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Tech & InnovationBy James Ogunnaike, Abeokuta Operatives of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested a 38-year-old man and his teenage son for unlawful possession of a firearm, recovering a locally made pistol, a live cartridge and a face mask during a stop-and-search operation. The suspects, identified as Jos...
Tech & InnovationBy Dennis Agbo The Movement for Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra, MASSOB, has pleaded with the international community not to deport it’s members seeking asylum in different countries of the world. The group said that Biafrans are facing existential problems in their homeland, incl...
Tech & InnovationThe World Bank says it has approved a $500 million credit facility for Nigeria through the International Development Association (IDA) to support the implementation of the Nigeria Sustainable Agricultural Value-Chains for Growth (AGROW) project. In a statement on its website, the bank said the in...
Tech & InnovationThe organisation also disclosed plans to reinforce supply chains and logistics to guarantee the delivery of critical medicines and medical equipment, particularly as traditional transport routes remain disrupted.nThe post Middle East crisis: WHO seeks $30.3m to sustain health services appeared fi...
Tech & InnovationCorporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa, CAPPA, and other stakeholders have thrown their weight behind the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, on proposed sodium reduction regulations aimed at tackling the rising burden of hypertension and other ...
Tech & InnovationThe ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID) has approved $266.7 million and another XOF30 billion to support a portfolio of strategic infrastructure projects in Nigeria, The Gambia, Ghana, Senegal, and Côte d'Ivoire.nThe post ECOWAS Bank approves over $267m for projects in Nigeria, Ghan...
Tech & InnovationBy Prince Osuagwu, Hi-Tech Editor One of Nigeria’s ICT companies, ipNX, has said that women empowerment will help promote diversity in the country’s tech ecosystem. Aligning with the 2026 theme of International Women’s Day, IWD “Give to Gain”, ipNX said it executed a series of impactful initiativ...
Tech & InnovationThe Airport Police Command has intercepted a 14-year-old boy in connection with a stowaway attempt at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport. The command’s spokesperson, ASP Mohammed Adeola, disclosed this in a statement on Monday in Lagos. He said the minor was discovered on the airport tarm...
Tech & InnovationThe Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and the telecom operators in Nigeria were yesterday locked in an argument over the methodology of determining that the telcos have not served some consumers and therefore should pay compensation.nThe post NCC, telcos bicker over method of determining c...
Tech & InnovationNigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund, NSITF, has sounded the alarm over what it described as “wasted youth potential” in Nigeria, warning that the nation’s future is at serious risk if young people are not adequately empowered.nThe post Social Security: NSITF worries over wasted youth potential ap...
Tech & InnovationBy Progress Godfrey The Federal Government has formalised a major agreement to deploy the Products Authentication and Tracking System (PATS), in a decisive move to tackle counterfeit and substandard goods and restore confidence in Nigeria’s markets. According to a statement by the ministry on T...
Tech & Innovation*Demands judicial reform…Unveils scholarship, empowerment schemes By Okhumeode Momodu At a time when many Nigerians grapple with economic strain at home and suspicion abroad, the founder of Nation of Justice (NOJ), Jyde Adelakun, has drawn attention to what he describes as a persistent pattern of...
