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Month: October 2021

Folarin advocates for National Single Window at Nigeria’s ports

… Pledges support for Shippers’ Council The Chairman, Nigerian Ports Consultative Council, Otunba Kunle Folarin has called for the institution of the National Single Window at the nation’s seaports. Otunba Folarin made the call when he led the Nigerian Ports…

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HP Threat Research Shows Attackers Exploiting Zero-Day Vulnerability

HP Inc. (NYSE: HPQ) has released its latest global HP Wolf Security Threat Insights Report, providing analysis of real-world cybersecurity attacks. By isolating threats that have evaded detection tools and made it to user endpoints, HP Wolf Security has a…

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NCC Alerts Telecom Consumers on Flubot Malware

Lists measures to guard against attack The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) wishes to alert millions of Nigerian telecom consumers of the existence of new, high-risk and extremely-damaging, Malware called Flubot. A malware is a generic word used to describe a…

Jamoh Rallies Support for Nigeria’s IMO Category C recall in Portugal

Ahead of the December International Maritime Organisation (IMO) Council Election, Director General of Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Bashir Jamoh, has called on the international maritime community to support Nigeria’s bid for reinstatement into Category C. Speaking…

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HP launches ‘Mentor-a-Teacher program’ in Nigeria

The programme is designed to empower teachers and accelerate digital equity Lagos, Nigeria, October 18, 2021 – In commemoration of International Day of the Girl 2021, HP has launched its new Mentor-a-Teacher program. The initiative brings together the complete education…

PSL Capital Limited now Parthian Securities Limited

PSL Capital Limited, a leading indigenous broker/dealer firm, has completed a strategic rebranding effort as part of its accelerated company growth and renewal of its corporate vision. At the core of the rebrand is a change of the company name…

CBN Governor to grace NBE October 28 Lecture

The Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr Godwin Emefiele, is expected to give the keynote address at the fourth anniversary lecture of National Business Extra (NBE) newspaper slated for October 28, 2021 in Lagos. According to a statement…

PwC, UNDP Sign MOU to Promote Technology Initiatives in Africa

The United Nations Development Programme, UNDP, and PwC Nigeria on Wednesday signed a ground-breaking Memorandum of Understanding, (MOU), to collaborate on strategic initiatives centred on facilitating skills transfer, knowledge and competencies. The first of its kind collaboration in Africais aimed…

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‘My name is Olutokun Toriola. I’m the CEO of MTN’

Last Saturday, we had an outage that left our customers without a connection for several hours. On behalf of the entire MTN team, I want to start with a heartfelt apology. We are truly sorry for the disruption this caused…

AfDB seals $500,000 grant agreement with MTN

The African Development Bank’s initiative, the Africa Digital Financial Inclusion Facility (ADFI), and Y’ello Digital Financial Services (YDFS), the fintech subsidiary of MTN Nigeria, have signed an agreement for a $500,000 grant initiative to determine the feasibility of deploying women…