Yuletide: NIS sets up desks in int’l airports to fast-track Passport issuance

Yuletide: NIS sets up desks in int’l airports to fast-track Passport issuance

By Omeiza Ajayi, Abuja  The Nigerian Immigration Service NIS has pledged its resolve to fast-track passport processing for all Nigerians coming home this Yuletide. Accordingly, the Comptroller General of Immigration Service, CGIS Isah Jere Idris has directed the immediate setting up of Diaspora Desks in all the nation’s international airports in order to have a […]
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NCC moves to address industry risks

NCC moves to address industry risks

Says reduction‘ll boost investors’ confidence By Emmanuel Elebeke The Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC says it is keen on addressing all the risks plaguing the industry to ensure that services are not disrupted and consumers obtain the best and latest services that are globally available.  This it said is the only way the Commission can continue to […]

‘You saved my life’ – Eedris Abdulkareem praises wife on 18th wedding anniversary

‘You saved my life’ – Eedris Abdulkareem praises wife on 18th wedding anniversary

By Ada Osadebe Popular Nigerian rapper, Eedris Abdulkareem has showered his wife, Yetunde praises on the occasion of their 18th wedding anniversary, In an Instagram post on Sunday, Eedris appreciated his wife for giving him a chance to “continue living a normal, and productive life”. He further expressed his gratitude to God for the blissful […]

Designing digital channels that work for SMEs: Insights from Olaitan Ojo

Designing digital channels that work for SMEs: Insights from Olaitan Ojo

Why Nigeria’s small businesses need smarter digital pathways, not just more apps By Nnenna Azuike Nigeria’s small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are the backbone of the economy, yet for many of them, formal financial services still feel distant, slow, or simply irrelevant. Digital banking was meant to change that story—mobile apps, USSD, POS agents, instant payments, wallet […]

29-year-old Kenyan creates computer labs for kids, wins CNN Hero of the Year

29-year-old Kenyan creates computer labs for kids, wins CNN Hero of the Year

By Biodun Busari A 29-year-old Kenyan woman, Nelly Cheboi who quit a lucrative software engineering job in Chicago, in the United States in 2019 to establish computer labs for Kenyan schoolchildren, has won the 2022 CNN Hero of the Year. Cheboi received the award on Sunday evening at the American Museum of Natural History in […]

Defence Headquarters probe fire incidence

Defence Headquarters probe fire incidence

Federal Fire Service, Military Fire Services Combine, put off inferno By: Kingsley Omonobi – Abuja. A minor fire incident occurred at the second floor of the Defence Headquarters, Garki Abuja on Monday afternoon 12 December 2022. Director, Defence Information, Major General Jimmy Akpor confirmed the incident but noted that “The cause of the fire outbreak […]

I recently lost a pregnancy – Toyin Abraham

I recently lost a pregnancy – Toyin Abraham

By Ada Osadebe Nollywood actress, Toyin Abraham, has revealed that she recently lost a pregnancy. Toyin made this known in an interview on Channels Television’s Rubbin Minds on Sunday. Despite having a son and a stepdaughter with her husband, she stated that people would still question her on when she plans to have another child. […]

PDP Crisis: Tambuwal embarks on peace talks with G5

PDP Crisis: Tambuwal embarks on peace talks with G5

Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto state has embarked on reconciliation talks with the aggrieved governors on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, known as the G5. As part of the reconciliatory moves, Tambuwa visited his Benue state counterpart, Governor Samuel Ortom. According to Tambuwal, Ortom helped the party reached out to the G5 […]

Google Doodle honours Maria Telkes ‘The Sun Queen’ of solar energy

Google Doodle honours Maria Telkes ‘The Sun Queen’ of solar energy

Maria Telkes who is one of the first pioneers of solar energy is the subject of Monday’s Google Doodle. Nicknamed the Sun Queen, she was born on December 12, 1900, in Budapest, Hungary, and studied physical chemistry at Eotvos Lorand University. She earned her bachelor’s degree in 1920 and her PhD in 1924. The following […]