WhatsApp Reduces Recipients of Forwarded Messages to Curb Spread of False Information
WhatsApp Messenger, popular text messaging service, has reduced messages a user can forward to five recipients, in an effort to reduce the spread of false information. The News Agency…
INEC, Police Discuss Strategies to Achieve Peaceful General Election, Vow to apprehend, prosecute violators of the electoral laws and processes
INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu and the newly appointed Acting IGP, Mr. Mohammed Adamu Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu and the newly…
Envoy Pleads With Nigeria On Policies to Accept More Ghanaian Goods
A Ghanaian diplomat, Mr Sintim Asare-Barimah, on Tuesday pleaded with the Nigerian government to put policies in place to facilitate the acceptance of more Ghanaian goods in Nigeria. Asare-Barimah…
Council of State approves N27,000 minimum wage
The National Council of State Tuesday approved a minimum wage of N27,000 which is N3,000 short of the N30,000 earlier recommended by the tripartite committee. This sets the stage for…
Alleged N2.2bn Fraud: Obanikoro Testifies Against Ex-Gov. Fayose
A former Minister of State for Defence, Musiliu Obanikoro, on Monday told Justice Mojisola Olatoregun of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos how in 2014, he…
Nigerian Teachers to Undergo Mandatory Digital Literacy Training Programme – TRCN
Josiah Ajiboye, Registrar, TRCN The Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN) says Nigerian teachers will undergo digital literacy training as part of their mandatory professional development programme in…
Countries Must Agree Strict Rules On ‘Killer Robots’ in Future Wars
Countries must agree strict rules on “killer robots” – autonomous weapons which can assassinate without human involvement, a top Red Cross official has said, amid growing ethical concerns…
Irregular Migration: WOTCLEF to Improve On Youth Engagement
The Women Trafficking and Child Labour Eradication Foundation (WOTCLEF) says it will increase engagement with Nigerian youths and adolescents towards curbing the alarming rate of irregular migration, which…
INEC, NURTW Sign MoU on Transportation of Election Materials in Nasarawa
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) have signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the provision of vehicles for the transportation…
FG Wants Onnoghen Out of Office -Umar
ghen The Federal Government has asked the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Walter Onnoghen to step down. This is coming even as the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) had called on…