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- 28 Sept 2020
TD Africa’s Tech Experience Centre will Unravel Nigeria’s Huge Technology Potential- Schneider Boss
Christophe Begat, managing director, Schneider Electric (Anglophone West Africa) has lent his voice to the expected launch of the Tech Experience Centre, describing it as a development that will…
- 26 Jan 2024
DigitalForAllChallenge: DG NITDA Hails Initiative, Unravels Plan to Create Tech Clubs Across Nigeria
In alignment with the National Information Technology Development Agency's quest of achieving 70% digital literacy by 2027, and the Renewed Hope Agenda of the present administration, in transforming…
- 19 Oct 2017
Explore Nigeria With These Top Four Tour Operators
By Ogunfowoke Adeniyi Nigeria is a beautiful country and one of the thrilling ways to explore this beauty is by going on group tours. Of course, you can visit these destinations on your own but to…
- 9 Sept 2013
FAAN Nabs Luggage Thief @ MMIA
Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) said it has unraveled the mystery surrounding the disappearance of passengers’ luggage at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos with the…
- 15 Sept 2014
COREN Commences Investigations into Collapsed Synagogue Building
The Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN) yesterday vowed to unravel the immediate and remote causes of the collapse of the six-storey building belonging to the Synagogue…
- 20 Feb 2019
Jumia Opens Voting for Nigeria Travel Awards
Jumia Travel has announced the launch of the 3rd edition of the annual Nigeria Travel Awards which is scheduled to hold on Monday, March 11th, 2019 at Jupiter Hall, Four Points by Sheraton. The…
- 25 Jan 2018
NTDC DG, Others Appointed As Jury for the Nigeria Travel Awards
By peter oluka The organising committee of the Nigeria Travel Awards, organised by Jumia Travel, has announced the appointment of Folorunsho Coker, DG, Nigeria Tourism Development Corporation (NTDC)…
- 4 Sept 2017
To Explore Int’l Space, We Need Strong Domestic Market- DG, NTDC
Mr. Folarin Coker, the director general of the Nigerian Tourism Development Corporation (NTDC), has said that for international tourism market to grow, Nigeria needs a strong domestic market because…
- 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…
- 10 Oct 2012
Encomiums as Zinox wins Computer Company of the Year
Chief Alex Akinyele, former minister of Information has paid glowing tribute to the extraordinary determination of Zinox Computers, Nigeria’s pioneer computer brand, to push the society a little…
- 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,…
- 26 Mar 2020
EFCC Uncovers 35 Illegal Lottery Operators
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), said it has uncovered the identity of 35 lottery business operators who do not have core licenses or permits to operate. This is in the latest attempt…
- 10 Dec 2023
Court Awards Nigeria 20 Pounds Against P&ID
Nigeria has recorded a fresh legal victory over the Irish firm, Process & Industrial Developments (P&ID), after a London court awarded £20 million in damages and compensation in favour of the…
- 9 Feb 2020
Forensics Experts Raise Alarm as Nigeria Loses N5.5trn to Fraud, Cybercrimes
Nigeria is estimated to have lost about N5.5trillion to fraud and cybercrimes in the last 10 years, according to Chartered Institute of Forensic and Investigative Professionals of Nigeria’s…
- 28 Mar 2024
Wema Bank Launches Second FGN-ALAT Digital ‘Skillnovation’ Cohort
Wema Bank has launched the second cohort for the FGN-ALAT Digital Skillnovation Programme in partnership with the Federal Government to train and equip two million young people and 1 million MSMEs…
- 14 Mar 2016
Senate Committee Probes MTN’s N50Bn Payment
Senate Committee on Communication yesterday said that it would leave no stone unturned ‎in unravelling all factors that led to the payment of N50 billion by MTN Nigeria, telecom giant. It also…
- 27 Oct 2023
$3.4Bn Forex Fraud: CSO Alleges Death Threats on Obazee, Others over Probe
Coalition for Transparency and Economic Reforms (COTER), pro-transparency group, has raised the alarm on a thick plot to derail the ongoing probe by the Federal Government into illegal foreign…
- 20 Oct 2016
Senate Hires Experts to Probe MTN, Buhari’s Minister, Others
he Senate has employed the services of international forensic experts in the on-going probe of MTN and others accused of violating the nation’s Foreign Exchange Monetary and Miscellaneous Act. The…
- 30 Jul 2015
NITDA Engages Sidmach for Nationwide ICT-sector Based Risk Analysis
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has engaged the survey team at Sidmach Technologies Nigeria Limited for a research on the usage of ICT equipment and its associated…
- 29 Oct 2017
OAU Undergraduate, Adeola Wins Data Science Nigeria Bootcamp Hackathon
By peter oluka Adeola Balogun, a young female 400-level Computer Science undergraduate from the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife, has won the Data Science Nigeria (DSN) bootcamp hackathon. The…
- 13 Dec 2020
Systematic Reopening of the Nigerian Economy by the PTF
By Chido Nwakanma Eight months later, the arteries of the economy are pumping once again. Airports have reopened, bringing in 5,000 to 7,000 passengers daily. Schools have resumed, as have formal and…
- 23 Jul 2026
Even Messi Needed Trophies. Nigerians Demand Results, not Dribbling
By Blaise Udunze From a general observation, comparisons are powerful political tools. They simplify complex realities, inspire supporters and shape public perception. Another side of this is that…
- 1 Jun 2024
First Bank Employee on the Run after Allegedly Diverting N40Bn
First Bank of Nigeria has initiated legal proceedings to recover substantial sums of money allegedly embezzled by an employee. The bank, which boasts a market capitalization of ₦829 billion, reported…
- 1 Dec 2019
How to Deepen Financial Inclusion in Nigeria, by ALMPO Mobile Money Confab 2019
The burden of delivering financial inclusion to the last mile has become one that needs the strategic participation of all industry stakeholders in the ecosystem, so as to deliver value propositions…
- 26 Oct 2015
Hackcess Security to Focus on Commercialization of CyberCrime
Hackcess Technology Security Conference will take place at the prestigious Oriental Hotels in Lagos, Nigeria on November 11-12. his conference is set to bring into one room Technology experts across…
- 16 Feb 2009
Nollywood’s “Real Me Show†Debuts Soon
Nollywood reality TV show, “Real Me Show”, the first-ever celebrity show in the country is set for a smooth take-off. Francis Onwochei of Frankochei Productions, one of the principal…
- 17 Jul 2026
EFCC Busts NIS Visa Overstay Racket, Uncovers N700m in an Account
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has uncovered an alleged multi-billion-naira visa overstay racketeering network within the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS), with at least five…
- 29 Nov 2013
Etisalat, Agwu Trade Words over SIM Swap
Etisalat Nigeria has said it did not illegally swap and block the SIM of Julius Agwu, as being widely reported on several blogs and news website. In an exclusive chat, Chineze Amanfo, manager, Public…
- 2 Jun 2021
Nigerian Banks Spend Billions Annually on KYCs - KPMG
A KPMG report has revealed that Nigerian banks spend billions of naira annually to implement the Know Your Customer (KYC), which is a compulsory regulatory tool used to reduce the menace of money…
- 1 Apr 2024
APS Tell EFCC to Probe Alleged Diversion of N20bB Intervention Fund in CTIN
Muniru Opeyemi, national president, National Association of Polytechnic Students (NAPS) has called on the Nigerian federal government to investigate the management and Board of Trustees of the Cement…