I’m Not Responsible For Nigeria’s Economic Challenge — CBN Gov Tells Nigerians
The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Olayemi Cardoso, has refuted claims that he is responsible for the current economic woes in the country. Studiocb55news reports that Cardoso made this known on Tuesday, in Abuja at the first Monetary…
Court Bars Telecoms From Deactivating SIMs Not Linked To NIN
The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, has restrained telecom operators in Nigeria from deactivating any line whose user did not link same to the National Identification Number (NIN). It was gathered that Justice Ambrose Lewis-Allagoa, stopped the telecom operators…
Grammy Awards is coming to Africa – Minister
Minister of Art, Culture, and Creative Economy, Hannatu Musawa has confirmed that they are in talks with the organizers of American Grammy Awards with an aim to establish an African version of the prestigious award show. Musawa made this confirmation,…
LASTMA to sanction officers operating with yellow buses
The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority has warned its officers against moving in yellow buses while on traffic enforcement duty. The spokesperson for the agency, Adebayo Taofiq, in an interview with The PUNCH, said members of the public should…
French journalist covering African Union summit detained in Ethiopia
Antoine Galindo had travelled to Ethiopia to cover the African Union summit earlier this month for the specialist publication Africa Intelligence. Following his arrest on Thursday, he was brought before a judge on Saturday, who ordered his detention extended until…
For the first time in years, Sen. Graham hasn’t introduced a national abortion ban
WASHINGTON — Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina has spent much of the last decade as one of the leading proponents of a federal abortion ban. In each of the last five full sessions of Congress, dating to 2013,…
The 2020 election took days to call. Could it happen again this year?
After the 2020 presidential election took days to call, many states reworked how they process mail ballots with the goal of delivering results faster — and cutting off oxygen for conspiracy theories that flourished as the country waited for results….
Sterling Bank CEO Advocates For AI Development To Maintain Global Competitiveness
In a keynote address at the just concluded Innovate AI Conference in Lagos themed “Adapting AI For Nigeria, Crafting Intelligent Solutions for Our Unique Landscape,” Suleiman warned that neglecting AI could jeopardize efforts aimed at enhancing business efficiency and national…
Guinness World Records broke our contract by announcing sing-a-thon results – Afua Asantewaa
Social media sensation, Afua Asantewaa says the Guinness World Records (GWR) breached their contract when it announced the result of her singing marathon before she could. Speaking in an interview on GTV today, she explained that it was agreed in…
UMG buys majority stake in Afrobeats label Mavin Global – Music Ally
When Afrobeats label Mavin announced a milestone of 6bn worldwide streams last August, we wondered if it might be a spur for one of the big global labels to get its wallet out and buy or invest in the company….