Dr Adeleke Mamora, Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation(STI) said Nigeria ranked first in the ECOWAS sub region to substantially comply with the recommendations of the African Forum on Research and Innovation(FARI). This is contained in a press statement issued by Josephine Ademu, Assistant Chief Information Officer, Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) in […]
UNESCO has resolved to establish its International Media and Information Literacy (MIL) Institute in Nigeria as parts of the framework in using MIL to curb disinformation, fake news and build trust. The decision formed parts of the resolutions of the 2022 UNESCO Global Media and Information Literacy Week which ended in Abuja today Speaking at […]
It is the moment nobody was quite sure would actually ever happen: after months of drama, Elon Musk says his $44bn (£38bn) deal to buy Twitter is complete. He announced the big news on Twitter itself, of course, he has changed his bio to read “Chief Twit” and declared “the bird is freed”. Job done, […]
Manufacturing has begun of the first coin to enter general circulation carrying the image of King Charles. The 50p coin has started to be struck at The Royal Mint in Llantrisant, Wales, and will enter tills, wallets and purses in December. Sculptor Martin Jennings, who created the portrait of the King, said that witnessing the […]
Nigeria’s police force said it was beefing up security as the United States ordered diplomats’ families to leave the capital Abuja due to a “heightened risk of terrorist attacks.” The details of any threat are unknown but residents of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have been on high alert since Sunday after several Western embassies […]
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State on Thursday urged the Federal Government to grant special economic status to Lagos. The governor, who described the state as a “national asset”, said the benefits of Lagos transcend a region of the country as all Nigerians enjoy the state’s prosperity in one way or the other. Sanwo-Olu made […]
Shell has reported its second highest quarterly profit on record but it has not paid the UK’s windfall tax on energy firms. The energy giant said global profits reached $9.5bn (£8.2bn) between July and September, compared to $4.2bn during the same period last year. However, Shell said that because it had made large investments in […]
A legal practitioner, Monday Ubani says President Muhammadu Buhari will leave a “good legacy” if he obeys court orders and release the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu. “We cannot make progress as a nation without peace. So, the best thing to do in the circumstance is to look at […]
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has winged 17 young pilots who successfully completed their various flying training courses. The Director of Public Relations and Information, NAF Headquarters, Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet, made this known in a statement on Thursday in Abuja. According to him, the Chief of Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Oladayo Amao, while […]
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has warned currency speculators and Bureau de Change (BDC) operators not to undermine the move by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to redesign and reissue higher denominations of the Naira. EFCC Chairman, Abdulrasheed Bawa in a statement on Wednesday commended the move by the apex bank, saying […]