The National Council of State swiftly approved President Bola Tinubu’s nomination of Professor Joash Ojo Amupitan, SAN, as the new Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) yesterday. Yakubu’s reign was coming to an end, and it was time to replace him. He nearly completed his two 10-year terms […]
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Millions of Nigerians powering the country’s informal economy may be standing on fragile ground, as a new study by Moniepoint Microfinance Bank reveals that 42 percent of small business operators do not have enough savings to survive beyond one month without income. The report, backed by the Federal […]
L-R: Director, Critical National Assets and Infrastructure Protection, Office of the National Security Advisers (ONSA), Enebong Effiom; Executive Governor, Katsina State, Dikko Radda and Executive Vice Chairman/Chief Executive Officer, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Dr. Aminu Maida, during a business roundtable on broadband investment and critical national infrastructure protection hosted […]
Africa stands at the edge of a new digital dawn and the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) believes that collaboration, inclusion, and innovation will determine how brightly the continent’s light shines in the age of Artificial Intelligence. At the Hyperscalers Convergence Africa 2025 in Lagos, themed *m“Fostering […]
Nigeria is taking bold steps to secure its digital landscape, as the Director-General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, CCIE, outlined during his keynote address titled “Securing Digital Economy: Strengthening Infrastructure and Harnessing the Power of Artificial Intelligence” at the Cyber Nigeria Summit, hosted […]
The presiding judge, James Omotosho, ordered the NMA president to form an investigating panel to determine the defendant’s health status in a ruling on September 26. While rendering a decision on a request to transfer Kanu from the custody of the Department of State Services (DSS) to the National Hospital […]
A four-day blackout has been declared in Lekki, Ikoyi, Jakande, and the neighboring areas of Lagos State by the Transmission Company of Nigeria. In a statement posted on X on Wednesday, TCN spokesperson Ndidi Mbah revealed this information. Expected to occur on October 11, 12, 18, and 19, 2025, the […]
Amid scandals involving his academic records and claims of certificate fabrication, Geoffrey Nnaji, the Minister of Innovation, Science, and Technology, resigned from President Bola Tinubu’s government. In a letter to the President on Tuesday, Nnaji, who was appointed in August 2023, announced his retirement while thanking him for the chance […]
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), in partnership with Brevity Anderson, has unveiled plans for the 2025 edition of the Digital Nigeria International Conference & Exhibition, themed “Innovation for a Sustainable Digital Future: Accelerating Growth, Inclusion, and Global Competitiveness.” The flagship event will take place from Tuesday, November […]
PalmPay, Nigeria’s leading digital banking platform, has been honoured with the Consumer-Friendly Business of the Year 2025 Award by the Lagos State Consumer Protection Agency (LASCOPA). The recognition was presented during LASCOPA’s annual Consumer Service Week and Awards Ceremony held on Tuesday, September 30, 2025, at Adeyemi Bero Hall, […]