Celebratory seasons, such as Christmas and New Year, are times when corporate organisations churn out new television commercials (TVCs) to connect with their customers and share the fun, euphoria and uncommon conviviality of such seasons. One such organization which has over the years used this strategy to great effect is Nigeria’s top telecommunications brand, Globacom….
The Sultan of Sokoto, Sa’ad Abubakar III, has appealed to Nigerians to always pray for their leaders even in bad situations. Truetells Nigeria reports that the Sultan made the appeal while speaking during a Public Lecture and Special Book Presentation in honour of Professor Is’haq Oloyede at the University of Ilorin on Thursday, October…
The Minister of Finance and coordinating minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, has stated that approximately only 5% of people in Nigeria have more than N500,000 in their bank accounts. Edun, who made this disclosure in an interview with Channels TV, added that the Nigerian government reforms is to rectify the economic imbalances that disproportionately…
Scores of Nigerians have returned to Twitter to express their regret for calling out First Lady Aisha Buhari over the arrest, assault and detention of a student of the Federal University, Dutse, Jigawa State, Aminu Adamu Muhammed. Truetells Nigeria reports that the 23-year-old student had used the microblogging platform to accuse the Nigerian President’s wife of feeding fat…
Organisers of the Big Brother Show have announced calls for entries into the reality TV franchise set to hold in 2023. Truetells Nigeria reports that the announcement was made in a video shared on Twitter, tagged the ‘Big Brother Titans’. Auditions commenced today, October 6 – 22, 2022. The 2023 special season would be a…
Price Of Diesel To Hit N1500 In Next Two Weeks. The Natural Oil and Gas Suppliers Association’s National President, Bennett Korie, has said that if drastic measures are not taken to curtail the challenges facing importers in Nigeria, the price of diesel might hit N1,500 in the next two weeks. Korie while speaking to newsmen…
The Federal Government has shortlisted about 8,800 applicants from among 26,000 that applied for its overseas scholarship programme. The Manager, Overseas Scholarship Scheme at Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF), Bello Mustapha, made this known on Monday in Abuja. Speaking during the commencement of the interviews for the applicants at the Abuja centre, Mustapha said the…
Canada is Giving Permanent Residency Visa To 5,000 immigrants including Nigerians. Truetells Nigeria reports that the Canadian government in its latest draw invited another 5,000 immigration candidates to apply for its permanent residency, making it a total of 102,350 issued year-to-date. This online news medium understands that the invited candidates for Canada Permanent Residency Visa need…
Canada has confirmed the detection of two cases of Omicron, a highly transmissible variant of the coronavirus, health officials said in a statement. The two cases have been traced to two people who travelled to Nigeria. “Today, the province of Ontario has confirmed two cases of the Omicron variant of Covid-19 in Ottawa, both…
NCC Bans SIM Cards For Nigerians Below 18yrs. Truetells Nigeria reports that the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has banned Nigerians below the age of 18 years from registering and owning a Subscriber Identification Module (SIM). Read Also: Full List of Phones To Be Blocked By WhatsApp From November 2021 This was contained in a draft…
