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- 24 Sept 2013
“White Widow”, Kenyan Mall Bomber Was in Nigeria-UK Paper
Samantha Lewthwaite, the British widow known as “White Widow” accused of masterminding the despicable terrorist attack on Kenyan shopping mall which killed more than 60 people was in Nigeria and…
- 26 Jan 2015
Marketers Fleece Kerosene Consumers of N800m Daily
Marketers of petroleum products and their agents may have been extorting kerosene consumers an estimated N800m daily if official statistics are used as basis of demand, according to National Mirror.…
- 23 Jul 2020
16 Nigerian Publications Benefited from $39.5m Google Emergency Relief Fund Grants
The Google News Initiative Journalism Emergency Relief Fund (JERF) has announced it is supporting 16 Nigerian publications with funding. Launched in April, the JERF serves to help local publishers…
- 14 Jul 2016
Busari Heads ‘Digital-First’ Operation as CNN Establishes Nigeria Bureau
Stephanie Busari, will lead the Digital-first presence as CNN is launching a new, multi-platform operation in Lagos, Nigeria. The bureau office is designed to give the network a nimble, broad-based,…
- 25 Jul 2022
TechnologyMirror Wins Best Startups Supportive Online Media Award at Titans of Tech 2022
TechnologyMirror, one of Nigeria's leading technology and ICT news and information website, has won the Best Startups Supportive Online Media of the Year Award at the 18 th edition of the Titans of…
- 22 May 2025
Over 250,000 Cyberattacks Disguised as Anime - Report
From Naruto to Attack on Titan, cybercriminals are increasingly using anime and other Gen Z favourites as bait. In a new report covering Q2 2024 – Q1 2025, Kaspersky has found over 250,000…
- 17 Oct 2025
Nigeria’s Inflation Drop: Has Life Become Any Easier?
By Blaise Udunze When the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) yesterday announced that Nigeria’s inflation rate had dropped to 18.02 percent in September 2025, the news was met with official…
- 2 Dec 2013
NITRA Seeks Regulator, Operators Collaboration in ICT Development
Nigerian Information Technology Reporters Association (NITRA) has called on the industry regulators and players in the Information and Communication Technology industry to partner with the…
- 14 Mar 2016
Small Island Dominates World Domains
Tokelau, a small island in the South Pacific with a population of 1 400, has 31.3 million .tk domains registered, making it the world's largest country-code domain. The next two domains are .cn…
- 22 Oct 2016
Dollars Resurgence Rattles Currency Markets
Stock markets were erratic on Thursday with most major arenas violently swinging between losses and gains as the messy combination of depressed oil prices, a resurgent Dollar and rising ECB stimulus…
- 12 Feb 2020
Pendulum Swings in Favour of Risk as New Coronavirus Cases Appear to Slow
By Lukman Otunuga, Senior Research Analyst at FXTM, The sentiment pendulum swung deeper into “risk-on” territory on Wednesday with Asian shares closing higher, as investors assessed the coronavirus…
- 18 Feb 2026
N328.5Bn Billing: How Political Patronage Built Lagos’ Agbero Shadow Tax Empire
By Blaise Udunze Lagos prides itself as Africa’s commercial nerve centre. It markets innovation, fintech unicorns, rail lines, blue-water ferries, and billion-dollar real estate. Though with the…
- 3 Oct 2025
Airtel Premieres Special Independence Day Video Featuring Employees, Gifts Subscribers 20% Free Data
Airtel Nigeria has premiered a widely acclaimed celebratory video to mark Nigeria’s 65th Independence Day, spotlighting its employees as the faces and voices of the nation’s resilience, optimism, and…
- 25 Jun 2024
CBN Issues IMTOs Naira Access to Boost Liquidity & Diaspora Remittances
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), issued new measures to facilitate naira liquidity and raise diaspora remittances. In its latest circular, the apex bank stated that eligible International Money…
- 8 Oct 2017
Seamfix Set To Unveil Identity Management Solution 'BioRegistra'
By peter oluka Seamfix, Nigeria’s leading provider of identity management solutions, has announced plans to unveil an innovative data management solution to the Nigerian market. The solution, named…
