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Daily Archives: April 12, 2017

The dysfunctional spark plug in FAAN

On the 11th of April 2017, there were reports that the headquarters of the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) was gutted by fire and this led to the loss of sensitive documents in the audit and engineering department. Many [...]

April 12, 2017 Technology Business & StartUps

Tecno PhonePad 3 review: Doing business and staying mobile

It’s safe to say the performance of a phone doesn’t depend on the specifications listed on the box, it’s actually about the user’s first experience with the device. Beyond the specifications that we saw during the unboxing of the Tecno PhonePad 3, [...]

April 12, 2017 Technology Business & StartUps

Passengers strangle Uber driver to death in Lagos

Two men who posed as passengers have been arrested for killing an Uber driver in Lagos state, after which they tried to hide out in Edo state. While some news reports have given the name of the Uber driver as Emmanuel Innevosa, [...]

April 12, 2017 Technology Business & StartUps

Top mobile apps on Nigerian smartphones and what they say about us

How many unused mobile applications are currently sitting idle on your phones as you read this? The typical Nigerian smartphone is a store of used and idle mobile applications. It has a minimum of 5 apps that has never been [...]

April 12, 2017 Technology Business & StartUps

Startup Profile: PsyndUp — connect to mental health professionals in Nigeria easily

PsyndUp is an online platform that allows Nigerians book sessions with psychiatrist/psychologists, and build networks in the online support community. The post Startup Profile: PsyndUp — connect to mental health professionals in Nigeria easily appeared first on Techpoint.ng. Techpoint.ng [...]

April 12, 2017 Technology Business & StartUps
$1.3bn Malabu Scandal

$1.3bn Malabu Scandal: Shell Admits Paying Etete For Oil Bloc

$1.3bn Malabu Scandal – Malabu is owned by former Petroleum Minister, Chief Dan Etete. This came as controversy, yesterday, trailed plans by the House of Representatives Committee on Justice probing the Malabu deal to summon former President Goodluck Jonathan to [...]

April 12, 2017 Government and politics
Muhammadu Sanusi II

Meningitis: You caused death of your people – Sanusi blasts Yari again

The Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, has again blamed Governor Abdul’aziz Yari of Zamfara State, for the spread of meningitis in the state and attendant deaths. Sanusi, on his official Instagram page on Tuesday, said many Muslim countries like [...]

April 12, 2017 Health issues

Malabu Oil deal: I never collected $200m bribe – Goodluck Jonathan

Former President, Goodluck Jonathan, on Tuesday, dismissed reports that he received the sum of $200m as kick-back from the Malabu oil deal. Jonathan made the denial while responding to report by an American news website, Buzzfeed, which claimed he got [...]

April 12, 2017 Government and politics
Passenger dragged off overbooked United flight

Passenger dragged off overbooked United flight

Passenger dragged off overbooked United flight – A man’s refusal to give up his seat on an overbooked United Airlines flight led to a disturbing scene Sunday that has travelers up in arms over airline policies. The Department of Transportation [...]

April 12, 2017 International
Buhari-Saraki

Senate Shuns Saraki’s Order, Fails To Pass 2017 Budget Till Further Notice

Contrary to its promise that it would pass the 2017 Budget on or before the end of March, the Senate, on Tuesday, again, failed to pass the Appropriation Bill, before embarking on a two-weeks Easter break. Recall, that Senate President, [...]

April 12, 2017 Government and politics
President Muhammadu Buhari

Buhari Begs Supreme Court: ‘Save Me From These Judicial Embarrassments, Courts Have Ganged Up To Disgrace Me’

The outcome of the closed-door meeting held on Tuesday, between the Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Justice Walter Onnoghen, and President Muhammadu Buhari, at the Aso Rock Presidential Villa, in Abuja, has emerged. A high profile source confided on Post-Nigeria, [...]

April 12, 2017 Government and politics