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- 20 May 2021
AUPCTRE Accuses CAC Boss of Fraud, Abuse of Power
Amalgamated Union of Public Corporations, Civil Service Technical and Recreational Services Employees (AUPCTRE), has accused Alhaji Garba Abubakar, registrar-general of the Corporate Affairs…
- 9 Aug 2022
MTN Nigeria Empowers Youth through Vocational Workshop
MTN Nigeria Communications Plc in partnership with Huawei Technologies Company Nigeria Limited, organized a vocational workshop on Thursday, 4th August 2022, for Lagos residents, which was held at…
- 9 Aug 2022
MTN Nigeria Wraps Up 2022 Y’ello Care Initiative, Empowers Nigerians Across 33 States and FCT
MTN Nigeria has officially concluded the 2022 Y’ello Care campaign at a closing ceremony held at the company’s Falomo, Ikoyi head office. L-R: Recipient, Y’ello Care 2022 Champion award, Oluwaseun…
- 17 Nov 2018
Skye Bank Management Tampered with Figures to Deceive CBN, Others
More information are beginning to emerge on what led to the actual death of Skye Bank Plc few months ago, when the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) revoked its operating licence and changed it to…
- 24 Nov 2024
First Women Radio Virtual Assistant Makes a Debut in Nigeria
Women Radio 97.1, in partnership with the Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development (CJID) and the Voice of Women Empowerment Foundation, has made history by unveiling “NIM”, Nigeria’s first…
- 25 May 2021
SEC Considering Job Cuts to Save Cost
Security and Exchange Commission (SEC), said it was considering an option that would help it reduce the cost of governance. Lamido Yuguda, director-general of SEC, who appeared the House of…
- 10 Apr 2020
COVID-19: MeCAM Urges Parents to Keep Children Indoors
The Media Centre Against Child Malnutrition (MeCAM Nigeria) has urged parents and guardians to desist from any action capable of endangering their family members at this time of battle to curb…
- 2 Nov 2023
75% of Healthcare Organizations Fall for Ransomware Attacks - Sophos Report
Sophos, a global leader in innovating and delivering cybersecurity as a service, on Thursday shared its sector survey report, “The State of Ransomware in Healthcare 2023,” which revealed that, among…
- 13 May 2020
Reps Mull Bailout for Firms to Prevent Mass Sacking
House of Representatives is considering ways the federal government can support big organisations in the country to pay their workers in order to prevent a mass sacking. At a plenary , the House of…
- 3 Dec 2016
Unsolicited SMS: NCC Forum Calls for National ICT Framework for Policing
To protect telecommunications infrastructure and fight criminals using unregistered SIM cards to commit crime in the country, stakeholders at the just concluded sensitization workshop for law…
- 7 Nov 2016
FTSE 100 Crushed as Pound Leaps Higher
While the impending US election vote is continuing to drive all headline attention, the FTSE 100 concluded the week losing over 1.4% and dipping below the psychological 7000 milestone level as a…
- 19 Jul 2010
Towards a Cybercrime Free Society
Nigerians world over are perceived by the international community as criminals, no thanks to the activities of cyber criminals in the country. The nefarious acts of these scammers in no little way…
- 23 Apr 2019
NCC to Drag SIM Registration Offenders to Court
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) says that it will henceforth prosecute those involved in fraudulent registration of SIM card. The commission said it would no longer be business as…
- 14 May 2018
NCC Seals Bank, Firms in Uyo, Calabar, for Violating Regulations
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has sealed the premises of some companies including a bank in Uyo, Akwa Ibom, and Calabar, Cross River states for failing to comply with the guidelines for…
- 13 Jul 2010
Towards a Cybercrime Free Society
Nigerians world over are perceived by the international community as criminals, no thanks to the activities of cyber criminals in the country. The nefarious acts of these scammers in no little way…
- 15 May 2013
ActivEdge Technologies Emerges ‘IT Services Provider of the Year’
ActivEdge Technologies a Pan-African Information Technology Company focused in development, Integration and support of a wide range of IT Solutions has won IT Services Provider of the Year Award at…
- 30 Oct 2024
FG Invests $40m in Intercept Technology, $583m in Surveillance- S4C
Nigeria has reportedly invested $40 million in intercept technology and $583 million on public surveillance, according to a new report by Spaces for Change (S4C), a civil society organization.…
- 2 Oct 2014
Nedbank of SA Buys $493m Stake in Ecobank
South Africa's Nedbank said on Thursday it will acquire a 20 percent stake in pan-African lender Ecobank Transnational for $493 million in cash, ending months of speculation it could walk away from…
- 30 Oct 2013
Global CASHplus Up @ Ecobank as Lawson Bows Out
The launch of CASHplus by Ecobank in 30 countries of its operation has resulted in a 22 per cent increase of electronic customers and transaction multiplication of 200 times after 18 months. The…
- 23 Feb 2018
$1.2bn Debt: 20m 9mobile Subscribers May Be Cut Off
Some 20 million Nigerians who are subscribers of 9mobile (formerly Etisalat) may be cut off in 2022 as a result of the complications arising from the $1.2 billion loan default by the telco to a…
- 22 Nov 2012
CBN to Monitor Compliance with Removal of ATM Charges
A week after the decision of the Bankers’ Committee to stop inter-bank automated teller machine (ATM) charges, investigations have revealed that some of the banks still charge customers for…
- 10 Apr 2014
Remita Extends e-Payment Frontiers, Sponsors Corporate Football Tournament
Eight corporate organisations would vie for the coveted Remita Corporate Championship trophy in a football tournament in Lagos The electronic payment space has been extended further as Remita, the…
- 13 Aug 2012
Jonah Jang’s MTN Faux pas
No doubt these are not the best of times for Plateau state, and for its governor, the main priority would be restoring the famed peace on the plateau, but that wasn’t what Governor Jonah Jang…
- 25 Jan 2023
CBN Debunks Scarcity of New Naira Notes
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has denied scarcity of the new naira notes as alleged by some Nigerians. Godwin Emefiele, CBN Governor, represented by Musa Jimoh, Director, Payment System Management…
- 25 Jun 2018
EFCC, FBI Partner to Fight Cybercrime
“Trends in global security denote that cyber crimes is the latest form of terrorism and corruption and this is a growing concern affecting all nations in the 21st century”. Ibrahim Magu, Acting…
- 24 Sept 2024
ICPC Inaugurates NCC ACTU Officials
New officials of the Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) Anti-Corruption and Transparency Unit (ACTU) were inaugurated by the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission…
- 6 Jul 2026
NELFUND Investigates 34 Universities Over Students' Missing Tuition Refunds
Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) says it is investigating about 34 tertiary institutions over allegations that they failed to refund students whose tuition fees were paid twice under the…
- 30 Apr 2016
EFCC Hunts Diezani’s Son over N23Bn
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), is on the trail of Ugonna, son of Diezani Alison-Madueke, former minister of Petroleum Resources, over his alleged roles in the disbursement of $115m…
- 8 Jun 2015
IATA Advocates Deeper Industry, Governments partnership on Smarter Regulation
The International Air Transport Industry (IATA) advocated for an even deeper partnership with governments based on global standards in the critical areas of safety, infrastructure, security,…
- 22 Apr 2018
Call Masking: NCC Makes U Turn Blames SIM Box Operators
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has blamed SIM Box operators for persistent incidence of call masking in telecommunications system. Call masking is a practice in which callers hide…