Author: Ifetayo Adeniyi

Glo & MTN Resolve Interconnect Debt Dispute MTN & GLO. The interconnect debt dispute between MTN Nigeria Communications Plc and Globacom Limited has been resolved. The Nigerian Communications Commission disclosed this on Thursday in a statement signed by the Director, Public Affairs Department, Reuben Muoka. This development between both firms occurred within the 21-day grace period the NCC gave Glo in January. 61.54 million mobile subscriptions (as of November 2023) on Glo’s network were at risk of getting disconnected from making calls to MTN before now. In January, the NCC announced that Glo subscribers might be barred from making calls…

Oshoala moves for replacement of Onana with Nwabali at Man United following AFCON’s performance Asisat Oshoala and Man United legend Rio Ferdinand joined millions to celebrate the Super Eagles victory against South Africa. Nigerian women’s star Asisat Oshoala has joined calls for Manchester United to sign Super Eagles goalkeeper Stanley Nwabali following his penalty shootout heroics at the Africa Cup Nations. Oshoala urged Rio Ferdinand to make the move happen after Nwabali inspired Nigeria’s Super Eagles to a 4-2 win against South Africa in the AFCON 2023 semifinal on Wednesday. The Chippa United star was in superb form again as…

Women Empowerment: Modupe Elebute-Odunsi, empowering women in healthcare to break barriers Modupe Elebute-Odunsi is the Founder/Chair of Women In Healthcare Network (WIHCN). She is also the Founder/CEO, Marcelle Ruth Cancer Centre & Specialist Hospital. She is a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians, a Fellow of the Royal College of Pathologists and a member of the British Society of Haematology and the American Society of Haematology. She recently established WIHCN because she was motivated by the plethora of diverse female talent in the healthcare space that was not being harnessed, developed and utilised to advance the system and…

Firstbank Bags Prestigious Corporate Bank Award at 2023 Euromoney Awards for Excellence FirstBank, Nigeria’s premier financial institution and financial inclusion services provider, was announced as the Best Corporate Bank at the recent prestigious Euromoney Awards for Excellence, Nigeria 2023. The Bank clinched the coveted award based on its 130-year commitment to enabling its corporate customers achieve success through relevant and tailored financial solutions. FirstBank’s continuous investment in technology has been crucial to its leading industry role in optimally meeting the needs of its corporate customers. Recent investments in technology include the development of its smart and interactive Transaction Banking Platform…

Google Rebrands AI Chatbot, Bard, To Gemini Google announced on Thursday that Bard, it’s AI chatbot, has been renamed Gemini, adopting the name of the text, voice, and image-capable AI model that began powering the Bard chatbot in December. Google has revealed that Gemini, which is receiving more prominent positioning among Google’s services, will have its dedicated app on Android phones. On Apple mobile devices, Gemini will be integrated into the primary Google app. “Bard has been the best way for people to directly experience our most capable models. To reflect the advanced tech at its core, Bard will now…

Nwoko pays visit to Ned/GKE, expresses concern on fate of Nigerian youths The senator representing Delta North senatorial district at the upper chamber of the National Assembly, Senator Ned Nwoko, has expressed deep concern about the future of Nigerian youths. Nwoko expressed his concern when he paid an unscheduled visit to Ned/GKE Skills Acquisition Center during his assessment tour in Asaba, the Delta State capital. He said, “I have gone round the skill acquisition center and I’m satisfied with what I saw on ground and the management of the center. “Apart from the fact that the management of Ned/GKE Skills…

BOI: Ready to disburse three categories of funding, N200bn to manufacturers, SMEs The Bank of Industry has said that it will be disbursing three categories of funding totaling N200bn to support manufacturers and businesses across the country. The development bank, in a statement, noted that funds included the Presidential Conditional Grant Scheme, the FGN MSME Intervention Fund and the FGN Manufacturing Sector Fund. The Presidential Conditional Grant Scheme is a N50bn grant scheme to support eligible nano business owners. The grant will be disbursed to a minimum of 1,000 beneficiaries (especially women and youths) across the 774 local government areas…

Tinubu directs compulsory recitation of National pledge at public engagements President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has directed that the National Pledge be recited after the singing of the National anthem at official and public engagements. The President announced this while speaking at the groundbreaking ceremony of the 3,112 housing-unit Renewed Hope City at Karsana, Abuja, on Thursday. He said: “Before I left home this morning, I asked for a printout of the National Pledge, and we have to relaunch it again at this event. The relaunch is about being committed to the values, greatness, and hope of our country. “It is…

Davido says he’s proud of himself, though he didn’t win Grammy There is nothing as painful as losing, especially when one is very close to winning something as important as the Grammy Awards. Nigerian Afrobeats star, David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has revealed to everyone that cares to know that he is very proud of himself even though he didn’t win the Grammy after coming very close to winning the award following his nomination. The singer, disclosed this in an interview recently. He said; “Being nominated alone is enough to make me proud of myself. I just want my…

World Bank Awards N4.5bn Grant to 150 Schools in Katsina The World Bank, in collaboration with the Katsina State Government, has commenced the disbursement of N4.5 billion School Improvement Grant (SIG) to 150 selected primary schools in various communities across the state. The disbursement of the funds was flagged off on Thursday by Governor Dikko Umaru Radda at Shagumba Primary School in Batagarawa Local Government Area of the state. Radda, during the flag-off, said the School-Based Management Committees (SBMCs) were responsible for the utilisation and management of the funds on behalf of the benefiting schools and communities. He said the…