Facebook Inc.’s WhatsApp was ordered to pay a 225 million-euro ($266 million) penalty for failing to be transparent about how it handled personal information, its first fine under beefed-up European Union data protection law. The Irish Data Protection Commission — Silicon Valley’s main privacy watchdog in Europe — said it found violations in the way…
Twelve people died and 4,400 fell sick in southern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) following a tailings leak from the Catoca diamond mine in Angola in July, the DRC’s environment minister has said. After a visit to Kasai province, where the Tshikapa River turned red and many fish died, Eve Bazaiba also said on…
By Trust Africa News, Ayomide Otitoju The Government of Kogi State has called this Press Briefing to debunk the blatant lies told against her before the Lagos Division of the Federal High Court by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), amplified in the media by sections of the Press and capitalized upon by shameless…
Motorists and residents in Epe/Ibeju-Lekki Local Government Area of Lagos State have appealed to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu to speedily complete the expressway in the area. They made the appeal in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria in Epe on Thursday. Motorists and residents showed excitement at the ongoing construction work on Epe/Ibeju-Lekki Road…
A candidate from Lagos State, Monwuba Chibuikem, has emerged as the best candidate at the 2021 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination with a score of 358. According to The Cable, the information was contained in a document shared by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board at its policy meeting held on Tuesday. At that meeting, the board…
Embattled Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Chairman Prince Uche Secondus on Wednesday expressed willingness for an out-of-court resolution of the crisis that led to his suspension from office. A source said Secondus opted for a truce during an interaction with the eight-member peace committee chaired by former Senate President David Mark. However, the ratification of…
The 2021 edition of the annual Zenith Bank Tennis competition at the Ikoyi club, Lagos, continue today with several matches expected to go down. The tournament which started on Monday saw the defending champion, Godwin Kienka, defeating Ebenezer Emeruem 6/2, 6/2 in his first game played on Tuesday while Olaleye Olowe came out victorious against…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said the country recorded 582 new COVID-19 cases as of Sept. 1, bringing total infections to 193,013. The NCDC said this via its official website on Thursday morning, adding that the recent surge was driven by the spread of the Delta variant in the country Trust Africa News…
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) says it has begun phase three tracking of over 118 Executive and Constituency projects worth N4.5 billion in Yobe. Mr Laban Emmanuel, ICPC Team Leader in the state, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Damaturu. He…
