E-hailing drivers’ association decries double VAT deductions on inDrive members

  By Stellamaris Ashinze The umbrella union for e-hailing drivers, Amalgamated Union of App-Based Transporters of Nigeria (AUATON) on Thursday decried double VAT deductions on the trip fares of one of its members, inDrive. The Vice-President, AUATON, South-West, Mr Kolawole Aina, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in LagosContinue Reading

World data privacy day: NGO reiterates importance, necessity of data privacy, protection

By Stellamaris Ashinze A Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), Data & Knowledge Information Privacy Protection Initiative (DKIPPI), reiterated the importance and necessity of data privacy and protection for countries, Nigeria inclusive. The President, DKIPPI, Mr Tokunbo Smith, stressed this while addressing newsmen at a news conference to usher in the 2026 DataContinue Reading

FG, cooperative society to train 1m Nigerians on digital literacy

By Okon Okon The Federal Government, in collaboration with Clergywealth Cooperative Society Limited, is set to train no fewer than one million Nigerians on digital literacy skills. Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Sen. George Akume, disclosed this on Tuesday in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)Continue Reading

CNG initiative requires policy, infrastructure push, expert says

By Sylvester Thompson A material engineering expert and researcher, Dr Kazeem Abubakar, says the potential and opportunities existing in Compressed Natural Gas(CNG) can be harnessed if the government provides policy support and required infrastructure. Abubakar, also Assistant Director of Research at the National Centre for Technology Management (NACETEM), said thisContinue Reading

Researcher calls for action to halt surge in typhoid, antibiotic resistance 

By Ijeoma Olorunfemi A researcher, Dr Kolawole Aremu, has called for immediate public health action to curb the rapidly rising spread of multidrug-resistant bacteria in the country. Aremu, Research Associate,Trans-Saharan Diseases Research Centre, Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University (IBBU), made the call in an interview with the News Agency of NigeriaContinue Reading

WHO appoints Nigeria’s Prof. Emeje to traditional medicine advisory group

By Ijeoma Olorunfemi Prof. Martins Emeje, Director-General of the Nigerian Natural Medicines Development Agency (NNMDA), has been appointed as a member of the World Health Organisation (WHO) Strategic and Technical Advisory Group on Traditional, Complementary and Integrative Medicine (STAG-TM). He was appointed alongside 19 other experts from different parts ofContinue Reading