The Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC) says the voice and data services affected by the cable cuts have been restored. The NCC’s Director of Public Affairs, Dr Reuben Muoka, stated this in a statement issued in Abuja on Monday, March 18. Muoka said that services were restored, following its …
Read More »West Ham eye Arsenal outcast over possible summer switch with David Moyes hoping to secure services of 23-year-old: report
West Ham are reportedly eyeing a potential summer transfer for Arsenal attacker Emile Smith Rowe. The 23-year-old did not make a move away from the Emirates over the January window despite a lack of game-time and now ultimately finds himself in a precarious situation at his boyhood club. Journalist Rudy …
Read More »Tinubu appoints Ganduje's son as Executive Director, Technical Services of the Rural Electrification Agency
Engr. Umar Abdullahi Umar, son of the former Governor of Kano state and current National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Umar Ganduje has been appointed as the Executive Director, Technical Services of the Rural Electrification Agency (REA). Umar was appointed into the new REA management team …
Read More »Binance leaves Nigeria, suspends all naira services
Cryptocurrency exchange, Binance has announced that it will stop providing all services related to the Nigerian naira (NGN). According to the platform’s announcement on Tuesday, March 5, starting at 8:00 UTC on March 8, all remaining NGN balances in Binance users’ accounts will be automatically converted to USDT stablecoin …
Read More »Kremlin 'faked' deaths of 65 POWs in plane inferno, Ukraine claims as it emerges emergency services were banned from attending crash site
Ukrainian officials have dismissed Kremlin claims that 65 prisoners of war died when a Russian transport plane was shot down. They accused Russia of inventing the story of the tragedy as a propaganda stunt. They believe the aircraft was empty when it was shot down. Mail Online reports …
Read More »Howard Stern Complains About NFL Games On Streaming Services, While Broadcasting On a Streaming Service
The NFL’s decision to award a playoff game to Peacock and thereby put it behind a paywall has drawn strong reactions from fans. The latest complaint comes from an unlikely source: Howard Stern. On Wednesday, Stern and his staff discussed having to go behind a paywall to watch sports content. …
Read More »Nigeria Customs Services celebrates its officer who guided a passenger to pay the duty for his PS5, provided the internet, and emailed the receipt to the passenger.
Barely 24 hours after a female officer was caught on tape asking for bribe from a male passenger at the Murtala Mohammed International airport in Lagos, the Nigeria Customs Service has taken to celebrate its officer, Eli Molta, who guided a passenger to pay the duty for his PS5, provided …
Read More »Innovative Financial Services Transform Agricultural Entrepreneurship in Africa
A farmer tends to his tomatoes. Because of the risks in the agricultural sector, including climate change, many farmers were not able to get finance. Now several non-profits have come into the market to assist. Credit: Geoffrey Kamadi/IPS by Geoffrey Kamadi (nairobi) Monday, October 30, 2023 Inter Press Service NAIROBI, Oct …
Read More »It’s not something new – Controller of correctional services says as robbers escape from Katsina prison
Some armed robbery and car-snatching suspects have reportedly escaped from Katsina Central Correctional Facility. Daily Trust reported that one of the escapees is Abba Kala, a convict accused of masterminding several robbery and car snatching operations in Katsina, Plateau and other neighbouring states. He is also said to have …
Read More »Proactive measures are in place to prevent entry of new COVID variant into the country – Port Health Services assures Nigerians
The Officer-in-Charge, Port Health Services (PHS) of the airport , Dr. Omede Ogu, has said that proactive measures are already in place at Nigeria’s main entry point, Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja- to prevent the new COVID-19 variant from slipping into the country. In an interview with the News …
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