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From 1966 to date, millions have died to keep Nigeria one – Buhari 3 min read

From 1966 to date, millions have died to keep Nigeria one – Buhari

August 10, 2022

President Muhammadu Buhari has said that millions of Nigerians who have died from January 15, 1966 for the country to remain united, is a pointer... Read More

Broadband penetration hits 44.5% as NCC reviews Short Code services 2 min read

Broadband penetration hits 44.5% as NCC reviews Short Code services

August 9, 2022

Nigeria’s broadband usage has continued on the rise, moving up from 40.9 per cent in February 2022 to 44.5 per cent in July 2022, a... Read More

Akeredolu confirms arrest of Owo Church attackers, warns Ebiras 3 min read

Akeredolu confirms arrest of Owo Church attackers, warns Ebiras

August 9, 2022

Ondo State governor, Rotimi Akekedolu has confirmed the arrest five of the terrorists who carried out the massacre of worshippers at St. Francis Catholic Church,... Read More

Nigeria spends N7.8trn on food imports in five years 3 min read

Nigeria spends N7.8trn on food imports in five years

August 9, 2022

Nigeria spent N7.81 trillion on imports of agricultural goods between 2016 and 2021, while the federal government budgeted about N874.83bn, roughly 11 percent of that... Read More

Nigeria loses N16.7bn daily to oil theft – Sylva 3 min read

Nigeria loses N16.7bn daily to oil theft – Sylva

August 9, 2022

 Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva, has said that the country loses 400,000 barrels of crude daily via oil theft. Sylva said this... Read More

Nigerians in the Diaspora remit $60.22bn in three years 2 min read

Nigerians in the Diaspora remit $60.22bn in three years

August 9, 2022

Nigeria’s Diaspora remittances hit $60.22bn in the three years accounting for a significant chunk of foreign exchange inflows, according to data from the World Bank... Read More

Film director, writer, Biyi Bandele dies at 54 1 min read

Film director, writer, Biyi Bandele dies at 54

August 9, 2022

Film director and writer, Biyi Bandele, has died aged 54.His death was announced via a statement signed by his daughter, Temi Bandele. Bandele, famous for... Read More

NCC-CSIRT flags ‘HiddenAds’ malware that compromises online privacy 2 min read

NCC-CSIRT flags ‘HiddenAds’ malware that compromises online privacy

August 8, 2022

The Nigerian Communications Commission’s Computer Security Incident Response Team (NCC-CSIRT) has flagged a new malware, HiddenAds, which has infiltrated Google Play Store that can impact... Read More

Upstream regulator insists Seplat Energy cannot buy Exxonmobil assets despite presidential consent 2 min read

Upstream regulator insists Seplat Energy cannot buy Exxonmobil assets despite presidential consent

August 8, 2022

The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has insisted that indigenous oil firm Seplat Energy cannot acquire the assets of Exxonmobil in Nigeria despite President... Read More

NDLEA arrests pastor with three drums of ‘Mkpuru Mmiri’ in Akwa Ibom 3 min read

NDLEA arrests pastor with three drums of ‘Mkpuru Mmiri’ in Akwa Ibom

August 8, 2022

A trans-border drug dealer, Anietie Okon Effiong, has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency with three drums of crystal methamphetamine,... Read More