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Monthly Archives: March 2018

There are strong indications that Payporte could be owing months of employee wages

A group of former staff members of Payporte claim that the company has failed to pay their salaries since November 2017 despite being a major sponsor of BBNaija. Could these allegations be true? The post There are strong indications that [...]

March 27, 2018 Technology Business & StartUps

Unified database uncovers over 80,000 ghost workers in the Nigerian Police

After integrating the payroll of the Nigerian Police into the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS), the Federal Government of Nigeria has discovered 80,115 ghost officers on the force’s payroll. According to a Premium Times report, before the integration, members [...]

March 27, 2018 Technology Business & StartUps

Popular Kaduna pastor sentenced for human trafficking

Popular Kaduna-based Pastor, Bawa Madaki has been sentenced to 14 years imprisonment by a Nasarawa High Court for human trafficking. Madaki was sentenced without an option of fine in a judgment delivered by Justice Haruna Offor at the court sitting [...]

March 27, 2018 Religion

Tinubu speaks on being absent at APC caucus meeting presided over by Buhari

National leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, on Thursday opened up on why he did not attend yesterday’s national caucus meeting of the APC presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari at the new Banquet Hall of the Presidential [...]

March 27, 2018 Government and politics

Lionel Messi admits difficulties playing together with Dybala

Argentina captain, Lionel Messi has admitted that it is difficult to play alongside fellow teammate, Paulo Dybala in the national team. Messi said he had struggled to partner with Dybala on the pitch because the Juventus star plays just like [...]

March 27, 2018 Sports

Dapchi residents recount Boko Haram invasion, reveal why they stoned Governor Gaidam

A senior sudent of the Government Girls Science Technical College, Dapchi has said she will not return to the school even after Boko Haram returned nearly all 110 students kidnapped from the school. Rakiya Adamu who is in SS2, was [...]

March 27, 2018 Boko Haram And Terror

PDP apology: ‘Observe them till 2023 to see if they have truly repented’ – Keyamo tells Nigerians

PDP apology: A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Senior Advocates of Nigeria (SAN), Festus Keyamo has advised Nigerians to first observe the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) till 2023 to see if they have truly repented and then [...]

March 27, 2018 Government and politics

Nigeria’s journey under me turbulent, Buhari confesses

President Muhammadu Buhari has described the country’s journey in the last three years of his administration as being “a very turbulent one.” President Buhari who spoke yesterday during the inauguration of the Food Security Council at the Presidential Villa , [...]

March 27, 2018 Government and politics

Forgive our mistakes, PDP begs Nigerians

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) yesterday apologised to Nigerians and sought forgiveness for mistakes made while in power. It said a rescue programme to take Nigeria out of the bondage of economic, social and political degradation had become necessary. At [...]

March 27, 2018 Government and politics

Buhari steps up mechanism to retrieve stolen assets

Nigeria has taken a further step to recover illegally acquired assets, including monies, taken to Switzerland. President Muhammadu Buhari signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Swiss government and International Development Association on the matter. The MoU is on the [...]

March 27, 2018 Government and politics

NDLEA impounds 159m tablets of Tramadol

NDLEA impounds 159m tablets of Tramadol: The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on Monday said it had seized 159 million tablets of Tramadol at Apapa Port in Lagos. Director, Technical Services of the agency, Mr Femi Oloruntoba, made this [...]

March 27, 2018 Health issues

Tickethub.ng is yet another online ticketing platform that wants to do things differently

The way people access information about an event and the way organisers keep track of attendees is rapidly evolving, with new engagement and measurement technologies, which efficiently collect data and notify attendees of the event. Tickethub.ng seeks to ease the [...]

March 27, 2018 Technology Business & StartUps

Call to arms: Army, Defence Minister take on TY Danjuma

Defence Minister, Mansur Muhammad Dan-Ali, and the Nigerian Army, yesterday, took on former Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Theophilus Danjuma (Retd), over a statement credited to him, calling on the people of Taraba State and Nigerians in general to [...]

March 27, 2018 Government and politics

Weekly Tech Events #12: Startup Grind, Startup Parapo and others

This week is loaded with events you don’t want to miss. We have curated a list of tech events that will interest you. They are coming up on or between Monday, 26th March 2018 to Monday, 2nd April 2018. Startup [...]

March 26, 2018 Technology Business & StartUps

Welcome to Camp Wonderland: Tour of Imaginarium HQ

Office spaces are fast becoming not just a fad but a necessity for creativity and optimal productivity. The Last edition of Office Tours revealed the space the humans of a digital agricultural platform work out of. This week, our journey takes us [...]

