‘NITDA has empowered millions of Nigerians on digital literacy’
To meet the target of 95 percent digitally literate population by 2030, the National Information Technology Development Agency, (NITDA) has successfully built the capacity of over 3 million Nigerians, the Agency’s Director General, Kashifu Inuwa has disclosed. Speaking at the…
Access Bank flags off DiamondXtra Season 15, targets many customers
Access Bank has unveiled the Season 15 of its DiamondXtra Savings Promo at a well-attended event held at the bank’s Computer Village branch, Ikeja Lagos. Tagged XtraAwoof Season, the bank said the promo is part of an effort aimed at…
NLC, TUC ground Abuja, Lagos, others over harsh economic policies
Members of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) on Wednesday commenced nationwide protests against petrol subsidy removal. Joe Ajaero, President of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), disclosed this on at Unity Fountain, Abuja, where workers gathered to hit the streets. He said…
NGX partners UK government’s MOBILIST programme
Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) will partner with the UK government’s Mobilising Institutional Capital Through Listed Product Structures (MOBILIST) programme to enable greater investment toward achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Africa through products listed on the Exchange….
Shippers’ Council, FCCPC partner to facilitate protection of port users
Pursuant to its mandate as ports economic regulator and in its bid to sensitize and protect the rights of consumers in the Nigerian port system, the Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) has collaborated with the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Council…
How We Lost Dr. Vwaere To Nigeria’s Anyhowness
When Dr. Vwaere was being inducted as a Nigerian doctor after her six-year sojourn at Babcock University last year, she had high hopes and expectations. She had hopes for a flourishing medical career. Expectations to use her newly learned medical…
E-commerce is expensive business, but Konga planned for it – Ekeh
Chairman of Zinox Group, Dr. Leo Stan Ekeh, has said that though e-commerce is a big money business, Konga, Nigeria’s most innovative e-commerce giant, set out with clear plans to last the distance. He spoke with journalists on the sidelines…
NITDA warns on DDOS attack targeting critical national infrastructures
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), through its Computer Emergency Readiness and Response Team has detected activities of a hacktivist group targeting our vital digital infrastructure. The hacktivist group, known for its politically and religiously motivated cyber campaigns, poses…
Surinamese with 9.9kg cocaine in condoms gets 13 years in jail
… As NDLEA secures conviction of 1,445 drug traffickers in six months A 34-year-old South American man from Suriname, Dadda Lorenzo Harvy Albert, who was arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, at the Port Harcourt…
NCC, BPSR to Embark on Digitization of Govt Processes
The Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Danbatta and the Director-General, Bureau of Public Service Reforms (BPSR), Dr. Dasuki Arabi have penned a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to jointly work towards accelerating the digitisation reform…
