INNOVATION comes with a cost. That is apparently what ICT company, Huawei would want to be remembered for as it recently invested over six million dollars to establish an innovation and experience centre in Lagos, Nigeria.

SOME protesters, who allegedly participated in the just concluded Edo State governorship election and claimed to be ad-hoc staff of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, yesterday, stormed the secretariat of the All Progressives Congress, APC, on Airport Road in Benin City, to protest what they claimed was the non fulfilment of certain promises made to them by the party.

THE Senate, yesterday, ordered the Federal Government to immediately stop its plan to raise a secured bond of N309 billion to finance the shortfall in the Nigerian electricity market.

THE Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Abubakar Malami, SAN, yesterday, justified the arrest and detention of judges by operatives of the Department of State Service, DSS, saying “no one is or should be above the law.”

The Management of Vanguard Media Limited, has appointed Mr. Eze Anaba as the new Editor of Vanguard newspapers.

That telecommunications services have gained traction in Nigeria can only be evidenced by the encouraging figures coming out of the industry. Apart from the monthly reports of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) which put subscription figures at 226,426,215 connected lines for the month of July, 2016, 150, 262,066 active lines, 92,181,178 internet subscribers and a teledensity of 107.33 per cent within the same period, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) also recently ascribed huge growth rate to the sector.

IT was more of fashion parade than product launch, weekend when Hewlett Packard, Hp unveiled its latest device, the HP Spectre. With the crème de la crème of the Nigerian fashion and design industry present and a runway performance which took several hours, one became a bit confused about what was the highpoint of the night between fashion parade and computer launch.

WOMEN Advocates Research and Documentation Centre, WARDC, has called on government, at all levels, to show greater commitment towards improving the lives of girls.

LAGOS—There were indications, yesterday, that the family of one of the abducted persons from Lagos State Model College, Igbonla, in Eredo Local Council Development Area, last Thursday, had paid N1 million ransom to the kidnappers.

As the largest healthcare event in west africa, medic west africa takes off in lagos, tomorrow, the unique needs of nigerian patients and service gaps in the health system, are set to be addressed as the american hospital, a leading private hospital and member of the mayo clinic care network, will be bench marking excellence for the medical industry.