The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, yesterday blamed Nigerians for the decision of Twitter’s to locate its new African headquarters in Ghana over Nigeria. He also noted that the decision was not based on commercial considerations, in view of the large market available in Nigeria. This is even as ruling All Progressives...
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ENUGU WATER CORPORATION : We’re recruiting 104 new hands to align with modern changes in our service delivery
The Enugu State Water Corporation said that it commenced recruitment of 104 staff of the Corporation, in furtherance of the sheer determination of the administration of Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi to reposition the agency and drastically tackle the inherent challenges in the water sector. The State Water Corporation, on April 8, 2021, through an internal and...
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Minister gives reasons for nationwide power outage
The Minister of Power Engr. Sale Mamman has tendered an apology to all Nigerians affected by the power outage currently being experienced across the country.Engr. Mamman who described the situation as unfortunate in a statement issued by Aaron Arrtmas, his media aide in Abuja, however, attributed the situation to inadequate gas supply to some thermal...
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CHiNA Set FOR 6G says 5g is totally safe
Two new scientific reviews have backed up all the previous research into 5G technology to date, finding that the next-generation connectivity standard doesn’t pose any health risks. Overseen by the Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency (ARPANSA) and Swinburne University of Technology in Australia, the reviews looked back at 138 previous studies and reanalyzed...
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Twitter CEO’s first tweet draws $2.5m bid at auction
Twitter Chief Executive Officer, Jack Dorsey, is auctioning his first ever tweet on a website that sells tweets as non-fungible token. As of Monday, the first tweet had attracted a bid of $2.5m. Dorsey had tweeted “just setting up my twttr”, at 12.50pm on March 21, 2006. The Twitter co-founder had on Friday tweeted a...
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Cryptocurrency players tackle CBN ban on Twitter
Some cryptocurrency players have taken to their Twitter accounts to express their reaction over the Central Bank of Nigeria’s order to shut down cryptocurrency operations. The Central Bank on Friday ordered banks and other financial institutions to identify persons and entities operating cryptocurrency exchanges and close all such accounts. Many experts have criticised the decision...
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See the First Made-In-Nigeria Electric Car Unveiled in Abuja (Photo)
Nigeria has delivered its first made-in-Nigeria electric car named, Hyundai Kona.. The car was unveiled by the National Automotive Design and Development Council, NADDC, in collaboration with the Stallion Group. Speaking at the unveiling in Abuja on Friday, the NADDC Director-General, Jelani Aliyu, said that by 2025, at least 30 percent of passenger vehicles in Nigeria...
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Airtel Commences NIN Registration In Retail Outlets Across Nigeria
Nigeria’s telecommunications service provider, Airtel Nigeria, has begun to register NIN. Airtel, on Thursday says it has commenced the National Identity Number (NIN) registration exercise in its retail outlets across the country. Airtel in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos said it was following an approval from the...
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BREAKING: Nigeria’s Telephone Subscribers Hits 208 Million
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has disclosed that telephone subscribers in Nigeria are now 208 million. NCC’s Executive Vice Chairman, Prof Umar Danbatta, stated this in Abuja. He said the nation’s broadband penetration also peaked at 45. 07 percent as at November 2020. He spoke during a load down of new developments in the telecommunications...
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Nigeria’s unity questionable —Jonathan
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has said the nation’s unity is questionable. He observed that the youths in the country prefer to identify with regional affiliations than a nayional body. He said this during a command performance by the Commonwealth Community Choir tagged ‘Peace for All Nations’ at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Abuja, on Friday....