AfDB approves record capital boost of 125% to $208 billion to meet funding needs
AfDB President Akinwumi Adesina The African Development Bank’s board approved a 125 per cent capital increase to $208 billion on Thursday, the largest in the lender’s history, AfDB President…
Government officials around the globe targeted for hacking through WhatsApp – Sources
Senior government officials in multiple U.S allied nations were targeted earlier this year with hacking software that used Facebook Inc’s WhatsApp to take over users’ phones, according to people familiar…
LASG, U.S gov’t collaborate to treat 60,000 HIV patients
Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu The Lagos State Government says it is collaborating with the U.S. Government on the treatment of additional 60,000 People Living with HIV (PLHIV) in the state….
EU antitrust regulators puts Facebook’s online marketplace under scrutiny
Facebook’s online marketplace has attracted scrutiny from EU antitrust regulators who are seeking details about its role vis-a-vis rivals in online classified ads, a questionnaire seen by Reuters showed….
Bayelsa: Your candidates unqualified to vie for governorship poll – court tells YDP
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Thursday, declared that the Young Democratic Party (YDP)’s candidates were unqualified to vie for the Nov. 16, governorship election in Bayelsa. Justice Okon Abang,…
Ganduje directs enforcement of death penalty on kidnappers in Kano State
Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State has directed the state ministry of Justice to review the Penal Code to enforce death penalty on any person found…
FG bent on enforcing ethical use of social media, airwaves – Lai Mohammed
The Federal Government says it is committed to ensuring a responsible and ethical use of the social media and air waves and no amount of opposition will stop it from…
PQE: 45,301 qualify for teaching licenses – TRCN
No fewer than 45,301 teachers who wrote the October Diet of the Teachers’ Professional Qualifying Examination (PQE) have qualified to register for teaching licenses. Prof. Josiah Ajiboye, the Registrar, Teachers’…
FG vows to leverage on USIDFC to address infrastructure challenge
The Federal Government is ready to explore more ways of funding the upgrade of critical infrastructure in the country. President Muhammadu Buhari in connection with this expressed the willingness of…
Facebook suspends accounts tied to Putin ally for meddling in Africa
Facebook Inc says it has suspended three networks of Russian accounts that attempted to interfere in the domestic politics of eight African countries, and were tied to a Russian businessman accused…