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- 29 Jul 2026
Onafriq, Privy Partner to Expand Stablecoin Payments Across Africa
Onafriq, Africa's largest payments network, has partnered with stablecoin infrastructure provider, Privy, to strengthen digital asset infrastructure and accelerate the development of…
- 1 Jul 2019
Big Brother Naija Returns With New Exciting Housemates And Star Studded Performances
The live show marked the premiere of the show’s fourth edition and Nigerians all over the world were privy to the excitement on stage live on DStv & GOtv. Speaking on the season, Ebuka…
- 8 Sept 2016
5 ‘Grievances’ Nigerian Parents Have Against the Internet
Nigerians are privy to how parents are always referring to the past with pride when admonishing children for either good or bad behaviour. The phrase is ‘In my time…And as a cultured child, you have…
- 12 Feb 2020
Court Fixes May 4 for NUC, Airtel Alleged Copyright Suit
Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Abuja Division of the Federal High Court, will on May 4, 2020, decide whether both the National Universities Commission (NUC) and a Telecom firm, ZAIN Nigeria Ltd (now…
- 5 Mar 2014
NATCOMS Sues NCC, Asks Court to Halt N647.5m Fines
National Association of Telecommunications Subscribers (NATCOMS), on Tuesday approached a Federal High Court in Lagos, seeking an order of interlocutory injunction restraining the Nigerian…
- 12 Mar 2026
Court Freezes Bank Accounts of Petrocam, Founder over Alleged N9Bn Zenith Bank Debt
Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has ordered the freezing of bank accounts belonging to Petrocam Trading Nigeria Limited and Patrick Ilo, its founder, over an alleged N9.05 billion debt. Patrick…
- 3 Jun 2020
NITDA Seeks Withdrawal of Publication Alleging N1Bn Funding from NCC
National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has sought the discontinuation of a publication alleging that the Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC) is funding the agency to the tune…
- 6 Aug 2021
EIE, PIN, MRA Sue FG, Telcos Over Twitter Suspension
A Coalition of civil right group, comprising of Enough is Enough (EIE) Paradigm Initiative, (PIN) and Citizens Gavel have filed a suit for fundamental rights against the Attorney General of the…
- 2 Sept 2021
Court Freezes Former Bank MD’s N19.1Bn in Banks
A Lagos State High Court in Ikeja has frozen assets and funds put at N19,178,253,050 allegedly kept in 24 banks by Francis Atuche, a convicted former bank managing director. Justice Lateefat Okunnu…
- 19 Apr 2016
Ikeja Electric Reacts to Labour Picket On Facilities
Ikeja Electric has condemned the picketing of its facilities by Labour Unions, warning that consumers living within its network could experience long periods of darkness if the disruptive protests…
- 24 Sept 2016
Mrs. Jonathan Says Seized Money Belongs to Late Mum
Mrs. Patience Jonathan, former first lady, has claimed through her counsel that the $20 million found in the five accounts traced to Patience belonged to her late mother, Madam Charity Fyneface Oba.…
- 17 Mar 2017
NiRA Receives 300 Complaints on Internet Abuse, Seeks LEA Support
Barely two weeks after the Nigeria Internet Registration Association (NiRA), .ng Registry announced the establishment of Law Enforcement Desk (LED) to handle complaints on Domain Name abuse, it has…
- 18 Mar 2017
Firm Demands N2Bn from Etisalat Over Copyright Infringement
A mobile finance technology firm, V-Exchange Ltd has demanded for N2 billion from Etisalat as compensation for an alleged infringement on its product’s copyright. V-Exchange which specializes in…
- 29 Mar 2017
Study Confirms Counterfeit Naira Notes Circulation on Increase
A new poll has revealed that 41 percent of respondents are aware of the recent circulation of counterfeit currencies (also known as fake Naira notes) in the country, and 19 percent of this proportion…
- 3 Dec 2017
Nigeria, Others to Account for Half of 115m new Subscribers by 2020 - de Morais
Jean-Claude Bastos de Morais is an entrepreneur and innovation specialist with a deep interest in African socio-economic development. In 2007, He founded Quantum Global Group, an international group…
- 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…
- 20 Aug 2018
Court Stops Multichoice from Hiking Subscription Fees
A Federal High Court in Abuja yesterday restrained Multichoice Nigeria Limited from going ahead with its recent decision to increase the subscription tariffs for DSTV, its satellite cable television…
- 15 Apr 2019
Access Bank, Don Etiebet Fight over N2.4Bn Debt
Federal High Court in Lagos on Monday refused to grant an application by Chief Don Etiebet, former Petroleum Minister’s company, seeking to stop Access Bank Plc from taking over his property known as…
- 10 Jul 2019
Instagram Introduces New Feature to Curb Cyber-bullying
Instagram is working on a new feature to root out bullying on its platform by allowing users to shadow ban people who bully them. The new feature would make comments from a bully invisible to…
- 15 Jul 2019
EXIM Bank Offers Nigeria $100m Loan for Rural Internet
EXIM Bank of India has arranged $100 million loan for Nigeria to enable extend internet services to rural areas of the country. The facility came as the result of a close collaboration between…
- 23 Oct 2019
Technical Hitches May Have Halted $150m Back-up Satellite for NigComSat
Negotiations for over $150 million Chinese loan for procurement of back-up satellite in the orbit by the Nigerian Communications Satellite Limited (NigComSat), might have been abandoned due to…
- 3 Mar 2020
Groups Ask Court to Ban BBNaija over Sexual Content
Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), Project for Human Development, Foundation for African Cultural Heritage and the Association of Concerned Mothers are seeking the ban of the Big Brother Naija (BBNaija)…
- 10 Mar 2020
MTN Closes Case in N300m Copyright infringement Suit
MTN, telecommunication giant has closed its case over an alleged N300m copyright infringement suit involving Liberty Williams, an Abuja-based musician. Nkeakam Abhulimen, a staff of MTN and Chris…
- 8 Jun 2020
PMAN Accuses Telcos of Lack of Revenue Accountability
Performing Musicians Employers Association of Nigeria (PMAN) has threatened to sue telecom operators under the aegis of the Association of Licensed Telecommunication Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) for…
- 15 Oct 2020
Stripe Acquires Nigeria’s Paystack for $200m
Stripe, American financial service platform, has acquired Paystack, one of Nigeria’s leading payment service providers. Paystack provides a quick way to integrate payments services into an online or…
- 9 Dec 2020
Oche Drags Nigerian Breweries to Court over Alleged IP Theft, Demands N1.5Bn
Paul Oche, an Abuja-based Nigerian, has filed a N1.5 billion suit against the Nigerian Breweries Plc over alleged intellectual theft. Oche, in a suit filed before Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal…
- 17 Feb 2021
Court Blocks Shell’s Accounts in 20 Banks over Alleged Oil Theft
A Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos has granted an interim injunction directing 20 commercial banks to freeze the accounts of Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Ltd (SPDC). This…
- 27 Jun 2021
Social Media must be Regulated to Protect National Interest- Gbajabiamila
Femi Gbajabiamila, speaker of the House of Representatives, has stated that social media must be regulated to protect national interests. The Speaker stated that social media must be regulated…
- 19 Feb 2023
SERAP Drags President Buhari to Court over Old N500, N1,000 Notes Ban
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against President Muhammadu Buhari over “the unlawful directive banning the use of old N500 and N1,000 banknotes, which…
- 5 Oct 2023
FG Probes Opay, Others over Alleged Illegality
Nigerian government has commenced investigations into the activities of Meta (formerly known as Facebook), DHL, and online payment platform OPay for alleged data breaches. The companies if found…