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Whether you are starting a career in Technology or thinking of making the most of your existing IT qualifications, no matter where you are or wherever you want to go next, you can get there with the support and guidance of British Computing Society (BCS) your professional body. BCS – The Chartered Institute for IT […]
Hamburg archbishop offers to quit after report on abuse scandals
The archbishop of Hamburg offered his resignation to Pope Francis on Thursday after a team of German lawyers released a major 800-page report on sexual abuse cases in the city of Cologne. “In order to avert damage to the office of archbishop as well as to the archdiocese of Hamburg, I offer Pope Francis my […]
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LAST week Thursday, Senator Godswill Akpabio, the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, commissioned a new headquarters for the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, in Port Harcourt.
TELECOMS: Voice call subscribers drop, internet users rise in Q4’20
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) yesterday said the number of subscribers for voice calls fell marginally quarter-on-quarter (QoQ) by 0.3 percent or 650,000 to 204.6 million in the fourth quarter of 2020 (Q4’20) from 205.25 million subscribers in Q3’20, while the number of internet users rose by 2.0 percent to 154.3 million from 151.51 million within the period.
CBN to sell N570bn Treasury Bills by Q2’21
The Central Bank of Ni Nigeria, CBN, said it will sell N570 billion worth of Treasury Bills (TBs) in the second quarter of 2021 (Q2’21).
Dynamite explosion injures shop owner in Osun
A female shop owner in Okuku, Odo-Otin local government area of Osun State sustained an injury from a dynamite explosion on Thursday around the palace square.
EU watchdog says AstraZeneca shot ‘safe and effective’
The EU’s drug regulator said Thursday the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine was “safe and effective” and was not linked to an increased risk of blood clots. The European Medicines Agency (EMA) however said that after an investigation it could not “definitively” rule out a connection to a particularly rare type of blood disorder. Around a dozen […]
The Voice Nigeria Season 3 set to hit TV screens March 27
UN1TY Limited and Livespot360, producers of The Voice Nigeria Season 3, have announced that the show will premiere on Saturday, 27 March 2021.
Nollywood-Military movie, Eagle Wings premieres in Lagos
Movie lovers, practitioners and critics who graced the premiere of ‘Eagle Wings’ penultimate Sunday at Blue Pictures Cinema, Lagos will definitely agree that the blockbuster has set a record in the Nigerian movie industry.
NITDA slams N5m fine on Electronic Settlement over data breach
…extends time line for filing of annual audit report By Emmanuel Elebeke National Information Technology Development Agency, NITDA, has ordered a data controller, Electronic Settlement Limited to pay the sum of N5 million as fine for certain breaches on personal data entrusted to the company. NITDA said its action was in line with the requirements of […]
NSCDC Kaduna inaugurates taskforce to clampdown illegal private security companies
NSCDC, Kaduna State Command, on Thursday inaugurated a joint taskforce to clampdown unregistered private security operators.
