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LG association accuses finance commissioners of obstructing FAAC funds
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FEC approves policies to attract over $15bn digital investments

The Federal Executive Council has approved four key policy initiatives aimed at attracting over $15 billion in investments and strengthening the country’s intellectual property, digital trade, and service export sectors within five years. The new policies are projected to achieve ambitious targets by the year 2030, including creating one million decent jobs in the service […]

Technology

Scientists unveil brain implant smaller than grain of rice

Scientists have developed a brain implant smaller than a grain of rice, a milestone that could reshape the neurotechnology sector. Known as a microscale optoelectronic tetherless electrode, the device is far smaller than current implants and can be adapted for use in other sensitive areas of the body, according to the report. “As far as […]

Banking

Africa’s rice market to grow 4% anually – Afreximbank

The African Export-Import Bank projects that Africa’s rice market will expand from an estimated $24 billion in 2024 to $29.2 billion by 2030, representing a compound annual growth rate of 4 per cent. According to the Afreximbank Commodity Bulletin No. 1 – 2025, the bank noted that while local rice production has shown steady improvement, […]

Air Peace denies alleged safety protocol violations in UK
Aviation

Air Peace marks landmark delivery of Boeing 737-700 aircraft

Air Peace, has marked another major milestone with the arrival of a dry-leased Boeing 737-700 NG from AerCap, the world’s leading aircraft leasing company, representing Nigeria’s first dry lease in nearly a decade and signaling renewed global confidence in the nation’s aviation sector. The arrival ceremony, held at the Zulu Terminal Complex of Murtala Muhammed […]

Disney+ announces price hike
Tech

Disney, YouTube in talks to restore ABC, ESPN

Disney said Friday that it is still in discussions with Google’s YouTube TV to restore access to ABC and ESPN after the channels were removed from the pay-TV platform. Recall, YouTube TV on Monday, offered to reinstate ABC and ESPN following Disney’s request to make ABC available for Election Day coverage. “YouTube TV continues to […]

Electricity

Abuja DisCo announces restructuring for improved customer service

The Management of Abuja Electricity Distribution Company has announced that it is currently undertaking a restructuring initiative to ensure improved services to customers, as well as enhanced operational efficiency and excellence. The company detailed this strategic move in a statement published on its website in Abuja on Friday, noting that the restructuring aligns directly with […]

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US revokes over 80,000 visas, including Nigerians

The United States Department of State has revoked the visas of more than 80,000 individuals, including Nigerians and other foreign nationals, as part of a sweeping immigration enforcement initiative under President Donald Trump’s administration. In a statement released on Thursday, the department said the action was in line with Trump’s commitment to protecting U.S. national […]

US senators demand Meta probe over chatbot child safety concerns
Tech

Meta made $16bn from scam, banned ads in 2024 — Report

Meta estimated that roughly 10 per cent of its 2024 revenue, about $16 billion, came from online ads promoting scams and banned products, according to internal documents cited by Reuters on Thursday. The report said those ads included promotions for fraudulent investment and e-commerce schemes, illegal online casinos, and prohibited medical products. The internal papers […]

NELFUND to launch vocational loan scheme in Enugu by July
News

NELFund urges Ekiti parents to seize student loan opportunity

The Managing Director of the Nigerian Education Loan Fund, Mr. Akintunde Sawyerr, has taken the sensitisation campaign on the student loan to Ekiti State, charging parents to encourage their children to take full advantage of the opportunity to acquire tertiary education. In a statement made available to newsmen in Abuja on Friday by Omojola Seun-Ojerinde […]