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The first batch of Nigerians stranded in Ukraine have arrived the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja.   Abike Dabiri, chairman of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, NIDCOM, who confirmed this in a tweet, said they arrived from Romania on Friday morning.   She said , “First batch of Nigerians from #Ukraine arrived at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport Abuja from Romania at ...

The decision of National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) to file an eight-count criminal charge against Abba Kyari, the suspended deputy commissioner of police, may halt his planned extradition to the United States where he is wanted on alleged links with cyber criminal, Ramon Abbas, alias Hushpuppi.   The NDLEA had filed an eight-count charge against Kyari and six others ...

The Federal Government has approved the request by the United States of America, for suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Abba Kyari, to be extradited over the $1.1million wire fraud perpetrated by Abass Ramon aka Hushpuppi and 4 others The government’s approval was made known by the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN) on Thursday ...

Telecommunication giant, Huawei has stated that their recently released three scenario-based ICT solutions are capable of solving the various challenges faced by the Nigeria government in the production of oil and gas in the country.   Li Wei, Director of Huawei Nigeria Enterprise Business stated this on Tuesday while addressing members of the press at the occasion of the ongoing ...

Barcelona, February 28, 2022: Dotgo®, a Gupshup company, and leading provider of Rich Communication Services (RCS) and RCS business messaging (RBM) solutions, announced the launch of Dotgo Universal RCSTM at Mobile World Congress 2022, Barcelona. The launch expands RCS to iPhone and other non-RCS devices, providing global brands the ability to reach more customers with engaging rich media mobile messaging ...

Digital transformation is inevitable for the oil and gas the industry to efficiently and sustainably address the challenges that global dual carbon goals are bringing in energy sector and also in the economic structure of energy-producing nations which are now driving changes in production technologies and lifestyles. This is according to Leo Zhang, Director of Energy Department, Huawei South Africa ...

seven-man panel of Justices of the Court, announced the judgment date after taking arguments for and against the suit.   Amaechi, who is currently Minister of Transportation, is praying the apex court to prohibit Governor Nyesom Wike from investigating his eight-year tenure as the executive governor of the state. The former governor, represented by Prince Lateef Fagbemi SAN, predicated his ...

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced new dates for the 2023 general elections in Nigeria.   The commission had earlier announced February 18, 2023 for the presidential election.   On Saturday, the commission’s chairman, Mahmood Yakubu, told journalists that new dates have been fixed for the elections.   Presidential and National Assembly elections have been slated for February ...

President Muhammadu Buhari has finally signed the Electoral Act Amendment Bill into law.   The President signed the Bill at the Council Chamber of the Presidential Villa in Abuja, on Friday. The Electoral Amendment Bill of 2022 is an amendment to the 2010 Electoral Act. The bill is supposed to help Nigeria improve its electoral process from the past ones. ...

President Muhammadu Buhari has finally signed the Electoral Act Amendment Bill into law.   The President assented to the bill at past midday on Friday at a brief ceremony held at the Council Chamber of the Aso Villa in Abuja.   The Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo; President of the Senate, Ahmed Lawan, and Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, ...