Modibbo Kawu, the DG of the National Broadcasting Commission, NBC, has been put on suspension by President Buhari. This came following his corruption charges by the Independent Corrupt Practices, ICPC.

This development was confirmed by Armstrong Idachaba, NBC’s Director of Broadcast Monitoring. Further, the most senior director in the commission has been directed to take over from Modibbo Kawu.

Modibbo Kawu is currently facing a 12-count charge bordering on money laundering, abuse of office, and misleading a public officer with the intent of defrauding the government.

So, this contravenes Section 26 (1) (c) of the Corrupt Practices and other Related Offenses Act 2000 and punishable under Section 19 of the same Act.

Beisdes, Modibbo was first arraigned in May 2019 over the alleged misappropriation of N 2.5 billion for the digital switch-over (DSO) program of the government.

The Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed has disclosed that the Nigeria Television Authority, NTA, will compete favorably with the like of CNN if the $500m loan is ministry is requesting for is approved.

The Guardian reported that the Alhaji Lai Mohammed said this when he appeared before the senate committee on local and foreign loans to explain the importance of the loan which is included in the $30 billion President Buhari is requesting from the National Assembly to give assent to.

Speaking further, Minister said NTA would be upgraded to assist it sends signals that would make it rank with the likes of CNN emphasizing that Nigeria has all it takes to achieve this.

Also, the Information Minister said the creative is a major employer of the youthful generation.

“Apart from agriculture, which is the largest employer of labour in Nigeria, especially the youths, the next largest employer of labour is the creative industry,” he said.

“The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) in 2006 gave June 17, 2015, as the deadline for all members of the organization to migrate from analogue to digital.

“Regrettably, we were unable to meet the deadline along-side most countries in sub-Saharan Africa, the deadline was moved to 2017, which was not reliable and today the target is June 17, 2020,” he said

A well-known vehicle maker has revealed a solar car that keeps running on the sun and can cover 12,400 miles of motoring a year.

Dutch vehicle producer Lightyear has revealed the main ‘long-run’ sun-powered vehicle that is professed to give clients around 12,400 miles of motoring a year utilizing free energy caught from the sun, as indicated by Dailymail.

The Lightyear One was revealed on Tuesday estimated at €149,000 – around £134,000. Clients who need to verify one of the initial 500 ‘pioneer’ models will need to pay a booking expense of €119,000 (£106,166).

The vehicle, which has five square meters of solar panels on the rooftop and hood, is professed to have a scope of 725 kilometers (450 miles) from a full charge of the moderately little battery controlling the vehicle.

With Department for Transport computing that the average motorist covers 7,134 miles every year, it implies Britons could drive lasting through the year for nothing – conceded the sun turns out for enough time to charge the One’s battery.

At the dispatch occasion in Katwijk, Holland, bosses uncovered key snippets of data about the sun based vehicle that is expected to be conveyed to proprietors in 2021.

They said it very well may be charged legitimately from the sun, which can create a limit of the 20,000km worth of free energy every year.

In any case, it can likewise be charged from existing electric vehicle module focuses while it’s additionally boosting the batteries utilizing its sun-powered boards, viably charging a lot quicker than conventional EVs now available.

A medium-term charge from a 230-volt attachment will give clients 400km of range, around 250 miles.

Lex Hoefsloot, president and fellow benefactor of Lightyear said the vehicle ‘represents a new era of driving’.

‘Two years of envisioning, thinking and buckling down have prompted this achievement, which is a mammoth jump towards accomplishing our main goal of making clean mobility accessible to everybody.’

Lightyear was established in 2016 by the Solar Team Eindhoven, which won the Bridgestone World Solar Challenge in 2013, 2015 and 2017.

Advancement of the long-range solar One has gotten a few honors, awards and backing from key investors. 

Only 500 first-run ‘pioneer’ models will be made, however, 100 of them have already been claimed by clients.

Each one will cost about €149,000 – so around £134,000 – or drivers can rent one for €1,879 (£1,677) a month.

‘This enabled us to build up a working model for the first long-range solar car in only two years,‘ Hoefsloot said.

‘We have officially sold over a hundred vehicles. With Lightyear One, we need to demonstrate that our innovation empowered us to assemble the best amongst the most sustainable cars available that offer extraordinary comfort.’