archiveNovember 2021

Nigerians have been advised to beware of Android malware that has been discovered. The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) in a statement on Friday informed telecom consumers and the general public “that a new malware, named ‘AbstractEmu’, can gain access to smartphones, take complete control of infected smartphones and silently modify...

President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has given a one-week ultimatum to Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) of Government yet to appear before relevant Committees to defend their budget proposal for 2022, to do so or risk zero allocation in the coming year. Lawan gave the ultimatum in an announcement...

Thieves have stolen 541 kilogrammes of cocaine worth around 13 million dollars from the police in South Africa. The drugs were held inside the office of the Hawks special unit in the town of Port Shepstone in the eastern province of KwaZulu-Natal at the weekend, the police announced on Tuesday....

As the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) plans to review the current revenue allocation formula in the country, the Federal Government has proposed a 3.13 per cent increase in local government allocations as well as marginal cuts in state and federal allocations. The Secretary to the Government of...

 The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) has advised governments to shore up efforts at repositioning Nigeria as a global and prime investment destination.The President of LCCI, Mrs Toki Mabogunje, gave the advice on Tuesday at the 2021 virtual Lagos International Investment Conference with the theme: “Repositioning Nigeria as...

  Participants at a lecture to commemorate the ‘2021 World Radiography Day (WRD)’ have urged Nigerians to ensure they patronise only approved diagnostic centres/facilities for all radiodiagnosis services. The lecture was organised by the Association of Radiographers of Nigeria (ARN), Lagos State Chapter in Lagos. The theme of the 2021...

*retains direct primaries for political parties *INEC to determine transmission mode of election results   The Senate has passed the harmonized version of the Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill, 2021. The passage followed the consideration of the report of the Conference Committee of the Senate and House of Representatives on the...

Customer-centric telecommunication company 9mobile has compensated its subscribers with free airtime and data as compensation for the outage witnessed over the weekend. Commenting on the outage, AG. Chief Executive Officer, 9mobile, Juergen Peschel, apologised to customers and disclosed that it was caused by fibre cuts which its engineers worked to...

  The Senate has confirmed the nominations of Hon. Abdulazeez Idris King and Engr. Mohammed Sani Baba as Federal Commissioners of the Revenue Mobilization, Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC). The confirmation of both nominees followed the consideration of a report by the Senate Committee on National Planning and Economic Affairs....

*UN, development partners to support transformative national food system pathways *UN Dep. S.G commends leadership, focus of VP, Dialogue Convener As part of other efforts to address malnutrition and related challenges in the country, the Federal Government in collaboration with States is considering under the auspices of the National Economic...