A fire broke out early Thursday morning at the Ladipo Baale Roundabout Plank Market in Orile-Iganmu, Lagos, causing extensive damage to three shops and destroying property worth millions of naira. According to Dr. Femi Oke-Osanyitolu, the Permanent Secretary of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, there were no fatalities reported in the incident. The fire, […]
Abba Yusuf, the Governor of Kano State, has implemented a 24-hour curfew in response to the escalation of violence during a protest against economic hardship in the state. The governor’s spokeswoman, Sunusi Tofa delivered this statement on Thursday. The decision was made following an Emergency State Security Council meeting that focused on tackling the increasing […]
The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) Cross River State Council was the target of an assault by more than one hundred thugs who targeted a bus that was carrying palliatives. Journalists, upon receiving information from the Director of the Cross River State Emergency Management Agency (CR-SEMA), Reverend James Anam, as beneficiaries of the current phase […]
The federal government stated on Monday that it has begun distributing an additional 10 trucks with 50kg bags of rice to each state. The rice will be available for sale at particular locations for N40,000. During the Council meeting, Mohammed Idris, Minister of Information and National Orientation, told State House media that delivering 10 trucks […]
Customers who have been reactivated should be aware that this is only for a short time and will give them the opportunity to correctly link their NIN to their SIM card, according to the NCC. The Nigerian Communications Commission has issued a directive to all mobile operators to reinstate any lines that were disconnected over […]
Using the merchant’s unique ALATPay link, Wema Bank has formally launched ALATPay, a game-changing platform that offers a safe end-to-end shopping experience for consumers and instant settlement for merchants, as part of initiatives to give micro, small and medium businesses all around the country new lease of life. Recently, Lagos hosted the launch ceremony. Revealing […]
The Nigerian government’s efforts to grow the country’s IT economy have received a huge boost with the hiring of 500 fellows from Awarri, the firm chosen to build Nigeria’s first Artificial Intelligence. Awarri, which began in November 2023, has grown to a team of 120 people and has now included 500 data collectors from the […]
Google is constantly integrating AI into all aspects of its operations, including the Play Store. Recently, it introduced a range of advanced features to encourage users to go beyond simply downloading apps and to actively explore and engage with content. The company emphasised that this new development aims to improve user experience on the Play […]
Emphasising that these demonstrations were always carried out without violence, President Bola Tinubu has admitted his involvement in many rallies over his career. These comments were given while the President was at the Presidential Villa in Abuja receiving the Letter of Credence from Mr. Richard Mills Jr., the recently appointed United States Ambassador to Nigeria. […]
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission in Nigeria has been requested by state attorney-generals to provide special recognition to suspects who willingly adhere to the commission’s invites. In addition to this, they encouraged the anti-corruption agency to always make sure that the invitation letters they send out describe the charges that suspects have committed. The […]
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