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Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has celebrated its ‘top up’ technology building, data command and control centre in Abuja. Also known as ‘topping off’ ceremony in construction, the event is a tradition held when the last element of a structure was finally placed atop during construction. Speaking at the occasion,...

A Jewish woman who used to live in Munich claims that she was Adolf Hilter’s neighbor in the 1930s, the Daily Mail reported on Thursday. Alice Frank Stock , who is 101 years old, said in an interview with the British tabloid that Hitler lived in the same neighbourhood...

(Right) Minister of State for Budget and National Planning,  Prince Clem Ikanade Agba,  and the Representative of Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) in Nigeria and to ECOWAS, Mr Suffyan Koroma, (left) at a meeting in Abuja on Thursday. (Right) Minister of State for Budget and...

Nigeria President Muhammadu Buhari is under increasing pressure to act decisively to end violence in Africa’s most-populous state. Parliament’s lower chamber – the House of Representatives – has called for a nationwide state of emergency to be declared. Many Nigerians, including MPs, also want Mr Buhari to replace his...

EDDY OCHIGBO, Kaduna Journalists and media practitioners in Kaduna state have again been called upon to be more committed  in the campaign to eradicate corruption and sharp practices bedeviling the procurement process of the state’s education in particular and the country at large. Executive Director, Legal Awareness for Nigerian...

By TOM CHIAHEMEN, Abuja – The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) says it is committed to making sure that the Internet has less cyber criminals in the country. Executive Vice Chairman /CEO of the NCC, Engr. Prof. U.G. Danbatta, who made this known in Abuja on Thursday, said the Commission...

The Supreme Court on Thursday sacked David Lyon and Senator Biobarakuma Degi-Eremienyo, as the governor and deputy elect in the Nov. 16, 2019 Bayelsa governorship election. Justice Ejembi Eko, who delivered the lead judgment reinstated the Nov. 12, 2019, Judgment of the Federal High Court in Abuja that disqualified...

Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, wants the Federal Government to declare a state of emergency on federal roads in the country. He made the call when members of the Senate Committee on Works led by its Chairman, Sen. Adamu Aliero, paid him a courtesy visit on Thursday in Abeokuta....

A new study of card transactions has revealed that South Africa’s ‘love economy’ continues to grow, with Valentine’s Day spend up 11 per cent and the overall number of transactions increasing by 36 per cent over the past three years. This is according to the Mastercard Love Index, which...

By TOM CHIAHEMEN, Abuja – The annual Cyber Security Conference, organised by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), is about to start in Abuja. This year’s conference, holding at the Transcorp Hilton, has as it’s theme: “Strengthening the Security and Resilience of the Nation’s Communications Infrastructure.” Vice President Yemi Osinbajo...

Nigeria is now at a crossroads, with no clear route to follow. For the past 106 years, the fragile relationships that have existing among the various heterogeneous groups that make up the country, have failed to cement. In 1914, two British West African territories known as the Northern Nigeria...

From left, Minister of State for Budget and National Planning, Prince Clem Ikanade Agba; Minister of State for Transport, Senator Gbemisola Daraki; and, Minister of State for Power, Prince Goddy Jedy-Agba at the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting on Wednesday, February 12, 2020.

Researchers at the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, are currently working on a mobile application to predict individuals who may be prone to committing suicide. According to an official of the university, the idea of the device became necessary as a result of the rising cases of suicide in...

The United Nations Security Council on Wednesday evening passed a resolution aimed at ending the Libyan conflict that has claimed thousands of lives. A World Health Organisation (WHO) report put the total casualty figure at no fewer than 2,280, comprising 2,000 fighters and 280 civilians, by mid-January. Coming after...

By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – The Kano-Abuja highway is to become six lanes as the Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday approved N867.2 million for engineering design of an additional lane on the road. Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, disclosed this while made briefing State House correspondents...

EHIME ALEX, Lagos  The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) has announced to convene a mandatory Court Ordered Meeting (COM) of its members to pass requisite resolutions for the demutualisation of the Exchange. Also billed to hold is an Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) to pass the resolutions for the appointment of...

EHIME ALEX, Lagos  Ecobank, the leading pan-African bank, has undertaken a cross-border remittance agreement with Alipay, the world’s leading payment and lifestyle platform, to bring more inclusive financial services to users. According to a statement by APO Group, the deal is aimed at providing a fast, safe, affordable and...

WhatsApp says it has two billion users, meaning that more than a quarter of the world’s population are on the chat app. According to a report by Independent UK, WhatsApp has used the announcement to stress its commitment to security – a position that has led to criticism from...

By Joshua Olomu Producer and Project Director of ‘Nigeria 1914’, a historic film that chronicles Nigeria’s journey from amalgamation, Mr Akin Laniyi, on Thursday solicited support  for the project from the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). He made the call when he led the Project Team of the epic...

Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka and elder statesman Chief Afe Babalola are among eminent scholars and education stakeholders expected at the maiden lecture of Voice of Reason Foundation next Wednesday in Lagos. A statement by Chief Olufemi Kufo, Spokesman for the Yoruba Intelligentsia group, said that the lecture would...