AREWA24, the leading Hausa language family entertainment, lifestyle television network and production studio in Nigeria and across West Africa, has filed a N10 billon defamation suit against Alhaji Ahmed Tijjani Ramalan, Atar Communications Nigeria Limited (operators of Liberty TV and Radio) and the Northern Broadcast Media Owners Association (NBMOA), following a series of false, damaging,…
The intersection of dermatological excellence, technological innovation, and creative storytelling reached a fever pitch on April 23rd as the inaugural Cerawards Africa 2026 took centre stage in Lagos. Orchestrated by CeraVe, the world’s no 1 dermatologist-recommended skincare brand, in an exclusive strategic partnership with Konga Health, Nigeria’s leading distributor of premium skincare and beauty products,…
For many organisations, cybersecurity is still treated as a technical discipline that sits inside IT. Cyber incidents now affect revenue, operations, service delivery, leadership credibility and customer trust. That means cybersecurity can no longer be viewed as a narrow technical function. It has become a business continuity issue, and companies that still separate the two…
The Samsung Galaxy S26 series has made a confident statement of intent; a flagship lineup that blends refined design, intelligent performance, and forward-looking innovation into one cohesive experience. Nigerian consumers looking to get their hands on these devices can now shop directly on Konga or visit any Konga retail center nationwide. The Samsung Galaxy S26,…
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) yesterday inaugurated a Joint Committee on Telecoms Identity Risk Management System (TIRMS) Portal to tackle the menace of subscriber identity module (SIM)-enabled fraudulent practices in the country, a development they averred threatened the digital economy ambition of the Federal Government. The TIRMS will…
Former Finance Minister and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr Wale Edun, duly tendered his resignation from office, citing health reasons, before President Bola Ahmed Tinubu announced his replacement on Tuesday. Also, the former Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Ahmed Musa Dangiwa, similarly resigned and thanked the President for the opportunity given him to…
President Bola Tinubu recently named Lele as Nigeria’s envoy to Algeria as part of a broad ambassadorial appointment. In a statement on Wednesday, Kimiebi Ebienfa, spokesperson for the federal ministry of foreign affairs, said Lele died in the early hours of Sunday, April 19, in Ankara, Turkey, “after a protracted illness”. Ebienfa said until his…
“No country can compete in the 21st century on analog foundations,” the Executive Secretary, Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), Claver Gatete, has said calling for African economies to accelerate their digital transformation. The shift, he stressed, will require countries to “power, connect, and digitize” their economies. He was speaking at the Conference of African Ministers…
Premier pan-African sovereign cloud platform, UniCloud Africa (UCA) and one of the leading data centre companies in Africa and Africa’s fastest-growing data centre company, Open Access Data Centres (OADC), have announced a strategic partnership to accelerate Africa’s digital transformation and independence. Under this partnership, UCA will host its enterprise-grade sovereign cloud and Artificial Intelligence (AI)…
