“Please enter your secret number” that’s what the Automated Teller Machine, ATM, tells you at first approach. You look left and right and above, cover the ATM with your body before typing in your pin. In your mind, your pin is between you and God alone… but is that always the case?. Same goes for your really expensive phone; it’s got a fool proof pin too. But with advances in technology come more advances in insecurity.

The National Insurance Commission, NAICOM, has said that insurance companies failed to reciprocate all efforts it made towards ensuring a smooth transition to the International Financial Reporting Standard, IFRS, by submitting poorly prepared 2012 financial statements.

A young Nigerian computer science graduate, Oscar Ekponimo, is among those flying Nigeria’s flag here in Bangkok Thailand, hosts of this year’s International Telecommunications Union, ITU Telecom World Conference.

Controversy erupted, yesterday, over the failure of President Goodluck Jonathan to present the 2014 budget proposal of the Federal Government to the National Assembly. It was the second time in two weeks that the President would pull back from the presentation even after civil servants in the National Assembly complex had been restricted from coming to work.

Political strategists of the president may have conceived plans of using Bauchi as a linchpin to enter the core conservative states in the north ahead of 2015. The opposition is, however, not indifferent to the plans.

The Nigeria Civil Society Election Situation Room, a coalition of 40 civil society organisations that monitored last Saturday’s governorship election in Anambra State has declared that the election fell short in all standards.

THE Police Force Intelligence Bureau, has trained 49 persons under the security department of the University of Benin, UNIBEN, with a view to impact some modern security tips on them.

Ghana have made it through to next year’s World Cup finals in Brazil, despite losing 2-1 to Egypt in the second leg of their play-off.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday gave reasons why its operatives arrested and detained the Accountant General of Kebbi State, Mohammed Arzika Dakingari, in Abuja.

ActionAid, an international non-governmental organisa-tion, has challenged the Federal Government to apply more discipline in the implementation of its budget.

Bayelsa State Government has declared a-three-day mourning period in honour of the late President of the pan-Ijaw socio-cultural group, Ijaw National Congress, INC, Senator Tari Sekibo, who died on Monday in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State.

The All Progressives Congress, APC, in Anambra State, yesterday, pooh-poohed the ruling People’s Party, PDP, for trading off its candidate in the last Saturday’s governorship election in Anambra State, saying, however, that this had been the party’s trade mark.

Andrea Ranocchia admits Italy “conceded too many goals recently” after a 2-2 friendly draw with the Super Eagles..

Giuseppe Rossi was happy with his first Italy goal in over two years and the partnership with Mario Balotelli. But he insisted that it was a shame that the Italians allowed the Super Eagles to score twice in their friendly at Craven Cotttage. “Of course I’m happy with the goal and the team’s overall performance,” […]