Global Outage as Microsoft Takes ‘Mitigation Actions’ on Computer Systems

Microsoft is taking “mitigation actions” following a major outage that wreaked havoc on global computer systems on Friday, impacting various sectors worldwide. The tech giant stated in a post on social media platform X, “Our services are still seeing continuous improvements while we continue to take mitigation actions.” It remains unclear if the outages are…

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Fubara Orders Heads of Administration to take Charge of LGAs Amidst Tension

Governor Similanayi Fubara has directed Heads of Local Government Administration to take charge of the 23 local government areas of the State. The directive came Tuesday, in a state-wide broadcast as the three-year tenure of the immediate past local government chairmen elapsed. However, the affected council chairmen have reportedly vowed they would not vacate office,…

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As Pressure Mounts, Tinubu Orders Cardoso to Suspend Implementation of Cybersecurity Levy, Directs Review

President Bola Tinubu has asked the Central Bank of Nigeria to suspend the implementation of the controversial cybersecurity levy policy and ordered a review. This followed the decision of the House of Representatives, which, last Thursday, asked the CBN to withdraw its circular directing all banks to commence charging a 0.5 per cent cybersecurity levy…

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Lawyer to Paste Restraining Order at MultiChoice Office over Planned Tariff Increase

The Competition and Consumer Protection Tribunal in Abuja has ordered that its interim order, restraining MultiChoice Nigeria Limited from increasing DSTV tariff, be pasted at the firm’s “corporate headquarters or any known address of the branches of MultiChoice Nigeria Limited across Nigeria.” The chairman of the tribunal, Saratu Shafii, who made the order dated April…

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Lagos Records Highest Motorcycle Transport as Fare Increases Across Nigeria in March 2024 -NBS

According to the latest report released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), transport fares across various categories have experienced increases in March 2024. The report covers bus journeys within the city per drop, intercity bus journeys, air fares for specified routes, motorcycle (Okada) journeys, and waterway passenger transport. The average fare for bus journeys…

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NiMet Director-General Inaugurates Steering C’ttee for Agricultural Resilience Project

The Director-General and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet), Professor Charles Anosike,  has officially inaugurated the steering committee for the ‘Building Agricultural Systems Resilience In Nigeria Project’. The ceremony took place at NiMet’s headquarters in Abuja on Tuesday. Addressing the gathering in his capacity as the chairman of the steering committee, Anosike,…

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Security: Facts about NIN/GMPC

The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) on Friday said that the Federal Government (FG) plans to initiate a General Multipurpose Card (GMPC) to streamline the hectic process of multiple forms of identification. NIMC explained in a statement circulated to newsmen saying, the new identity card is designed to serve as a solution to different kinds…

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