2+ hour, 28+ min ago   (365+ words) Comrade Yerima Shettima is the Convener of the Northern Stakeholders Consultative Initiative (NSCI), a political advocacy group promoting the interests of Northern Nigeria. YOU'VE previously spoken about voter apathy in Nigeria. Now the Senate has refused to make electronic transmission…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago   (263+ words) Nigerian national Ehis Lawrence Akhimie has been sentenced to 97 months in prison for participating in an international inheritance scam that swindled more than 400 elderly Americans of $6 million. The U.S. Department of Justice announced the sentence on Monday. Akhimie, 41, was extradited from…...

5+ mon, 5+ day ago   (390+ words) The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) is firming up a cybersecurity framework for securing digital infrastructure and enhancing online safety for consumers in the Nigerian communications industry. The framework, with likely implementation timeline by telecoms licensees set for 2026, will address security…...

5+ mon, 6+ day ago   (711+ words) Nigerian Government has launched a Cyber Diplomacy Unit to strengthen Nigeria's foreign policy architecture and equip diplomats with the necessary tools to confront the challenges of the emerging digital age. Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Maitama Tuggar, disclosed this…...

6+ mon, 2+ week ago   (174+ words) The agency warned that the breach "poses a risk to organizations" as the full scope is still being evaluated. Microsoft issued emergency patches for two affected versions of SharePoint, but said the 2016 version remains vulnerable while a fix is being…...

6+ mon, 3+ week ago   (296+ words) TikTok has announced that it removed over 3.6 million videos in Nigeria between January and March 2025 for violating its community guidelines, marking a 50 per cent increase from the previous quarter. This was revealed in its Q1 2025 Community Guidelines Enforcement Report, which highlighted…...

6+ mon, 4+ week ago   (320+ words) Flutterwave, Africa's leading payments technology company, has recently secured a Payment Institution (PI) license from the Central Bank of West African States (BCEAO). With this license, Flutterwave is positioned to help businesses in Senegal scale by offering its full range…...

6+ mon, 4+ week ago   (248+ words) Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Digital, Information Communication Technology and Cybersecurity, Hon. Adedeji Dhikrullahi Stanley Olajide, has issued a clarion call for the urgent overhaul of Nigeria's digital protection laws and frameworks, describing cybersecurity as "a matter…...

7+ mon, 3+ week ago   (441+ words) The Managing Director of Kojo Sam Logistics and Labrador Security Services, Dr Kojo Sam, has donated N50 million to 100 female business owners in Bayelsa State. Kojo, who doled out the money during his birthday celebration at Opu-Nembe, Nembe Local Government Area,…...

8+ mon, 2+ week ago   (498+ words) Former President, Dr Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, has received the Nigerian Content Lifetime Achievement Award at the maiden edition of the Champions of Nigerian Content Award ceremony, organised by the Nigerian Content Development and... Former President, Dr Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, has…...