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Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. has consciously and consistently pulled great efforts in supporting the development of Nigeria owing to the astronomical growth in the youth population. The 21st century has seen the rapid advancement in technology revolutionizing the world and Nigeria is not left out. Huawei’s vision in Nigeria is to create an ICT ecosystem which will form the foundation ...

No fewer than 2,000 youths and 1,000 federal civil servants have so far benefited from the Huawei training on Information and Communication Technology (ICT). The training is aimed at producing an ICT talent ecosystem that would form the foundation for Nigeria’s digitisation plan.   “Following the MoU signed with the Office of the Secretary-General of the Federation and Huawei Technologies ...

Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad, the immediate past Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), is expected to get a N2.5bn severance package from the Federal Government. Muhammad’s resignation on health grounds was announced on Monday, less than a week after the 14 Supreme Court Justices accused him of financial malfeasance and maladministration. There have been reports that he was forced to resign. Muhammadu ...

President Muhammadu Buhari has sworn-in Justice Olukayode Ariwoola as the new Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), in acting capacity.   Justice Ariwoola was officially sworn by the president on Monday afternoon, following the sudden resignation of Justice Tanko Muhammad from the Judicial position.   Justice Muhammad, it was gathered, was forced to resign over the weekend, although the information in ...

Huawei Technologies Limited says its new CloudCampus solution breaks the limits of manual management of regular campus networks and enables the proliferating terminals to access the network and enjoy consistent experience. It also breaks network boundaries and ensures unified operations and maintenance across WLAN, LAN, and WAN. Campus networks are small, local networks dedicated to a set geographical area which ...

The Governor Nasir El-Rufai-led Kaduna State Government has dismissed 2,357 teachers who failed the recently conducted competency test.   The state’s Universal Basic Education Board (KADSUBEB) announced the sack in a statement on Sunday in Kaduna. KADSUBEB’s spokesperson, Hauwa Mohammed, said the board conducted a competency test for over 30,000 teachers in December 2021.   She said that 2,192 primary ...

Biodun Oyebanji, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has been declared the winner of Saturday’s Ekiti governorship election. Declaring the winner, Prof. Oyebode Adebowale, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) returning officer, said Oyebanji polled a total of 187, 057 to win the election.He said that Oyebanji had certified the law and was, therefore, declared the winner. “That ...

The Supreme Court of Nigeria has granted the use of hijab by female Muslim students in public schools in Lagos State. The Supreme Court delivered the ruling upholding the use of hijab by Muslim students on Friday in Abuja.   The court dismissed an appeal by the Lagos State Government and upheld the earlier judgment of the Court of Appeal ...

The Ondo Catholic Diocese has released names and pictures of worshippers murdered by terrorists during the Sunday, June 5, attack on St. Francis Catholic Church, Owo. This is as their burial gets underway in the state. At least 40 people, including children were killed by yet to be identified gunmen at St. Francis Catholic Church, Owo. About 80 others sustained ...

President Muhammadu Buhari on 12th June, 2022 gave his last Democracy Day speech as the president Federal Republic of Nigeria. Addressing Nigerians, Buhari threw light on the need to celebrate Democracy Day which he said; “is to celebrate freedom and unity of our nation and to mark the end of military rule and the return of power and control into ...