By Cecilia Ologunagba Nigeria and 119 Members States on Friday voted in favour of a resolution calling for an “immediate durable and sustained humanitarian truce” between Israeli forces and Hams militants in Gaza. It also demands continuous, sufficient and unhindered” provision of lifesaving supplies and services for civilians trapped inside the enclave, as news reports […]
By Franca Ofili The Federal Government has reaffirmed its commitment to tackle tobacco use by children in Nigeria . Dr Jamila Ibrahim, Minister of Youth and Development said this in Abuja on Friday when Ms Bintou Camara, Regional Director, Tobacco Control Programme (AFRO) Campaign for Tobacco – Free Kids paid her a courtesy visit. […]
By Adeyemi Adeleye The Social Democratic Party (SDP) has advised President Bola Tinubu to seek Alhaji Atiku Abubakar and Mr Peter Obi’s blueprints to expedite nation-building process. The South-West Zonal Secretary of SDP, Mr Femi Olaniyi, gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), on Friday in Lagos, aftermath of Supreme […]
By Alex Enebeli Some members of the Organized Private Sector (OPS) have revealed that only 10 million out of the 73 million Nigerian workers have enrolled in the Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS). They made the disclosure at the interactive session on the Contributory Pension Scheme for the OPS organized by the National Pension Commission in […]
U.S. technology company Apple has recently closed the gap on long-time smartphone market leader South Korea-based Samsung, according to experts’ calculations. In the last quarter, Samsung sold 59.6 million smartphones and Apple 53.6 million of its iPhones, an analysis firm estimated. That brings the market shares of the two biggest vendors to 19.7 per cent […]
By Stellamaris Ashinze and Funmilola Gboteku The Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC) has described the Financial Technology (FinTech) industry as a major driver for financial inclusion of the underserved and unserved communities across the country. The Executive Vice Chairman (EVC), NCC, Dr Aminu Maida, made this known at the Nigeria Information Technology Reporters Association (NITRA) FinTech […]
The latest mass shooting to afflict the U.S. claimed about two dozen lives and left more than 50 others wounded Wednesday night, sending a small New England town into terror. The carnage in Lewiston, Maine, began around 7 p.m. (00:00GMT) when the first of at least three shooting attacks was reported. According to the Lewiston […]
By Kadiri Abdulrahman Some stakeholders have urged the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to exercise caution in its reversal of certain monetary policy decisions. The stakeholders made the call against the recent reversal of the policy banning sale for foreign exchange to importers of 43 items by the apex bank. The News Agency of Nigeria […]
By Adenike Ayodele The Socio-Econonic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), has urged the Federal Government to put in place a legal framework that promotes data and digital rights of Nigerians. SERAP made the advocacy at the presentation of a research report on: “No Place For Dissent, No Privacy, Restrictions On Data And Digital Rights In […]
The number of Palestinians killed in Israeli airstrikes in the Gaza Strip has risen to 6,547, according to the Hamas-controlled Gaza health authority. The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) , further reported on Thursday morning that 68 per cent of the fatalities were children and women. It cited figures […]