– Efforts to combat criminal pirates in the Gulf of Guinea got a boost as Obangame Express 2022 drew participation of 32 nations. This year, eight medical personnel participated across the five exercise zones in western Africa. In Senegal, the team shared critical care techniques to members of the Senegalese Navy aboard the Senegalese patrol…
A Civil Society Organisation, Conscience Nigeria has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to sack the Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, for sponsoring his Presidential ambition with CBN funds. The groups stated that it is an open fact that naira was ₦170 against the dollar before Mr Emefiele’s emergence as the Governor of CBN….
LADOL Integrated Logistics Free Zone Enterprise – LADOL reach definitive settlement and Reaffirm their Partnership After over three (3) years of dispute, Samsung Heavy Industries (SHIN) Nigeria Limited and LADOL Integrated Logistics Free Zone Enterprise (LADOL) have executed a settlement that resolves the historic and outstanding issues currently before the Nigerian and international courts to…
The Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Usman Alkali Baba, on Thursday, said his leadership of the Nigeria Police Force has zero tolerance for the abuse of the rights of journalists and other citizens, and that it would clamp down heavily on erring officers. The IGP told a visiting team from the International Press Institute (IPI) Nigeria, that…
Gita Gopinath, the IMF’s first deputy managing director, says that currencies other than the US dollar may start to dethrone other currencies. In one of the interviews with the Financial Times, IMF’s top official Gita made this statement. The ongoing Russia – Ukraine war has paved the way for fragmentation in the global financial system….
The Computer Security Incidents Response Team (CSIRT) set up by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) for the telecoms sector, has discovered two new separate cyber threats targeting Windows Platforms and a particular kind of routers respectively. The discoveries were made known in two separate advisories released by the cyber-space protection team earlier this week.The first…
The National Chamber Policy Centre of Abuja Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) is set to host Policy Roundtable on development of multi trillion dollar crypto currency and block chain tech policy in Nigeria. The hybrid event is designed to convoke a gathering of stakeholders within the blockchain technology space to brainstorm on the making…
Following requests from local and international players, the Nigerian Export Processing Zones Authority ( NEPZA) is considering the launching of policy consultation with other relevant agencies on the opening up of Nigerian free zones space to blockchain tech and crypto currency operations. This was disclosed by the Managing Director of NEPZA, Prof Adesoji Adesugba while…
Recognises Nigeria’s top paying and most complaint taxpayers. The Executive Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Muhammad Nami while calling for all hands to be on deck to support the tax system and make it function efficiently has urged politicians to treat tax revenue generation as an apolitical issue. Mr. Muhammad Nami said…
By Victoria Wenzelmann and Ahtziri Gonzalez Civil society organisations, companies, entrepreneurs, experts, and citizens all have a role to play in accelerating the digital transition and ensuring that it contributes to sustainable and inclusive development. In this spirit, the African Union and the European Union teamed up to co-host the first Africa-Europe D4D Hub Multi-Stakeholder Forum,…
