By Florence Onuegbu Binkabi, a London-based start-up firm said on Saturday that it was set to boost agriculture trading through its block-chain technology. The Chief Executive Officer of Binkabi, Mr Quan Le, said during a meet-up with entrepreneurs in Lagos that such technology would be leveraged to make agriculture commodityContinue Reading
Twitter Inc. suspended more than one million accounts a day in recent months to reduce the flow of misinformation on the platform, the Media reported. Twitter and other social media platforms such as Facebook Inc. have been under scrutiny by United States lawmakers and international regulators for doing too littleContinue Reading
Nigerian Institute of Transport Technology (NITT) and Nigerian College of Aviation Technology (NCAT) both in Zaria have set up a four-man committee to explore possible areas of collaboration. The information is in a statement by Mr Paul Mshelizah, the Assistant Director and NITT Head of Publicity and Public Relations inContinue Reading
Duduzane Zuma, the son of scandal-plagued former South African president Jacob Zuma, was briefly detained at Johannesburg’s main airport on Thursday relating to a corruption case, his lawyer said on Friday. Duduzane Zuma, who was returning to South Africa to attend his brother’s funeral, is due at Randburg Magistrate’s CourtContinue Reading
The Nigeria Police Force has elevated 83 officers in Bayelsa, for quality service delivery. Mr Don Awunah, the state’s Commissioner of Police, said on Friday in Yenagoa during the decoration of the officers that the elevation was also imperative to nation building. Awunah, said that the promotion was a callContinue Reading
National Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr Adams Oshiomhole, says the party would not allow any form of rigging in the July 14 governorship election in Ekiti. He stated this on Friday in Abuja in reaction to Ekiti Governor, Ayo Fayose’s allegation that the APC had plans to rigContinue Reading
The Niger Government on Friday said it would establish Contributory Social Health Insurance Scheme to provide affordable and quality healthcare services in the state. Dr Mustapha Jibril, the state Commissioner for Health, told newsmen in Minna that the proposed Bill would target both the public and private sectors. “A memoContinue Reading
An Indian TV actress along with her mother and sister have been charged with printing counterfeit currency at their home to bear the losses they were hit by. According to Gulf News, Surya Sasikumar has appeared in several serials aired by Kerala-based TV channels. Local police said that they managedContinue Reading
Trump’s administration is using DNA tests to reunite children and their migrant parents after they were separated at the U.S.-Mexico border, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The department said compared to verifying documents such as birth certificates, the DNA process is a faster and more accurate methodContinue Reading
