China’s digital currency not seeking ‘full control’ of individuals’ details – central bank official
Chinese Central Bank chief, Yi Gang China’s proposed digitized domestic currency is not a bid to gain full control of information belonging to the general public, a senior central…
Interswitch sells stake to Visa
Visa Inc plans to acquire a “significant minority” stake in payments platform Interswitch, the Nigeria-based company said on Tuesday. Interswitch did not provide financial details in its statement but a…
Learn to deploy technology in monitoring activities within borders rather than closure – Afreximbank urges African gov’ts
President of the Africa Export-Import Bank, Prof Benedict Oramah, has urged Nigeria and other African countries to deploy technology in monitoring their borders. Oramah spoke at the second edition of…
Court orders destruction of over N40m worth of fake shoe polish in Anambra
About 201,600 tins of fake Kiwi brand of shoe polish worth over N40m have been destroyed in Awka, the Anambra State capital. The fake products were packed in a warehouse…
Kenya hosts global sexual health summit amid protests from Catholics, pro-life groups
President Uhuru Kenyatta The United Nations and Kenyan government on Monday came under fire on the eve a global conference on sexual and reproductive health with Christian groups claiming…
Pastor, schoolgirl abducted in Borno by Boko Haram regain freedom
Babagana Zulum, Borno State gov. A 58-year-old man, Moses Oyeleke, and a schoolgirl, Ndagiliya Ibrahim Umar, have been released from Boko Haram captivity and reunited with their families. The…
Edo Govt. to provide 100,000 hectares of land for oil palm investors
Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo, on Monday said the state government had concluded plans to open up about 100, 000 hectares of new land for oil palm investors in the…
Court reserves judgement in appeal challenging Okowa’s election
The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has reserved judgement in the appeal filed by the candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Great Ogboru, against the election of Senator…
Health agencies say Pneumonia kills a child every 39 seconds, urge gov’ts to step up investment in vaccines
Pneumonia killed over 800,000 babies and young children last year, or one child every 39 seconds despite being curable and mostly preventable, global health agencies said on Tuesday. In a…
Two elderly men in Police net for allegedly raping 11-year-old pupil
Two elderly men have been arrested by Kebbi State Police Command for an alleged rape of 11-year-old primary school pupil in Gwandu Local Area of the state. The girl, (name…