Peaceful Coexistence With Mining Community Hinged On CDA Adherence – Adegbite
The Federal Government has re-emphasised the need for mining companies operating in different communities in the country to keep to the terms made in the signed community development agreement (CDA), to ensure peaceful coexistence with their host communities.
The Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Arc. Olamilekan Adegbite, gave this charge over the weekend at the opening ceremony of Tunde...
New Malware Targets Banking App, Steals Log-in Details, 2-Way Authentication – NCC CSIRT
The Nigerian Communications Commission’s Computer Security Incident Response Team (NCC CSIRT) has discovered a newly-hatched malicious software that steals users’ banking app login credentials on Android devices.
According to a security advisory from the NCC CSIRT, the malicious software, Xenomorph, which targets 56 financial institutions in Europe, has a high impact and high vulnerability rate. The main intent of this...
NITDA, Manpower Devt Institute Partner On Digital Literacy
The director-general, National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Mallam Kashifu Abdullahi, has assured of the agency’s commitment to collaborate with the Manpower Development Institute on digital literacy training in Jigawa State.
Kashifu disclosed this while receiving the chairman of the institute’s governing board, Muna Tahir, and his team, who paid a courtesy visit to the NITDA headquarters in Abuja.
An excited Abdullahi...
Emulate Mopa Moro Gold Smelting Plant, Minister Charges Investors
The Federal Government has called on investors and would-be investors to replicate the construction of the gold-smelting plant in Mopa, Mopa Moro local government area of Kogi State.
The Minister of Mines and Steel Development (MMSD), Arc. Olamilekan Adegbite, gave this charge during an inspection tour of the gold-smelting plant in Mopa Moro.
He said the location of the plant followed...
5G Network: MTN, Mafab Pay NCC For 3.5GHz Spectrum Licences
Provisional winners of the 3.5 Gigahertz (GHz) spectrum licence, MTN Communications Nigeria Plc and Mafab Communications Limited, have made full payments of $273.6 million each for the 5G Spectrum license to the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC).The executive vice chairman of NCC, Prof. Umar Danbatta, officially confirmed the payment status yesterday, February 24, just as the deadline set for the winners...
COVID-19: Ghebreyesus Shares Lessons Learnt On Pandemic Preparedness, Response
As the world marks the second year of dealing with the novel Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, the director-general of the World Health Organisation (WHO), Dr. Tedros Ghebreyesus has shared lessons learnt by the world body on pandemic preparedness and response.
Giving his opening remarks at the COVID-19 Global Research and Innovative Forum today (February 24), he pointed out that the pandemic is...
Digital Economy: PMB Assents Nigerian Start-up Bill
…It’ll solve start-up ecosystem problems – Pantami
President Muhammadu Buhari has assented to the Nigerian Start-up Bill and directed the same to be forwarded to the National Assembly for more legislative work and passage into law.
The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Pantami, made this disclosure during a breakfast interactive session with Nigeria’s innovative ecosystem themed “Fostering an...
AIB-N Releases Report On Quorum Helicopter Crash, 3 Others
The Accident Investigation Bureau Nigeria (AIB-N), has released four accident reports including that of the Quorum helicopter crash, the only fatal accident in the country in the last five years.
Besides the reports, the agency also released a safety bulletin at a press conference held at the bureau’s headquarters today (February 24) in Abuja.
The fatal accident, which involved Quorum Aviation...
NITDA, Sweden Strengthen Digital Economy Ecosystem
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) and Sweden have agreed to work together to strengthen Nigeria’s digital economy ecosystem.
Both parties reached this agreement when the director-general of NITDA, Mallam Kashifu Abdullahi received the Swedish Ambassador to Nigeria, Michael Carl Grans and his delegation at the agency’s headquarters in Abuja.
Abdullahi reiterated the commitment of the agency in exploring more...
Leadway Assurance To Invest In Green Africa’s Operations
West Africa’s largest insurance company, Leadway Assurance, has revealed its intention to invest in Nigeria’s Lagos-based value airline, Green Africa, to help it increase its fleet size and scale up operations.
Speaking on this development, the founder of Green Africa, Babawande Afolabi, said: “We are delighted to have Leadway onboard this journey with us as an investor. This is significant considering the...