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Douye Diri, Minister of Health Commission Drone Delivery Distribution Centre
Thu, 13 Feb 2025 00:47:00 +0000

LAGOS – Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa State and the Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Professor Muhammad Ali Pate, and have officially commissioned a state-of-the-art distribution centre for Zipline, the world’s largest instant logistics and drone delivery service in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State.This milestone marks a significant step in the state’s commitment to developing more […]

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Cornerstone Insurance Foundation Partners LFBI To Celebrate Love, Fete Primary Schools’ Pupils In Lagos
Thu, 13 Feb 2025 00:32:00 +0000

LAGOS – Cornerstone Insurance Group through own foundation has taken its corporate social responsibility (CSR) gesture to three public primary schools in Lagos sponsoring their school feeding programme. The schools are Divine Wisdom; Idera Oluwa, Agege and Debby and Frank, all located in Agege of Lagos State. The initiative, put together to mark the 9th […]

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Trump And Tinubu: Are Their Disruptive Leadership Strategies Beneficial? (2)
Thu, 13 Feb 2025 00:26:00 +0000

… Resistance To Change And The Future Of GovernanceWhile BRICS and the Concept of Medium Powers have yet to disrupt the UN’s global influence, their emergence signals growing dissatisfaction with the status quo. Change in the global order is long overdue, yet it continues to be resisted by those benefiting from the existing system.Similarly, the […]

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Revenue Surges As Tablets Stage Comeback
Thu, 13 Feb 2025 00:00:42 +0000

LAGOS – The tablet market has had a tough few years. After booming in 2020 and 2021, sales took a sharp downturn in 2022 and 2023, making tablets the only IT device category that struggled to bounce back. But, things changed in 2024, with the market gaining new momentum that is expected to continue this […]

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AI Leaders Urged To Address Opportunities, Risks
Wed, 12 Feb 2025 23:55:47 +0000

LAGOS – A new wave of autonomous AI – capable of reasoning, acting inde­pendently, and scaling at unprece­dented speed – is rapidly reshaping the technological landscape. The rise of “agentic AI” and pow­erful, low-cost AI models is making artificial intelligence cheaper, more widely available, and potentially more energy efficient – but also hard­er to regulate. […]

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NITDA Reiterates Commitment To Adopting Digital Transformation
Wed, 12 Feb 2025 23:42:37 +0000

LAGOS – In its continued commitment to­wards the implementation of the present administration’s Renewed Hope Agenda, particularly in the area of improving governance for ef­fective service delivery, the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), is intensifying efforts to create a one-stop-shop portal for all government services. The initiative aligns with the Pres­ident’s directive to digitise […]

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FCCPC Has Authority To Regulate Competition, Protect Consumers Across All Sectors’
Wed, 12 Feb 2025 23:40:11 +0000

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LAGOS – The Federal Competition and Con­sumer Protection Commission (FC­CPC), has secured a landmark legal victory after the Federal High Court in Lagos reaffirmed its authority to regulate competition and consumer protection across all sectors, includ­ing telecommunications. This was disclosed in a statement by Ondaje Ijagwu, FCCPC’s director of Corporate Affairs. Ijagwu, said Justice F.N. […]

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LibreOffice 25.2: Office SuiteThat Meets Today’s User Needs
Wed, 12 Feb 2025 23:31:35 +0000

LibreOffice is the best office suite for users who want to retain control over their in­dividual software and doc­uments, thereby protecting their privacy and digital life from the commercial interference and the lock-in strategies of Big Tech. The new major release provides a large number of user interface and accessibility improvements, plus the usual interoperability […]

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Financial Inclusion: Leadway Group Launches Campaign On Unified Retail Offerings
Wed, 12 Feb 2025 23:21:44 +0000

Leadway Group, Nigeria’s foremost non-banking financial services pro­vider, has launched a nationwide retail campaign to drive financial inclusion and enhance awareness of its compre­hensive suite of solutions. This initiative underscores Lead­way’s commitment to delivering ac­cessible and tailored financial products designed to meet the diverse needs of Nigerians. The campaign, tagged “No Looseguard”, is a collaborative […]

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Heirs Insurance Group Unveils New Offerings With Flexi Comprehensive Motor Policy
Wed, 12 Feb 2025 23:19:39 +0000

Heirs Insurance Group, has an­nounced the launch of its low-cost insurance product—Flexi Comprehensive Motor Insur­ance, which provides compre­hensive motor insurance bene­fits for a fraction of the cost. Reaffirming its commitment to making insurance accessi­ble to Nigerians, it has also ex­panded the accessibility of its third-party insurance, making it available on the company’s USSD code—and its […]

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ATIDI Shapes Future Of Risk MitigationThrough Deep Dive Webinar
Wed, 12 Feb 2025 23:14:46 +0000

In an effort to promote the growing need for effective risk management in Africa, African Trade and Investment Develop­ment Insurance (ATIDI), hosted a webinar focused on the role of de­velopment insurance. The session brought together me­dia stakeholders from across the con­tinent – to understand how innova­tive insurance solutions are driving sustainable development, mitigating risks and […]

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Lion Phina Origho Joins the Campaign Race for Lions Club International 2nd Vice District Governorship Battle
Wed, 12 Feb 2025 23:08:06 +0000

Another year begins in the Lion’s calendar as the campaign for the position of 2nd Vice District Governor kicks off. Lion Phina Origho of the 404B2 Lions Club International is a candidate in this race. A woman of substance and dignity, Lion Origho is prepared to serve and showcase her commitment to humanitarian services. In […]

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Sovereign Trust Insurance Breaks Radio Campaign On E3P
Wed, 12 Feb 2025 23:02:05 +0000

LAGOS – Sovereign Trust Insurance Plc has announced that it will be embarking on a Pan-Nigeria radio campaign for the next 13 weeks to promote one of its home-grown motor insurance policies, the Enhanced Third-party Motor Insurance Policy with the acronym, E3P.This was made known by Segun Bankole, the Head of the company’s Corporate Communications […]

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Customs Destroys Substandard Drugs Worth Billions In Rivers
Wed, 12 Feb 2025 23:02:01 +0000

PORT HARCOURT – The Nigerian Customs Service in collaboration with the office of the National Security Adviser has destroyed over 60 containers of substandard and illegally imported pharmaceuticals products worth billions of Naira. The destruction of the drugs via burning took place at the Rivers State Waste Management dump site along the Port Harcourt Airport […]

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Ex-PDP Chairman, Supporters Defect To APC In Ebonyi
Wed, 12 Feb 2025 22:56:26 +0000

ABAKALIKI – A former acting Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party in Ebonyi State, Barr. Ifeanyi Nworie, has defected to the All Progressives Congress with his supporters. Nworie was formally received into the ruling party during a civic reception organized in his honour by the people of Ezza South Local Government Area, held at Ezza […]

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