Author: Eberechi Constance

Senegal opposition presidential candidate wins election, ruling party candidate accepts defeat

Senegal opposition presidential candidate wins election, ruling party candidate accepts defeat The 44-year-old Bassirou Faye has won Senegal presidential election. This came after the former Prime Minister of Senegal and candidate of the ruling party, Amadou Ba, conceded defeat in the presidential election held on Sunday and congratulated the main[Read More…]

ONSA confirms escape of Binance executive, notifies INTERPOL

ONSA confirms escape of Binance executive, notifies INTERPOL   Zakari Mijinyawa, the head of strategic communication at the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA), has provided an update regarding the escape of Mr. Anjarwalla from Nigeria using a smuggled passport. According to Mijinyawa’s statement, preliminary investigations have revealed that[Read More…]

Nigeria seeks joint West Africa regional protection of undersea cables

Nigeria seeks joint West Africa regional protection of undersea cables   Nigeria has called for a coordinated and multilateral approach by the West African region to protect shared telecommunications infrastructure and diversify connectivity to ensure uninterruptible connections. Nigeria made the submission following the recent undersea cable cuts that challenged connectivities[Read More…]

FG files tax evasion charges against Binance 

FG files tax evasion charges against Binance  The federal government has filed a criminal charge against Binance, a popular cryptocurrency platform, for “tax evasion”. In a statement on Monday says the charge was filed before the federal high court in Abuja on March 25 by the Federal Inland Revenue Service[Read More…]

FG seeks speedy national digital ID for all Nigerians

FG seeks speedy national digital ID for all Nigerians   The federal government, through the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), has inaugurated a steering committee on the Nigeria digital identification for development ecosystem project. George Akume, secretary to the government of the federation (OSGF), led the inauguration of the steering[Read More…]