Twitter tests ‘Communities’ feature for tweeting to groups
Sept. 9, 2021 Twitter on Wednesday launched a global test of a tool it calls Communities, a feature similar to Facebook Groups that gives users a way to tweet to…
Farmers to converge in Kano November on impact of AfCFTA on onion production
Sept. 9, 2021 National Onions Producers, Processors and Marketters Association of Nigeria (NOPPMAN) is to organise a Regional conference on the impact of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA)…
Military crackdown: Gunmen kidnap 20 in Sokoto from spillover crisis in Zamfara- Sources
Sept. 9, 2021 Gunmen kidnapped 20 people in remote Sokoto State in northwest Nigeria, police said on Wednesday, in what a local government source described as a spillover from a…
Coup: ECOWAS suspends Guinea
Sept. 9, 2021 West Africa’s main political and economic bloc suspended Guinea’s membership on Wednesday following a weekend military coup that ousted President Alpha Conde and dealt the latest in…
AfCFTA: Osinbajo says $450 bn potential income gains at stake, urges African insurance companies to take advantage
Sept. 9, 2021 Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says there is a potential income gain of up to 450 billion dollars from the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). Osinbajo’s spokesman,…
LAGOS, BELGIUM TO EXPAND BILATERAL TIES, EXPLORE INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES
Sept. 9, 2021 The Lagos State Government, on Tuesday, received a major economic boost as the Kingdom of Belgium expressed readiness to expand bilateral ties with the State government in…
E- voting: Kaduna State is upholding a new chapter in elections in Nigeria – Gov. El Rufai
Sept. 9, 2021 Gov. Nasir El Rufai of Kaduna State, says the local government elections of 4th September 2021 has further validated the State Government’s decision to invest in Electronic…
Freezing of Kogi Account: EFCC is partial, political parties allege
September 8, 2021 The Allied Political Parties for Good Governance has appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari to call the leadership of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to order,…
Hisbah seizes vehicles carrying assorted beer in Kano
September 8, 2021 Kano State Hisbah Board says it has impounded two vehicles loaded with 5,760 cartons of assorted beer on Kano/Madobi road. This was contained in a statement issued…
FG approves National Policy on 5G, clears air on health hazard
September 8, 2021 After due consultations among relevant stakeholders, the Federal Government has at last approved the National Policy on Fifth Generation (5G) Network for Nigeria. Dr Femi Adeluyi, Technical…