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Tinubu to attend 2025 Nigeria diaspora investment summit

President Bola Tinubu will attend the 2025 Nigeria Diaspora Investment Summit in Abuja as the Special Guest of Honour, according to the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission. The summit, which will run from November 11 to 13, aims to connect Nigerians living abroad with investment opportunities across key sectors of the country’s economy. Speaking during a […]

Dangote Refinery loses N32.5bn after petrol price cut
Business

Dangote Refinery denies claims of importing high-sulphur petrol

Dangote Petroleum Refinery has rejected recent media claims that it is importing high-sulphur finished petrol into Nigeria, calling the reports false and misleading. In a statement on Friday, the company clarified that, as a world-scale refinery, it processes a variety of crude oils and intermediate feedstocks, a standard global practice designed to optimise both production […]

NITDA to develop blockchain "Nigerium" for data Security
Business

NITDA DG urges Africa to build local AI data, infrastructure

The Director-General of Nigeria’s National Information Technology Development Agency, Kashifu Abdullahi, has called on African countries to develop their own data sets and computing infrastructure to fully leverage Artificial Intelligence. He cautioned that reliance on foreign technologies and fragmented policies could hinder the continent’s AI progress. Speaking at the panel “Shaping Africa’s Digital Future: Policy […]

Australia fines Google $36m over anticompetitive search engine deals
Tech

Britain tightens oversight on Google search services

Britain’s competition authority on Friday activated new powers to oversee Google’s search operations, placing the United States tech giant under heightened regulatory scrutiny. The Competition and Markets Authority confirmed it is granting Google “strategic market status” for its general search and search advertising services. This follows a nearly nine-month investigation in which the regulator found […]

Subsidy: Traders lament low generator sales
Business

Lagos announces dates for 2025 trade test

The Lagos State Examinations Board, under the Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education, has announced the dates for the 2025 Trade Test for artisans and technicians across the state. The test aims to evaluate the competence, skill, and proficiency of artisans and technicians in various trades. According to the Director/Registrar of the Lagos State Examinations […]

Food

FG urges scientists to give factual guidance on GMOs

The Federal Government has urged scientists in ministries, departments, and agencies to improve their knowledge of Genetically Modified Organisms to ensure that their feedback on the subject is factual and unambiguous. This call comes as Nigerians remain divided on the safety of GMOs. The federal government made this statement on Thursday in Abuja at a […]

EU warns YouTube over Hamas-Israel disinformation
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EU orders Snapchat, YouTube to explain child safety measures

The European Union on Friday demanded digital giants, including Snapchat and YouTube, explain how they are protecting children from online harm, as member states explore restricting minors’ access to social media at a European level. The EU has stringent rules regulating the digital space, including what children should be able to see, but there is […]

News

NATO to launch annual nuclear exercise amid Russian tensions

NATO will launch its annual nuclear exercise Steadfast Noon next week, alliance chief Mark Rutte said Friday, as tensions with Russia have risen after a series of air incursions by Moscow. In a video posted online, Rutte stressed that the two-week drill, starting on Monday, was “regular” and NATO stated it is not linked directly […]

Business

TotalEnergies, Siemens urge EU to ease regulations for competitiveness

TotalEnergies and Siemens have urged European governments to scrap one of the EU’s key corporate sustainability laws, arguing that doing so would enhance the continent’s competitiveness, The plea was disclosed in a letter, according to Reuters. The letter, signed by TotalEnergies CEO, Patrick Pouyanné, and Siemens AG CEO, Roland Busch, on behalf of 46 European […]