Category: Update

The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has announced that spending of Nigerians rose to N54.84 trillion in the first half of 2021, a figure much higher than the N48.22 trillion recorded in the first half of 2020. The NBS revealed this...

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has warned Nigerians not to link their National Identification Numbers (NINs) to another person’s Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) cards. Ikechukwu Adinde, NCC’s spokesperson, gave the warning during its third run Telecom Consumer Town Hall on Radio...

The Nigerian oil export revenue has gotten a major boost as brent oil just topped $85 a barrel for the first time since October 2018. Brent crude futures traded as high as $85.07 a barrel on Friday morning, and US West Texas Intermediate (WTI)...

Nigerians below 18 have been disqualified from registering and owning a Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) by the Nigerian Communications Commission. In a draft copy of the modified Registration of Telephone Subscribers Regulations published on the commission’s website, the NCC said the regulations were made in...

The Central Bank of Nigeria has explained the importance of e-naira, a digital currency it promised to launch in the country by the end of 2021. According to the CBN, the country’s adoption of digital currency would boost cross-border trade and...

Nigeria has borrowed another $4bn through Eurobonds. This raises Nigeria’s Eurobond debt from $10.37bn as of the end of March to $14.37bn, according to figures obtained from DMO’s external debt stock figure. The amount was raised after an intensive two days of...

Arsene Wenger has hinted he could be lured back into management one last time. The Frenchman left Arsenal in 2018 after 22 years at the Premier League club and now has a job as FIFA’s chief of global football development. In a new interview, the 71-year-old...

Prince Andrew is reportedly holding crisis talks with his family and advisers over Virginia Roberts’s sex abuse lawsuit. According to Daily Mail, royal insiders have claimed there may have been a ‘lack of communication and cohesion between Andrew’s UK legal team...

The National Insurance Commission, NAICOM, has commenced online live operations of its activities. In a circular titled, “Adjustment of NAICOM Operation” signed by its Director, Policy & Regulations, Leonard Akah, and sent to all Managing Directors/Chief Executive Officers of all insurance...

Twitter allows star users make money from subscriptions Twitter’s long-promised “Super Follows” feature that lets creators sell subscriptions for access to special content, was launched on Wednesday, September 1. The feature, first revealed in February, will allow users to subscribe to...

The Central Bank of Nigeria has instructed banks to publish the names and Bank Verification Numbers BVN of its customers who default on its Forex policy. In a circulate to banks dated Monday, August 30th, the apex bank lamented that it has...

Hollywood actor and singer, Rotimi has opened up on some things that happened before his engagement to Tanzanian music star, Vanessa Mdee. In an interview with Angie Martinez Show on Power 105.1, Rotimi disclosed that he proposed to Vanessa because he was...

Microfinance banks in the country have been warned by the Central Bank of Nigeria to stop engaging in foreign exchange transactions and other unauthorised dealings. In a circular titled ‘Cessation of Non-Permissible Activities by Microfinance Banks’ and issued by Ibrahim Tukur...

Mayorkun and MasterKraft have teamed up with Coca-Cola to release a soundtrack for the new Coke campaign. Coming in at over two minutes long, Ginjaaah Your Flow, the new Mayorkun song marks out the vibe that flows after taking a sip...

Venture Garden Group (VGG), Africa’s first tech holding company building and scaling innovative, data-driven companies, launched its non-profit organization Venture Garden Foundation (VGF). As part of this launch, a chess tournament was held in conjunction with Chess in Slums, an impact...

Being a people-centric brand with a keen eye for young talents, Infinix has most of its activities tailored towards discovering budding talents. Over the years, the brand has given young talents a platform to amplify their voices and monetary support to...

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has said that it cannot enforce laws against violators of its currency or financial rules. Acting Director of CBN’s Corporate Communications, Osita Nwanisobi who represented CBN Governor Godwin Emefiele at an interactive session with the...

The Search for the Game Changers begins! And this could be your own opportunity as Number One Entrepreneurial Reality TV Show, THE NEXT TITAN NIGERIA is back for Season 8, tagged –The Uncaged. Season 8 is scouting for tenacious entrepreneurs, the...

Let’s be honest, we do not adore those African traditional movies anymore. The ones where coronation ceremonies are held; where the king will be forced to drink one or two concoctions, perform some ritual rites and then finally sit on his...

A variety of computer scientists have been conversant with or have heard much about CODING or PROGRAMMING. A non-technology savvy person would ask “What is Coding?, or What is Programming? Coding is the act of writing or bringing up language(s) for...