Day: November 28, 2021

Amaechi Advocates Stiffer Sanction for Gender Violence

Dame Judith Amaechi, wife of the minister for transportation has advocated stiffer penalty against gender based violence in the country. Mrs Amaechi stated this while speaking to newsmen at an event organised to commemorate the 2021 international day for elimination of violence against women and the accompanying 16 days of activism against gender based violence…

Governments, Regulators Meet, Discuss Africa’s Broadband Future

Delegates from the African Union, governments and regulators, operators and enterprise representatives, analysts in the region have met to discuss strategies to expand broadband services and develop broadband applications in Africa. Broadband has become an important engine for economic development. According to the World Bank studies, every 10 per cent of broadband penetration can generate…

Yuletide: UBA Foundation Projects Message of Hope, Encouragement as Uzoka lights up Foundations’ Garden

Africa’s global bank, United Bank for Africa, through its UBA Foundation has been spreading joy across Africa for many years as they continue to give back to the underprivileged in the communities in which they operate. At the UBA Foundation gardens in Lagos where the bank is head quartered, a lights up ceremony was held…

NIS, Huawei Technologies Strengthen Ties for Digital Migration management

The Nigeria Immigration Service, (NIS), has said that it will continue to strengthen its partnership with Chinese mobile technologies giant, Huawei, to provide a digital platform for seamless and effective migration management across national borders for internal security. Speaking at an interactive session between the NIS and Huawei on immigration digital transformation, Acting Comptroller-General, (CG),…

Kallo.ng: Purely Hausa Streaming Movie Platform Takes Off

For the first time in the history of the entertainment industry, a purely Hausa speaking movie streaming platform called Kallo.ng has taken off,. Managing Director and Chief Executive of Kallo.ng, Maijidda Modibbo, said the streaming platform, will connect lovers of Hausa entertainment and culture from the comfort of their homes and make them further value…