Ola Williams
6 Oct
Microsoft has stressed the importance of equipping Africa’s teeming youths with digital skills to enable a productive economy. The Country Manager, Microsoft Nigeria, Ola Williams, who stated this in Lagos..
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An Islamic State operative who allegedly planned the 2021 suicide bombing outside Kabul airport during the chaotic US military withdrawal has been arrested, President Donald Trump said Tuesday. The bomber detonated a device among packed crowds as they tried to flee Afghanistan, killing 170 Afghans and 13 US troops securing the perimeter, days after the…
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Philippine rescuers on Wednesday found the wreckage of a fighter jet and the bodies of two crewmen sent to combat communist rebels in a mountainous region of the country's south. The FA-50 fighter jet had gone missing a day earlier while on a mission to provide air support for troops fighting guerrillas in northern Mindanao.…
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The Action Peoples Party (APP) has cautioned the 27 pro-Wike lawmakers in Rivers State, stating that repeatedly issuing 48-hour ultimatums to Governor Siminalayi Fubara will not change the fact that they are no longer lawmakers until the legality of their defection from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC) is decided…
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The US economy is set to experience some "disturbance" from tariffs, President Donald Trump said Tuesday, as trade tensions flare after he imposed sweeping levies on Mexico, Canada and China. Trump's address to a joint session of Congress came after he pushed forth with tariff hikes on the three countries over illegal immigration and drug…
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Pope Francis, who is in hospital with pneumonia, "rested well" overnight while wearing an oxygen mask, the Vatican said Wednesday, but his absence at the start of the Lent religious season highlighted fears over the health of the 88-year-old. Francis has suffered worrying respiratory attacks since his admission to the Gemelli hospital in Rome on…
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Keeping smartphone users safe from phishing, deepfakes and malicious software is top of mind for many manufacturers and network operators this week at the world's biggest wireless technology conference. Cybersecurity may not be splashed across the vast screens lining the convention centre's halls alongside omnipresent artificial intelligence features, but it has had top billing in…
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the French government have expressed commitment to strengthen their cooperation in the areas of asset tracking, cybercrime investigation, and security training. According to a statement by the EFCC spokesman, Dele Oyewale, this commitment was made in Abuja on Tuesday, when Lieutenant General Regis Colombet, Director of Security…
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Barely a week after the Federal Government unveiled the National Integrated Electricity Policy (NIEP) and Integrated Resources Plan (NIRP) to accelerate energy transition goals, it has emerged that Nigeria's energy transition policy is facing a serious funding gap to the tune of N11.4 trillion. To combat this financial threat, stakeholders, including the leadership of the…
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A catastrophic disaster looms at the Nigerian Air Force Base in Ikeja as a prolonged power outage has left military bombs and rockets exposed to rising temperatures, creating a volatile situation that could lead to a deadly explosion. For 12 days, the base has been without stable electricity, despite consistent payments to Ikeja Electricity Distribution…
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In the words of the esteemed literary figure William Shakespeare, “The voice of parents is the voice of gods, for to their children, they are Heaven’s lieutenants.” Building on this idea, author Moses Okoloje intricately explores the fundamental role of the family unit in shaping the character traits of children. He blames the current societal…