Nigeria to Deploy 90,000km of Fibre Optic Cable, 4,000 Towers to Close Digital Gap
The Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Bosun Tijani, says the current administration was committed to deepening digital infrastructure through strategic investments, including the planned deployment of 90,000 kilometres of…
Mobile Money Hits $2 Trillion Milestone, but 75% of Accounts Remain Inactive — GSMA
The GSM Association (GSMA) says global mobile money growth is being undermined by rising inactivity and persistent gender gaps, in spite of record-breaking transaction values. The GSMA disclosed this in…
Lassa fever deaths rise to 135 as fatality rate hits 26.2% in Nigeria
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has recorded 135 deaths from Lassa fever as of Epidemiological Week 10 of 2026, with the case fatality rate rising to…
EFCC, ICPC Seek Unified Front Against Transnational Crime as UNODC Unveils 2026–2030 Nigeria Plan
…As World Lost $160bn to Crypto Crimes in 2025 The Chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, has raised concerns over the growing threat of cryptocurrency-related crimes in…
West African oil flows slow as sellers hold cargoes amid Hormuz closure, traders say
West African crude oil trade for April-loading cargoes has slowed, despite shortages caused by the Iran war, as sellers reserve barrels for their own refineries unless particularly high bids emerge,…
Military dismantles terrorists’ logistics network, rescues kidnap victims
The Defence Headquarters says troops have intensified nationwide operations, recording significant successes in dismantling terrorist logistics networks. It also said it rescued kidnapped victims,recovering arms and illicit materials across multiple…
WAEC releases results for 2026 first series WASSCE, withholds 75 results
The West African Examinations Council has released the results for the 2026 first series Computer-Based West African Senior School Certificate Examination for private candidates, reporting a marginal increase in candidates…
Troops Recover AK-47, Arrest Three in Benue Intelligence-Led Raid
Troops of the Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Intervention Battalion XI under Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS) have arrested three suspects and recovered an AK47 and ammunition in Benue. Lt Ahmad…
30 days after, more than 300 American troops wounded in Iran war
At least 303 U.S. troops have been wounded in the war with Iran as the conflict nears its one-month mark by Saturday. March 28, according to a U.S. official….
Convention: Aspirant files N100m suit against APC, others over alleged unlawful exclusion
An aggrieved aspirant, Amb. Fubara Dagogo, has filed N100 million suit against the All Progressives Congress (APC) and its executive members over alleged unlawful exclusion from vying for the party’s…