DHEA to drive African digital transformation

An initiative, the Digital Higher Education Africa (DHEA), is championing the continent’s higher education’s digital transformation to address gaps in the areas of access and affordability. DHEA demonstrated this through the summit it organised which was anchored by Argyle IT & Education and was held at Eko Hotel and Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos. The inaugural…

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Dangote Foundation’s 10,000 bags of 10kg rice for Bayelsa families

The Aliko Dangote Foundation has flagged off the distribution of   10,000 bags of rice, each weighing 10 kilograms, to vulnerable households, people living with disabilities and the less privileged in Bayelsa State. Deputy Governor Bayelsa State, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo who represented the Governor, Senator Douye Diri at the event commended Aliko Dangote for his philanthropic…

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Customs tasks airline operators, passengers on currency declaration

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), in collaboration with other law enforcement and regulatory agencies, has held a sensitisation exercise for international airline operators at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja in a proactive move to strengthen Nigeria’s anti-money laundering efforts. .The session, the Service said, aimed to increase awareness on the importance of enforcing Nigeria’s…

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CBN rules out hidden charges for Non-Resident BVN transactions

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has clarified that there are no hidden charges attached to  transactions on Non-Resident Bank Verification Number (NRBVN) platform. The apex bank affirmed that no hidden fees have been introduced and that the BVN enrolment for Nigerians residing within the country remains entirely free of charge. The bank’s Acting Director…

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Nigeria Govt running airports at a loss

Nigeria’s Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has said the country’s airports are operated at a loss without private sector involvement, stressing that the Federal Government could no longer sustain them profitably. Keyamo, who spoke at the launch of Enugu State’s indigenous airline, Enugu Air, said: “There is no government that can run…

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Nigeria seeks new dispute resolution mechanism for capital market

The Federal Government has urged the judiciary to develop new approaches to resolving disputes within Nigeria’s capital market, describing the market as more than a simple trading platform but a critical pillar for economic transformation. Vice President Senator Kashim Shettima, represented by Dr. Tope Fasua, Special Adviser to the President on Economic Affairs, made the…

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AI will axe half of white-collar jobs, Ford CEO warns

Ford CEO Jim Farley has warned that the increasing embrace of Artificial Intelligence (AI) will axe half of white-collar jobs. He has become the latest corporate exec to sound the alarm about AI’s impact on workers. During the Aspen Ideas Festival, he highlighted the importance of the “essential economy”—which he defined as everything that gets…

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TCN adds 250Mw to grid with commissioning of new Bauchi substation

With the commissioning of the new 330/132/33kV Bauchi Transmission Substation in Bauchi town, the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has added 240Mw to The Nation grid. Its GM, Public Affairs, Ndidi Mbah disclosed this in a press statement yesterday. She said, “The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has successfully commissioned a new  330/132/33kV Bauchi Transmission…

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WSIS: NCC’s Digital Awareness Programme wins 2025 Prize for Access to Information, Knowledge

Nigeria, through the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has won the 2025 World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) prize for its project, the Digital Awareness Programme (DAP), under Category C3, which is on Access to Information and Knowledge. The DAP, one of hundreds of projects submitted for the WSIS Prizes competition 2025, received the highest…

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