba) a...