March 26, 2018 Technology Business & StartUps

23 feared dead as vehicle ploughs into Mozambique party

Mozambique police stated on Monday that a pick-up truck ploughed into a crowd of party-goers over the weekend. Unfortunately 23 people lost their lives a majority whom were teenagers. The speeding vehicle ignored orders from traffic police, hit an obstacle [...]

March 26, 2018 Incidents

Aviation unions threaten strike over N45b Nigeria Airways pension arrears

Workers’ unions in the aviation industry have threatened to shut the airspace and ground all flight activities in protest against the Federal Government’s refusal to pay N45b pension and gratuities of Nigeria Airways ex-workers. The unions, comprised of National Association [...]

March 26, 2018 Technology

APC vows to form parallel security outfit

As preparations for the 2019 general elections begin, Rivers state may be heading for another round of uprising. The state may witness new wave of violence if the chieftains of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Rivers make bold their [...]

March 26, 2018 Government and politics

Infinix S3: Unboxing and First Impressions

Infinix Mobility has launched the Infinix  S3 as its first smartphone for the year 2018. The S3 is a continuation of the HOT S series which had the Infinix S2 and Infinix S2 Pro as its last additions. The Infinix [...]

March 26, 2018 Technology Business & StartUps

Osinbajo now attack Jonathan through paid ‘sources’ – Reno Omokri

Reno Omokri, a former presidential assistant on new media, has accused Vice President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo of engaging paid “sources” to attack ex-President Gooduck Jonathan. He said this in a statement he issued on Monday. Omokri said stories making the [...]

March 26, 2018 Government and politics

President mourns former works minister, Lawal

President Muhammadu Buhari has condoled with the government and people of Nasarawa State on the death of Dr Hassan Lawal, a former Minister and Member, Board of Trustees of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Lawal, who was born in 1954, [...]

March 26, 2018 Government and politics

Artificial Intelligence in healthcare: Where does Africa lie?

It is not news that AI is shaking up the world, unlocking new frontiers in addressing business and societal challenges. The AI progress metrics maintained by the Electronic Frontier Foundation show that in several applications, including tasks previously thought to be doable [...]

March 26, 2018 Technology Business & StartUps

Abia government launches healthcare prepaid cards for residents

Abia State Government said it had developed healthcare prepaid cards to meet the health needs of citizens irrespective of status and location in the state. Called “Tele-Health Initiative’’ the state governor, Dr Okezie Ikpeazu, announced while featuring on News Agency [...]

March 26, 2018 Government and politics

Bauchi polytechnic offers free tuition to persons living with disabilities

Bauchi polytechnic offers free tuition to persons living with disabilities: The Abubakar Tatari Ali Polytechnic (ATAP) Bauchi, says it will waive tuition fees to persons with disabilities willing to study in the institution. The Rector of the Polytechnic, Dr Suleiman [...]

March 26, 2018 Education

Dapchi schoolboy freed by Boko Haram a ‘Pure water’ vendor

Here is the face of the Dapchi schoolboy, a pure water vendor captured by Boko Haram on 19 February, along with 111 schoolgirls. The boy came to the Dapchi Girls Secondary Science and Tech College to sell pure water, when [...]

March 26, 2018 Boko Haram And Terror

Senators insist on overriding Buhari’s veto over electoral act amendment bill

Senators pushing for the override of President Muhammadu Buhari’s veto on the Electoral Act Amendment Bill 2018 rose from a meeting in Lagos at the weekend dashing hopes of resolving the face off between the Senate and the President on [...]

March 26, 2018 Government and politics

Tinubu, Saraki’s humiliation will make Buhari’s re-election difficult – Shehu Sani

The lawmaker representing Kaduna Central, Senator Shehu Sani, has warned that the humiliation of the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, the All Progressives Congress, APC, the national leader, Bola Tinubu, by the federal government, will make tough the re-election of President [...]

March 24, 2018 Government and politics

Agitation for secession not an offence under Nigerian Law – IPOB fires back at court

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has argued that agitation for secession is not an offence under the Nigerian laws. IPOB said this in reaction to the secret trial of its elusive leader, Nnamdi Kanu’s co-defenders, Bright Chimezie, Chidiebere Onwudiwe, [...]

March 24, 2018 Nigerian-Biafran War

This week on Techpoint: You are special

You asked, we listened. According to feedback we keep receiving, because our past events have always been overbooked, a lot of attendees end up standing throughout. We know this is uncomfortable. So in response, we are introducing VIP tickets for Techpoint [...]

March 24, 2018 Technology Business & StartUps

My daughter, Iyabo does not take nonsense from anyone – Obasanjo

Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, has described his daughter, Iyabo as a tough woman who will not tolerate nonsense from anyone. Obasanjo was speaking at the Eko Hotel and Suites, Lagos, while addressing women at the 14th annual lecture of the [...]

March 24, 2018 Government and politics