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President Buhari reacts to Nigeria’s upward movement on Global Business rankings

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President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed his delight over Nigeria’s phenomenal improvement on the World Bank’s Doing Business latest rankings. Besides moving up 24 places in the rankings, Nigeria is also reported by the World Bank to be among the Top Ten Reformers globally. President Buhari, in a series of terse statements on his official Twitter handle, congratulated Nigerians on what he said was a very significant step forward which symbolises the real success achieved by the Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council (PEBEC). He particularly commended PEDEC chaired by Vice President…

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Singapore’s Changi Airport opens automated terminal

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Singapore’s Changi Airport has opened a cutting-edge terminal with a fully automated check-in system including facial scanning and computerised baggage drop points. Terminal 4, built at a cost of Sg$985 million (US$723 million), will have an annual capacity of 16 million people and is aimed at coping with an expected increase in passenger numbers through one of Asia’s top travel hubs. It is packed with new technology, meaning passengers should in theory be able to check in and board without having to talk to airport staff. On its first day…

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Digital forensics will guarantee transparent elections — Expert

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Dr Peter Olayiwola, President, Certification Board, Computer Forensics Institute, Nigeria (CFIN), says that the deployment of digital forensics platforms will ensure credible and transparent elections in Nigeria. Olayiwola spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) at the sidelines of the Induction and Awards Ceremony of CFIN, which was hosted by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Related Offences Commission(ICPC) on Tuesday in Abuja. The induction was part of the 6th International Digital, Mobile and Computer Forensics Conference and Training Expo organised by CFIN. According to him, the more technology is…

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Skills acquisition: legislator disburses N6.5m

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Rep. Sunday Katung (PDP/Zango-Kataf/Jaba), has disbursed a total of N6.5 million on skills acquisition  to 218 persons, beneficiaries to start off their businesses. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports that each of the trainees received N30,000 at the completion of the training on Tuesday, in Zonkwa. Among the new entrepreneurs were youths and women, who acquired skills on the making of soap, detergent, deodorant, pomade, among others. Katung, at the ceremony, said that the money was a take-off capital to establish their business outfits. Represented by Mr Yohanna Allahmagani,…

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World Bank top 10 ranking: Nigeria has exceeded target – Yemi Osinbajo

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Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has said that Nigeria has exceeded its targets on ease of doing business with World Bank’s recent ranking of the country as one of the top 10 most-improved economies in the world. Osinbajo said exceeding what he called “an ambitious targets” set up President Muhammadu Buhari was made possible by all stakeholders who worked together to achieve this significant result, particularly the National Assembly, Lagos and Kano states, and the private sector. Nigeria has moved up 24 places to 145th in the World Bank’s ‘Doing Business’…

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Saudi women to be allowed into stadiums from 2018

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Saudi women have won another right from their conservative male overlords. From  next year,  they will be allowed  into three sports stadiums for the first time. The landmark move announced by the authorities on Sunday,  would open up the previously male-only venues to families. It was one of a raft of decisions announced by Turki Al-Asheikh, chairman of the General Sports Authority, aimed at supporting and stimulating the sports sector”, arabnews.com reported. It was also in line with  with powerful Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s ambitious reform drive shaking up…

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Malaria on the rise in Limpopo and Mpumalanga

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High numbers of malaria cases are being reported in parts of Limpopo and Mpumalanga. The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) said in an alert posted on Tuesday that affected areas included the Vhembe and Mopani districts in Limpopo‚ in addition to some farms along the Lephalala River in Waterberg‚ and in Bushbuckridge in Mpumalanga. “Compared to previous years‚ a modest increase in cases in the Kruger National Park and private reserves in the area has been confirmed‚” said the alert. It has been a busy 2017 malaria season in…

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Emir Sanusi launches first Islamic Insurance company in Nigeria

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The Emir of Kano, Malam Muhammad Sanusi 11, on Monday launched the first Islamic insurance company in Nigeria, tagged ‘Jaiz Takaful Insurance’. The Emir at the event in Kano disclosed that the introduction of the system in Nigeria was a welcome development to contribute towards boosting the country’s economy. According to him, the policy, which will be guided by Sharia, was not only for the Muslim, but also for non-Muslims to ensure that its members were treated equally and fairly. “The Insurance Scheme will assist the small scale business people…

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Invincible Pep Guardiola ripping up record books

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Pep Guardiola takes his swaggering Manchester City side to the home of Italian league leaders Napoli on Wednesday knowing a win will guarantee qualification for the Champions League knockout stages with two games to spare. City, unbeaten this season, notched an eighth straight Premier League win on Saturday that keeps them five points clear of nearest challengers Manchester United. Guardiola’s free-scoring side have won 13 games in a row in all competitions and are unbeaten in their past 21 outings — two new club records. They are riding high at…

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Fake firefox and adobe flash player update brings bad rabbit malware

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Internet users are facing more and more dangers nowadays due to hackers spreading malware all over the web. This week a new kind of malware, Bad Rabbit, has been liberated into the virtual world. PC users are tricked into believing they are downloading update for Adobe Flash Player but in reality they are getting their computer infected by a ransomware program. When installed, the ransomware takes control of the user’s personal files: documents, spreadsheets, presentations, photos and more. Those who want to recover their personal files have to pay in…

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