Social Media Bill: Before the  fatal blow is unleashed

Social Media Bill: Before the fatal blow is unleashed

MR Chijioke Udemezue who resides in the United Kingdom, UK is one of the numerous Nigerians in diaspora whose opinions on the internet influenced the outcome of the last general election in the country. A die-hard apostle of “change,” Udemezue is hardly critical of President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration
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Fayose presents N67.04bn 2016 budget proposal

Fayose presents N67.04bn 2016 budget proposal

Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayo Fayose yesterday presented 2016 appropriation bill, christened budget of reality to the state House of Assembly, with a promise that 10,000 indigent citizens across the state would be paid N5,000 monthly from January next year.

Five ways to curb social media addiction

Five ways to curb social media addiction

IF you had any doubts as to whether or not you are a social media addict, last week’s article, ‘Six signs that you’re a social media addict’ must have set you on the right track. The next step however is overcoming your addiction. Here’s how:

Gov’s Cup: Six Nigerians in line of fire

Gov’s Cup: Six Nigerians in line of fire

Whoever said professional tennis is easy needs a quick rethink as no fewer than six Nigerian players will face the firing line today in the second round matches of the Governor’s Cup Lagos Tennis Futures 1 at the Lagos Lawn Tennis Club I Onikan.

Jigawa proposes N137.23bn budget for 2016

Jigawa proposes N137.23bn budget for 2016

Governor Muhammad Abubakar Badaru of Jigawa State has proposed a budget of N137.23 billion for 2016 as he presented an appropriation bill tagged “Budget of Change and Sustainable Development” before the state’s House of Assembly.

These are no ordinary times

These are no ordinary times

What is accountability?It means that leaders acknowledge responsibility for actions or events taking place under their watch, and most importantly, they understand that they are morally, legally and ethically obliged to explain to stakeholders (the Nigerian people) how and why certain things occur.

ASUU tasks Buhari on Micheal Okpara varsity’s course

ASUU tasks Buhari on Micheal Okpara varsity’s course

THE Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, yesterday called on President Muhammadu Buhari to wade into the crisis rocking the Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike, Imo state, MOUAU, to save it from total collapse.

Climate change, weaponry and a dying world?

Climate change, weaponry and a dying world?

THE destructive capabilities of nuclear weapons make their good uses to pale into insignificance. Our world and its environment is now facing total annihilation because of wanton and uncontrolled flaring of gas, development of chemicals, industrial emissions and manufacturing of weapons of mass destruction.

Osinbajo, Fashola, others expected at 2015 Lagos bar dinner

Osinbajo, Fashola, others expected at 2015 Lagos bar dinner

Nigeria’s Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, SAN and the Minister for Power, Housing and Works, Babatunde Raji Fashola, SAN are amongst dignitaries expected at the 2015 annual dinner of the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, Lagos branch.

Nigeria loses N159bn to cybercrime

Nigeria loses N159bn to cybercrime

STAKEHOLDERS in the nation’s ICT sector last week gathered in Abuja to discuss recent developments and challenges bedeviling the country’s cyberspace.
The three day workshop organized by Common Wealth Telecommunications Organization(CTO) in collaboration with Ministry of Communications drew participants from within and outside the country, who made valid assessment of danger and damages so far caused by the cybercrime menace.
According to the Minister of Communications, Barr. Adebayo Shittu, Nigeria lost about N159 billion in cybercrime in 13 years, a development he described as unacceptable.
He asserted that the Ministry would leverage the active support of the CTO to building all requisite ICT cyberspace capacities in Nigeria.
The Minister, who described ICT as the bedrock of Nigeria’s Change agenda, said that the new post-modern realities of ICT and cyberspace have extended the frontiers of living space from physical space into cyberspace.
According to him, the workshop was designed to explore ideas and to draw experience from global community, who have experienced it and utilized modern solutions and to identify various modes of committing crime in cyber space and evolve answers to them.

Campaigns against cyber crime

Also speaking at the occasion, the Secretary General of Common Wealth Telecommunication Organization (CTO), Engr. Shola Taylor said Nigeria remains a major force to be reckoned with in terms of cybersecurity plans with unique opportunities to drive the campaign against cybercrime.
He promised to collaborate with Nigerian government and all relevant agencies to tackle the menace of cybercrime in the country.
In his remarks, the British High Commissioner, Paul