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Nigeria’s Team ERROR has emerged overall winner of the 4th ECOWAS Regional Cybersecurity Hackathon, clinching the US$10,000 grand prize after 48 hours of intense competition designed to strengthen cybersecurity capacity across West Africa. The regional event brought together top cybersecurity talents from across the Economic Community of West African States…
Troops of Operation FANSAN YANMA have rescued Mrs. Abubakar, the wife of retired Major General Rabe Abubakar, during a fierce gun battle with armed bandits in Matazu Local Government Area of Katsina State. Military sources disclosed that the rescue operation was carried out under Operation CLEAN SWEEP III following intelligence-driven…
Hope and jubilation swept through Ethiopia’s Aba Samuel Prison as Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, delivered President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s message of reassurance to Nigerian inmates, affirming that the Federal Government remains committed to their welfare and reintegration into society. During her visit to the correctional facility on…
DG/CEO, Nigerian Technical Aid Corps (NTAC), Rt. Hon. Yusuf Buba Yakub (3rd right), flanked by Amb. Bello A. Jaye, Director of Programmes, NTAC; Mr. Abdulkadir Iliyasu, SA (Legal) to the DG; Mrs. Ivie Okojie-Imarah, Head of Chancery, Nigerian High Commission, Sierra Leone; Mr. Falusi H. Dapo, Assistant Director, NTAC; and…
A 25-year-old Nigerian man based in the United States has been remanded in prison custody after allegedly using a fake boarding pass to gain access to a United Airlines flight at Houston’s Bush Intercontinental Airport. The suspect, Abdulrahman Oluwatumike Oriyomi, appeared before a court on June 8, where a judge…
L-R Permanent Secretary (Special Duties) at the Federal Ministry of Finance, Mohammed Sanusi; British Deputy High Commission in Lagos, Mr. Jonny Baxter; the UK Minister for Africa and International Development, Baroness Jenny Chapman; the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr. Taiwo Oyedele; Permanent Secretary (Finance) at…
President Bola Tinubu has called on Nigerians to remain committed to democratic ideals, saying the country’s next major challenge is to translate political freedom into economic prosperity for all citizens. In his Democracy Day address commemorating 27 years of uninterrupted civilian rule, Tinubu described Nigeria’s democratic journey as a…
Nigeria’s Senate President, Senator Godswill Akpabio, has called on Nigerians to embrace unity, remain vigilant, and actively contribute to nation-building as the country marks 27 years of uninterrupted democratic governance. In a Democracy Day message issued through his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Hon. Eseme Eyiboh, Akpabio commended Nigerians…
BINANI AIR has marked its first 30 days of commercial operations, describing the milestone as a significant step in its ambition to strengthen Nigeria’s aviation sector through safe, reliable and customer-focused services. Speaking on the achievement, the airline’s Group President, Aminatu Dahiru Chiroma, said the first month had been both…
Nigeria and Ethiopia have signed a Transfer of Sentenced Persons Agreement aimed at allowing convicted citizens of either country to serve the remainder of their prison terms in their home nation, subject to agreed legal conditions. The agreement was signed in Addis Ababa by Nigeria’s Attorney General and Minister of…
