MRA accuses FG of undermining FOI Act through poor funding
Media Rights Agenda (MRA) on Wednesday accused the Federal Government of undermining the effectiveness of the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act by persistently under-funding its implementation, noting that only one…
NCC, FCCPC sign MoU on consumer protection
In a significant development for Nigeria's telecommunications industry, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) have formalized their collaboration through the signing…
Arrest of Simon Ekpa has reduced tension in South East – CDS
The Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, on Tuesday, said the arrest of Simon Ekpa in Finland has greatly reduced the tension in the South East. This…
NIMC DG bags honorary doctoral degree
The Director General/Chief Executive Officer of the National Identity Management Commission, Abisoye Coker-Odusote, has been conferred with an honorary doctorate by the African University of Science and Technology,…
Pictures extracted from my phone were edited — Professor
Prof. Cyril Ndifon, the suspended Dean of the Faculty of Law, University of Calabar, has alleged that the pictures extracted from his phone in the alleged sexual harassment…
Why I beheaded my girlfriend – Gospel Musician
A gospel musician, Timileyin Ajayi, has revealed why he killed and beheaded his girlfriend, Salome Eleojo Adaidu, a serving member of the National Youth Service Corps. The musician…
FBN Vs Obaigbena: Navy arrests crude oil cargo owned by GHC
A crude oil cargo owned by General Hydrocarbons, chaired by the Chairman and Editor-in-Chief of THISDAY and ARISE Media Group, Nduka Obaigbena, has been seized by the Nigerian Navy…
Opposition demands impeached Lagos speaker’s probe, GAC meets Assembly leaders
The opposition Peoples Democratic Party and the Labour Party, in Lagos State, have demanded a probe of the impeached Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudasiru Obasa,…
South West states move to repel influx of ISWAP terrorists, bandits
States in the South-West region are crafting a response to the reported influx of bandits and terrorists from the Islamic State’s West Africa Province into some of the region’s…
LemFi secures $53m Series B funding to expand operations to new countries
LemFi, a remittance startup, has raised $53 million in a Series B funding round. In a statement on Tuesday, Highland Europe, a London-based growth-stage investment, said it led the…