- 7 Aug 2019
OPPO Unveils New Budget Smartphone with Exceptionally Long Battery Life and Intuitive Smart Technology
To further cater to every possible segment of the Nigerian smartphone market, the fashion-forward, innovative smartphone brand OPPO has unveiled another smartphone, OPPO A1k. Boasting a 32GB ROM and…
- 19 May 2020
Risk Appetite Flickers to Life on Vaccine Hopes, Nigeria Inflation in Focus
By Lukman Otunuga, Senior Research Analyst at FXTM, Investors across the globe have been injected with a renewed dose of confidence towards risk as governments relax lockdown measures and…
- 3 Mar 2023
TikTok Introduces New Features to Limit Screen Time for Under-18s
TikTok, Video-sharing app is setting a default 60-minute daily time limit for all accounts held by under-18s using is platform. With the new feature, If young people hit the new limit, they will have…
- 19 Mar 2026
Telegram’s Massive Crackdown Fails to Curb Cybercrime Hubs
Telegram has unleashed its most sweeping enforcement campaign yet in 2026, deleting millions of illicit channels and groups while boosting daily takedowns from 10,000 to 140,000—with peaks surging…
- 10 May 2020
The 5G Coronavirus Conspiracy Theory Takes a Dark Turn
New data seen by Wired UK has revealed that dozens of mobile phone masts are still being attacked by arsonists on a daily basis because of a conspiracy theory linking 5G to the spread of coronavirus.…
- 11 May 2026
Mirroring Fidelity Bank's Giant Footprints in Aviation Financing in Nigeria
Aviation business, not only in Nigeria, is generally known to be a capital intensive one and strictly guided by international regulations as prescribed by the International Civil Aviation…
- 8 Oct 2014
Sony Develops Transparent Lens Eyewear "SmartEyeglass"
Sony Corporation ("Sony") has development of "SmartEyeglass," transparent lens eyewear that connects with compatible smartphones to superimpose information such as text, symbols, and images, onto the…
- 5 May 2014
CNN, MultiChoice Opens 2014 African Journalists Awards
CNN International in partnership with MultiChoice have officially announced the CNN MultiChoice African Journalist 2014 awards. The competition for African nationals based on the continent welcomes…
- 2 Nov 2017
2 Journalists Die, 12 Assaulted in Nigeria
Two Nigerian journalists were killed this year while 12 others suffered various forms of assaults, the International Press Centre (IPC) has alleged. In a statement signed by Lanre Arogundade,…
- 3 Sept 2015
Huawei`s Storage Solution Boosts Fidelity Bank’s Rapid Growth
Huawei, a global multinational networking, telecommunications equipment and services Company, has entered into partnership with Fidelity Bank Plc., one of the leading commercial banks in Nigeria, to…
- 18 Sept 2024
Fake or Cloned Websites are Tricking Shoppers into Making Expensive Mistakes
By Georgina Crouth If you’re shopping online, best you have your wits about you because distractions or multitasking could be your undoing. Research into online scams in Africa has blamed a lack of…
- 14 Apr 2020
Caution Kicks In as Corporate Earnings Loom
By Lukman Otunuga, Senior Research Analyst at FXTM Caution and unease are set to engulf financial markets ahead of one of the most uncertain earnings seasons for years, as it is expected to offer a…
- 10 Nov 2014
Ericsson Ranks Lagos 38 in 2014 Networked Society City Index
Ericsson on Monday, published its latest Networked Society City Index, with Lagos (Nigeria) ranked as number 38 in a list of 40. The index ranks 40 cities and measures their ICT maturity in terms of…
- 9 Jul 2017
Intelligent Data, Research Usage Will Drive Local Content- VC UNN
Professor Chukwuma Ozumba, vice chancellor, Universities of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN), has suggested intelligent application of data as panacea to Nigeria's multifaceted socio-economic challenges. Prof.…
- 6 Mar 2019
Nigerian Equity Markets Stabilize; Naira Steadies
By Lukman Otunuga, FXTM Research Analyst, The mood across equity markets in Nigeria has improved this week with the All-Share Index rising by roughly 0.14% yesterday. With the presidential elections…