The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has ranked Nigeria highly, scoring 71% in comparative legal, policy, and governance frameworks for digital transformation readiness, known as G5. This advanced state of readiness sees Germany, Finland, and Singapore leading the global chart. The report, conducted by the ITU, the United Kingdom’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), and the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), was unveiled by Nigeria’s Minister of Communications, Innovation, and Digital Economy, Bosun Tijani, in Abuja on Monday. Nigeria was ranked among Africa’s top seven in the BEMECS 5G Readiness Index, which represents the country’s readiness to deploy and adopt mass-market…
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Big Brother Naija (BBNaija) star Alexandra Asogwa, popularly known as Alex Unusual, has rebuked a troll who mocked her for being single.
The National Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB) said on Thursday that it reached the producers of Blood Brothers over the use of the niqab in a robbery scene in the movie.
The naira has suffered further depreciation on the Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange Market (NAFEM) window, closing at N1,603.80/$1 on Thursday, July 25, 2024, Nairametrics reports.
“Senator Akpabio’s remarks go beyond an isolated insult; they symbolize the maintenance of gender hierarchies and the silencing of female voices in critical political spaces.”
President Bola Tinubu on Thursday entered an emergency closed-door meeting with Sultan Sa’ad Abubakar, Oba Enitan Ogunwusi, and other traditional rulers, security top brass and governors of his ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), as the planned ‘EndBadGovernance’ protest slated for August draws close, The high-delegation meeting was held at the State House in Abuja, the nation’s capital. The APC governors were led to the meeting by the Chairman of the Progressives Governors’ Forum and Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodinma. Some first-class traditional rulers were spotted at the meeting with the President. They include the Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan Ogunwusi;…
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Plateau State Malaria Elimination Programme (SME-P), in partnership with Malaria Consortium (MC), say 950,000 children have benefited from the 2024 first circle free seasonal malaria chemoprevention (drug/ prophylaxis) programme.
The Malala Fund says it has invested $7.8 million in partner organisations and their programmes across Nigeria.