The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has warned the public against a new high-risk, critical and Short Messaging Service-based malware, TangleBot, infecting Android mobile devices. Dr Ikechukwu Adinde, Director of Public Affairs (DPA), NCC, made this known in a statement on Saturday in Abuja. Adinde noted that TangleBot employs more or less similar tactics as the Read More…
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has released operational guidelines on the Global Service Instructions (GSI), aimed at checking the spate of bad loans within the banking sector. According to a statement by Chibuzo Efobi, for the Director, Financial Policy and Regulation Department of the apex bank, the initiative was conceived to address recurring instances Read More…
Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC) and Ikeja Electric (IE) Plc have attributed the outage currently being experienced by customers under their networks to a drop in power generation. The DisCos made this known in statements issued on their social media pages on Saturday, regarding the state of power supply to their customers. EKEDC said the Read More…
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), on Saturday, said it arrested over 60,000 traffic offenders on Lagos roads, between January and December 2021. Mr Olusegun Ogungbemide, Sector Commander, FRSC, Lagos state, made the disclosure at an End-of-the-Year party Organised by the Badagry Unit Command of the Corps in Badagry. According to the commander, in 2021, Read More…
The Kibaku (Chibok) Area Development Association (KADA), on behalf of the entire Chibok Community, on Saturday in Abuja indicated that 110 of the 276 girls abducted in April 2014, are still unaccounted for. This indication was given in Abuja on Saturday by the President of KADA, Dauda lliya, at a press conference. Iliya said of Read More…
Daniil Medvedev finds himself the man in the way of history once again as he takes on Rafael Nadal in the final of the Australian Open on Sunday. Victory for Nadal at Melbourne Park for the first time since 2009 would make him the first man ever to win a 21st grand slam title. It Read More…
Some squash enthusiasts, on Saturday, applauded the winners and participants at the just concluded Lagos State Squash Tournament for U- 1 boys and girls and the men’s and women’s category. In the men’s category, Onaopemipo Adegoke defeated Gabriel Olufunmilayo 3-2, in a keenly contested final that could have gone either way at the Teslim Balogun Read More…
Burkina Faso on Saturday stunned the Carthage Eagles of Tunisia by a lone goal to progress to the semi-finals of the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) Cameroon 2021. Dango Ouattara’s goal on the stroke of halftime was enough for Burkina Faso to beat Tunisia at the Stade Roumdé Adjia in Garoua. Ouattara, who was sent Read More…
By Uzor Maxim Uzoatu It’s mid-morning in Awka, Anambra State as my old buddy Tony Akudinobi of Hammerhead Ltd gets me introduced to the Co-Founder Ken Chinweze who had come in from Houston, Texas with news of the irresistible App named Familheey. It took me fast seconds to log in to the Familheey app, and Read More…
Nigeria’s government plans to amend the newly-signed Petroleum Industry Act to ask the National Assembly for an 18-month extension to keep its long-standing regime of subsidising imported petrol, its junior oil minister said on Tuesday. The law signed by President Muhammadu Buhari last August contains a provision for the elimination of fuel subsidies within six Read More…