Following the proliferation of online banking and loan shops, no fewer than 173 digital lending applications have been approved to operate in Nigeria by the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission. Of the 173 loan apps, only 119 have full approvals while 54
Nigeria has continued to slide irredeemably in all developmental indices, including the child nutrition and mortality ratio. The Nigerian Government and the global nutrition organisation, Nutrition International (NI) have revealed that at least 17 million Nigerian children are malnourished, making Nigeria the country
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has revealed that telecommunications companies (Telcos) in Nigeria have lost a total of 12 million internet subscribers in 2021 due to the national identification number (NIN) linkage policy. In its latest report titled, ‘2021 subscriber/network data annual report’, the
By Chioma Obinna The nutrition situation of children in Nigeria remains worrisome. According to the 2021 Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey, MICs, 1 in 10 children die before their fifth birthday though an improvement from the MICS 2016 which was put at 1 in
By Sola Ogundipe Towards expanding equitable access to quality TB rapid testing to underserved populations, the Global Fund, USAID, and the Stop TB Partnership have announced a new collaboration with Molbio Diagnostics towards significantly reducing the price of the Truenat MTB and MTB
Following its effort to fence-off stiff competition from other blogosphere, Facebook and Instagram’s parent company, Meta Platforms Inc. is exploring strategies to create a new social media app in its effort to dislodge Twitter as the world’s “digital town square.” Mark Zuckerberg’s tech
ur Party, on Thursday, knocked the Independent National Electoral Commission, saying the electoral umpire deliberately came up with its idea of reconfiguring the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System machines after its presidential candidate, Peter Obi, sought to examine the election materials. This was as
A coalition of Civil Society Organizations in Ebonyi State and the Coalition of United Political Parties, CUPP, in Abakaliki, has petitioned the inspector general of Police, IGP, Usman Alkali Baba, over alleged serial human rights abuses by the government in the state. The
When it comes to our health, we don’t always think of our brain in the same way we think of our body, especially in an era of improved technology, where hyperconnectivity is progressively taking its toll on our brain, making us less productive,
People cool off and sunbathe by the Trocadero Fountains in Paris, on July 25, 2019 as a new heatwave hit the French capital. The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies has cautioned the general public on the rising cases of
In continuation of her mobilization and sensation exercise before its workshop, the Imo State GIZ
Cast My Brand, a leader in innovative vehicle branding, has announced the launch of its
A German Development Agency, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (German for German Agency for International
Nigeria’s heartless President,Bola Ahmed Tinubu finally released all the 114 #EndBadGovernance protesters (minors and adults)