Lawyer petitions NCC over alleged copyright infringement
An entertainment lawyer, Rockson Igelige, has petitioned the Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) over alleged copyright infringement on a dramatic literary work, ‘Heroes of the Night’. Igelige said his client, Mr…
Creative Industry: Nigeria moves to rake in $83m in 2025
Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, says with the ongoing digitisation of the broadcast industry, Nigeria is looking forward to making $83m…
No confirmed case of Lassa fever in Bayelsa –FMC
The Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Yenagoa on Monday, said that no confirmed case of Lassa fever had been recorded in Bayelsa. The centre clarified that clinical tests on a suspected…
Graft: ICPC recovered stolen assets of over N77 bn in 2019
The Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) says it recovered N77.04 billion worth of stolen assets in 2019. This was revealed in an infographic posted on the…
Researcher sees global smartphone output decline due to coronavirus
Researcher TrendForce said on Monday it expected global smartphone production to fall by 12% to its lowest level in five years in the first three months of 2020 because a…
Insurgency: Five years after, Borno Govt reopens Maiduguri-Dikwa, to regulate activities of lorries, trucks
Gov. Babagana Zulum The Borno government on Sunday reopened the Maiduguri-Dikwa road, five years after it was closed as a result of the Boko Haram insurgency. The 86km road was closed to…
Adesina urges African heads to invest Africa’s sovereign wealth, pension funds in the continent
Dr Akinwumi Adesina, the President of African Development Bank (AfDB) says sovereign wealth funds and pension funds of Africa should be invested in the continent, not elsewhere. The bank’s Communications…
S/East governors set to launch regional security outfit
The governors of the South East met on Sunday over the security challenges and other issues in the region. At the end of the meeting which held at the Government…
AU Summit: Do more to stop illicit capital flows -AfDB president tells African leaders
Dr Akinwumi Adesina, the President of African Development Bank (AfDB) has underscored the need for Africa to also do more to stop illicit capital flows. The bank’s Communications and External…
ECOWAS: President Kabore to head committee on Nigeria’s land border closure
Nigeria’s Foreign Affairs Minister, Geoffrey Onyeama The Authority of ECOWAS Heads of State and Government has constituted a committee, headed by President Roch Marc Christian Kabore of Burkina Faso,…