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Lagos didn’t approve 80% of Lekki buildings – Commissioner

Lagos State Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Dr Oluyinka Olumide, has said that about 80 per cent of buildings in the Ibeju Lekki area are without the state government’s approval. This was disclosed by Olumide in a recent interview with Pressmen, according to The Punch. He said, “Just last week Thursday and Friday, […]

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NNPCL chief Kyari bags NUJ good governance award

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited’s Group Chief Executive Officer, Mr Mele Kyari, has won the 2024 Nigeria Union of Journalists Good Governance Award. This was disclosed in a statement via a post on the official X handle of NNPCL on Sunday. Kyari was presented with this award at a dinner and ceremony of the […]

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FCCPC to crack down on loan apps harassing customers

The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission says it’s going to start blocking loan apps that are harassing their customers. Several Nigerians are complaining about the harassment that these loan sharks have caused them, according to The Punch. However, the commission’s acting chairman, Adamu Abdullahi, said the agency has begun to address the issue. ”It […]

Microsoft brings OpenAI's free GPT-oss-20b model to Windows
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Microsoft introduces passkeys for security

Software giant Microsoft has introduced passkeys for all consumer accounts, allowing users to bypass passwords when accessing the company’s accounts. This move comes in response to a surge in password attacks, reaching a staggering 4,000 per second, with hackers increasingly succeeding in compromising accounts. Users of Microsoft services can now create a passkey on their […]

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CBAAC, WIPO partner to protect Nigerians’ intellectual rights

The Centre for Black and African Arts and Civilization and the World Intellectual Property Organization have agreed to cooperate on the promotion of Intellectual property rights and protection for creative goods and services, especially among young creatives in Nigeria. This was disclosed during a recent working visit by the Director-General of CBAAC, Aisha Augie, to […]

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Fitch upgrades Nigeria’s credit outlook

The credit rating outlook of Nigeria was reviewed upward to positive from stable by Fitch ratings, six months after it said that reform progress since President Bola Tinubu came to power in May of last year faster than was anticipated. The reforms such as that in the foreign exchange market, monetary policy, and oil and […]

LinkedIn faces lawsuit for allegedly training AI with private messages
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LinkedIn predicts AI influence on job markets

In its latest analysis, LinkedIn, the renowned professional networking platform, unveils its projections for the future of recruitment, driven by the impending revolution brought forth by AI, particularly Gen AI. Drawing insights from extensive discussions with key talent leaders, surveys encompassing thousands of recruiting professionals, and the wealth of data generated on its platform, LinkedIn […]

Top ten weakest African passports in 2024
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Top ten weakest African passports in 2024

An online free information guide to worldwide visa, VisaGuide.World, has released the rankings of the ten weakest African passports in 2024. While some African nations offer their citizens robust travel privileges, others face significant limitations, constraining international mobility. Passports from these countries often provide restricted visa-free or visa-on-arrival access to other nations, creating substantial hurdles […]

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Ex-FCMB bank manager jailed 121 years for N112m fraud

Former First City Monument Bank manager, Nwachukwu Placidus, has been sentenced to 121 years in prison for embezzling N112 million from a customer’s fixed deposit account by Justice S. N. Odili of the Anambra State High Court in Onitsha, Anambra state. Placidus was arraigned on Tuesday, March 27, 2018, on 16-count charges bordering on forgery, […]

Guaranty Trust Bank Ltd. has announced that all its branches across Nigeria will close earlier than usual on Monday, June 30, 2025
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GTCO records pre-tax profit of ₦509.3billion in Q1

Onwubuke Melvin   Guaranty Trust Holding Company has announced the highest pre-tax of ₦509.3billion recording the highest in the history of Nigerian banking, in its Unaudited Consolidated and Separate Financial Statements for the period ended March 31, 2024. This was disclosed in its quarterly financial report filed by the bank with the Nigerian Exchange Groupon […]

Australia fines Google $36m over anticompetitive search engine deals
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Google under probe for antitrust activities

Google’s advertising practices are under intense scrutiny as a United States court conducts an antitrust trial presided over by Judge Amit Mehta. The trial, which focuses on Alphabet Inc., Google’s parent company, sheds light on the tech giant’s advertising strategies. During the final stages of the trial, spanning two days of closing arguments, Judge Mehta […]

Instagram plans to launch standalone app for Reels
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Instagram adds secret Story feature that viewers can uncover with DM

Alex Omenye Instagram unveiled several new features for Stories aimed at enhancing user creativity and engagement, the company announced on Friday. Among these additions is the “Reveal” feature, which allows users to post hidden Stories for their followers to uncover by sending a direct message. Additionally, Instagram is introducing features that enable users to share […]