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Month: September 2022

Heritage Bank, others canvass adequate Agric Financing

Heritage Bank Plc has affirmed that adequate agricultural financing is critical in defining Nigeria’s trade competitiveness, which guarantees sustainable agricultural systems, generates foreign exchange – a critical aspect that equips the financial sector to respond to changing market requirements and…

NGX All-Share Index ends lower, down 0.42% Thursday

The Lagos bourse ended Thursday, 29 September 2022, trading session lower as the benchmark Index fell 0.42% to settle at 48,964.83 points, the lowest point since 24 August. The loss puts the index on track for its fourth consecutive weekly…

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Glo unveils Nigerian Track Sensation, Tobi Amusan as Ambassador

World and Commonwealth 100 metres hurdles champion, Tobi Amusan of Nigeria, has been appointed a brand ambassador by total communications solutions provider, Globacom. The athlete was unveiled as the company’s ambassador at a ceremony attended by sports personalities, media and…

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USSD: Telecom Operators may disconnect banks if…, Say ALTON

…As Galaxy BackBone opens up for PPP Telecommunications operators in Nigeria under the Association of Licensed Telecoms Operators of Nigeria (ALTON), have raised fresh alarm on the unprecedented growth of debts owed it by banks in Nigeria over their silence…

NRC Develops TTAF to grow PPP

The Managing Director, Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC), Fidet Okhiria, has said that the Corporation has developed a Train Track Access Framework (TTAF) to encourage Public-Private Partnership (PPP). Okhiria said this during a press briefing held at the NRC’s Headquarters in…

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E-Voting to entrench Democratic ethos, deepen democracy—NITDA

By Zuwaira O. Ayitogo The proper administration of elections contributes immensely to the growth of democracy and civic development, the Director General, National Information Technology Development Agency, (NITDA) Kashifu Inuwa, CCIE has said. Inuwa stated this today in Abuja while…

Ihedioha respects plurality of opinion, choices

Few days ago, His Excellency Rt. Hon. Emeka Ihedioha CON, on the invitation of his kinsmen, was in Accra, Ghana to celebrate this year’s Iri Ji festival with the Mbaise community in that country. As a founding member and one…

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NCC-CSIRT Urges Firmware Update after Lenovo Experience

Equipment manufacturer, Lenovo, has disclosed several vendor vulnerabilities in some of its products, which it said could lead to information disclosure, privilege escalation, and denial of service. The vulnerabilities primarily affect Lenovo Products (Desktop, Desktop-All in One, Hyperscale, Lenovo Notebook,…

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Worries over future of the internet

…..as ITU plenipotentiary holds By Sonny Aragba-Akpore The future of the internet  will dominate discussions at the 2022 International Telecommunications Union (ITU)  plenipotentiary conference which began on Monday,September 26 . 193 member nations are converging in Bucharest,Romania . The ITU…

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NCC-CSIRT proffers countermeasures against website scams

The Nigerian Communications Commission’s Computer Security Incident Response Team (NCC-CSIRT) has issued an advisory for users to install trusted, up-to-date anti-virus software with an Internet security component and to customize News Feed in Microsoft Edge Browser. This is part of…