Companies using Facebook ‘Like’ button on websites liable for data collection- EU court
Companies that embed Facebook’s “Like” button on their websites allowing users’ personal data to be transferred to the U.S. social network can be held liable for collecting the data, Europe’s…
Kemabonta joins AfICTF
A former Director, National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Dr Inye Kemabonta, has joined the Executive Council, African ICT Foundation (AfICTF) as Policy and Regulatory Affairs Director. The President of…
Barclays, JP Morgan among banks being sued for alleged global FOREX rigging
Barclays, JP Morgan, RBS, UBS and Citigroup are being sued by investors over allegations they rigged the global foreign exchange market, in a test of U.S.-style class actions in Britain. The…
El-Zakzaky, wife absent in court, ruling on bail application adjourned to August 5
A Kaduna State High Court has set aside August 5, 2019, to rule on the bail application filed by the leader of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN), Ibrahim El-Zakzaky, and…
Supreme Court dismisses suit against Sen. Chimaroke Nnamani for lacking in merit
Supreme Court on Monday dismissed suit filed by Sen. Gilbert Nnaji seeking disqualification of Chimaroke Nnamani, former governor of Enugu state as Senator representing Enugu East Senatorial District. Justice Mary…
Court to rules on El-Zakzaky’s bail application today
Security has been beefed up in Kaduna State and environs ahead ahead of a ruling on the bail application filed by the leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN),…
IMN Proscription: We are fighting lawlessness, criminality not a policy of discrimination against any group – Presidency
The Presidency says proscription of Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN) has nothing to do with banning the larger numbers of peaceful and law-abiding Shiites in the country from practicing their…
Africa’s “Crowd-farming” company Livestock boosts investment in cattle in Africa
Cattle have long been considered a measure of wealth across Africa – but it is not just farmers cashing in. A pioneering app in South Africa lets investors, eager to…
Mediterranean shipwreck: Pope offers prayers for migrants killed
Pope Francis on Sunday offered prayers for migrants who died in the Mediterranean Sea this week, in what the U.N. refugee agency called the worst shipwreck in the area this…
Nigerians in South Africa laud Gov. Okowa for including young technocrats his in cabinet
Nigerians in South Africa say Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State including competent youths in his administration is a departure from the medieval political compensational era which should be emulated…