Month: December 2021

NCC Sets New Mobile International Termination Rate for Voice Services, Effective From January

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has determined the new International Termination Rate (ITR) for voice services paid by overseas telecom carriers for terminating international calls on local networks in Nigeria at $0.045. The new rate is contained in the ‘Determination of Mobile International Termination Rate’ issued by the Commission on November 25, 2021. The $0.045…

NDLEA Arrests Pregnant Woman with 1,441kg Imported Skunk in Lagos

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have raided two clandestine drug stores in Lagos where a pregnant woman named Eze Joy Chioma was arrested with 1,442 kilograms of imported skunk while four men including a 62-year-old Basset Emmanuel were arrested with 182,000 tablets of Tramadol. The 27-year-old Chioma Eze was arrested on…

Rite Foods Partners with Food Meets Naija Initiative to Tackle Hunger in Nigeria

Rite Foods Limited, Nigeria’s leading Food and Beverage Company has restated its commitment to end hunger in Nigeria with its sponsorship of Charity With Food (CWF 2021) where 1,000 children were fed in Lagos, with a novelty match organized to Kick Out Hunger at the Campus Mini Stadium, Lagos Island. CWF 2021 is themed ‘The…

Dakuku Vs Wike: Setting the Records Straight

By Chiwete Nwaka Eke Reading through a disjointed piece written by one Ibim Amieyeofori, a roustabout working with Rivers Commissioner for Information, one would readily understand why the state government information machinery lacks fitness, tact, guile and grace. The watery attempt at having something tangible to say in response to words of wisdom from a…

Heritage Bank’s advanced all-in-one digital banking experience; Octiplus’ product benefits were explored by the Next Titan contestants for its ground breaking innovative solution, crafted to meet the demands of the ever-growing active banking populace. Presenting their tasks, themed, “Show Your Innovation,” during a boardroom session, eight (8) of the contestants were expected to create compelling…

Data Centers are the Foundation of Digital Transformation – Huawei

Data centres as critical infrastructure for the actualisation of digital economies have been described as the “foundation of digital transformation”. Speaking during the release of “Top 10 Trends of Data Center Facilities” white paper recently, Mr. Fei Zhenfu, president, data center facility domain of Huawei Digital Power Product Line, said “in the new era, opportunities…

AB Rollings Set To Launch A Pop Up Store In London This Sunday

Top fashionista, Abiodun Odukoya and his upscale fashion house A.B Rollings Clothiers, is fashion lovers dreams come true, because of ABR’s ability to uniquely combine fast and slow fashion together, under thesame umbrella and with great ease and precision. The fashion house whose vision is always constant – to rule the world of fashion and…

Stanbic IBTC and NFF Sign N2.3 Billion Annual Partnership Deal

Stanbic IBTC Holdings PLC, a member of Standard Bank Group, has partnered with the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) to further develop football in Nigeria. The signed MoU between Stanbic IBTC and NFF is slated to be effective from 2022. Under the agreed terms, Stanbic IBTC will provide Group Life Insurance for all 35 players of…

Huawei Site Power Clinches World’s First ML3 Cyber Security Certificate

Huawei Site Power has been issued the Maturity Level 3 (ML3) CB certificate of IEC 62443, an international series of standards on Industrial communication networks and IT security for networks and systems. The ML 3 is the highest level of IEC 62443 cyber security certificate issued to date. Huawei’s 5G Power is a next-gen site…