Bharti Airtel announced on Friday that it has agreed to purchase Vodafone’s 4.7 percent ownership in Indus Towers on the condition that the revenues be used to invest in Vodafone Idea and pay off the mobile tower company’s debts. Debt-ridden Vodafone Idea (VIL) has been unable to pay its debts […]
Following Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine on Thursday, nations around the world imposed wide penalties on Russian firms, banks, and politicians. Due to Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, YouTube stated on Saturday that it would prohibit specific Russian channels from selling their videos, among other restrictions. “We’re taking a number of initiatives […]
Nigerians including members of the Nigeria Police Force management team led by Inspector General of Police (IGP) Baba Usman Alkali were in July, 2021 taken aback when the media broke the news that a United States District Court in California had indicted the Commander of Nigeria’s Police Intelligence Response (IRT); […]
The Nigerian Communications Commission’s Computer Security Incident Response Team (CSIRT) has found new dangerous software that steals Android users’ banking app login information. According to a security bulletin from the NCC CSIRT, the malicious software known as “Xenomorph,” which has been discovered to target 56 European financial institutions, has a […]
Mrs Sherifat Kehinde Lawal, a major drug kingpin operating the notorious Patey Lagos Island drug haven in Lagos state, was arrested along with six other suspects by NDLEA operatives who also recovered 5,862 kilograms of assorted illicit drugs including Loud and Codeine in a raid on Saturday 26th February 2022. […]
MTN Communications Nigeria PLC and Mafab Communications Limited, the provisional winners of the 3.5 Gigahertz (GHz) spectrum license, have paid the Nigerian Communications Commission $273.6 million each for the 5G Spectrum license. Prof. Umar Danbatta, Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), announced the payment status today, February […]
On Wednesday, Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu introduced the Adopt-a-Bin program, which would first deploy 40,000 conventional dumpsters to households and commercial establishments. The Adopt-A-Bin Programme has been carefully designed to encourage effective waste management in the state, with a focus on garbage sorting at the source of generation. Sanwo-Olu, […]
As IGP procures, orders distribution of uniforms, kits and accoutrements Sets up First Aid Unit IGP Usman Alkali Baba has directed the immediate distribution of Police Uniforms, Kits, and accessories recently procured by the Force to various Zones, Commands, and Formations in the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) for onward issuance […]
The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Professor Isa Pantami, has pushed startups and innovators in the Nigeria ecosystem to take ownership of existing regulations in order to further consolidate and strengthen the ecosystem’s achievements. Pantami issued the charge when he met with indigenous innovators in Lagos to discuss options […]
In a seven-day operation, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) agents destroyed 255 hectares of cannabis farms scattered over five local government areas in Ondo state. In addition, 13 suspects were apprehended, and 250 kilograms of cannabis seeds and 63.85 kilograms of cannabis weeds were recovered during the operation, which […]
