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Nigeria climbs two steps in the World Economic Forum Global Competitiveness Index As part of the Buhari administration’s medium term Economic Growth & Recovery Plan (EGRP) to build a globally competitive economy, the Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council (PEBEC) on Tuesday kicked off the National Action Plan (NAP) 2.0. The new action plan, which will run from 3rd October to 1st December 2017, is expected to further reduce the challenges faced by SMEs when getting credit, paying taxes, or moving goods across the country, amongst others, by removing critical bottlenecks and bureaucratic constraints to doing business in Nigeria. It will…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has again suspended the verification exercise in the process for the recall of the senator representing Kogi West senatorial district, Dino Melaye. The commission in a statement issued by its National Commissioner and Chairman Information and Voter Education Committee, Solomon Soyebi, said it decided to concede to the rule of law and await the outcome of the appeal filed by the senator before going ahead with the recall process. Read Also Nigerian government to roll over 2017 capital budgets In its amended timetable and schedule of activities for the recall of Melaye, the notice…

North Korea threatened to bring ‘nuclear clouds’ to Japan and mocked Prime Minister Shinzo Abe for acting like a “headless chicken” at the United Nations General Assembly when the leader urged U.N. members to force North Korea to end its nuclear and missile programs. Pyongyang claimed Japan was inciting more tension in the Korean peninsula, calling its plea to end Kim Jong Un’s nuclear goal a “suicidal deed” that will end with a nuclear attack to sink the island, according to a statement released Monday by the state’s official Korean Central News Agency. “Japan’s such rackets inciting the tension of…

The man accused of murdering and dismembering a Seattle-area mother of three whom he met online pleaded guilty to all charges on Monday. John Charlton, 38, will be sentenced Jan. 5 for the murder of 40-year-old Ingrid Lyne, prosecutors said. After he killed Lyne, Charlton dumped her body parts in recycling and garbage bins around the area. Prosecutors are recommending Charlton be sentenced to 333 months — 27 years, nine months — for first-degree murder and theft of a motor vehicle. “Our community was shocked by the senseless murder of Ingrid Lyne,” King County Prosecutor Dan Satterberg said in a…

The Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun, has revealed Federal Government’s plan to roll over at least 60 per cent of 2017 capital projects to 2018 budget proposal. Adeosun made this known when she appeared before the Senate Joint Committees on Finance and Appropriations. She was accompanied by the Minister for Budget and National Planning, Udoma Udoma, to give explanation on releases so far made for the implementation of the 2017 budget. The minister noted that there was no stoppage in terms of capital releases and projects. She explained that the decision to roll over 2017 budget to 2018 was…

An estimated three billion Yahoo accounts were compromised during a data breach in 2013, the company said on Wednesday. The figure tripled the number revealed by the company in 2016. The revised figure was issued after Yahoo admitted in December that over 1 billion users’ data, including names, email addresses, phone numbers and dates of birth had been impacted by the August 2013 breach. READ: Buhari, Magufuli among Africa leaders with low pay Verizon, the US communications giant that purchased Yahoo earlier this year, said in a statement that it had found “all accounts that existed at the time of…

Tanzanian President John Magufuli has revealed he earns a salary of 9 million Tanzanian shillings ($4,000) per month, making him one of the lowest paid African leaders as he pursues a much-criticised policy of deep public spending cuts. Others with more modest pay include President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria, who took a 50 percent pay cut when he took office in May 2015. The annual presidential salary was previously set at 14.1 million naira, which in mid-2015 was the equivalent of $70,000. Disclosing his salary, Magufuli told local officials in the capital on Tuesday he also said his government had…

The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has urged Nigerians to vote out corruption in the 2019 presidential election, noting that, it stands between them and progress. MURIC President, Professor Ishaq Akintola, stated that bad governance witnessed in the black most populous nation was a result of ‘lackadaisical voting’. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) recently announced Saturday, February 16th 2019 as the date for the 2019 presidential election. Reacting to INEC’s announcement, MURIC seized the opportunity to remind Nigerian youths to ensure that they get their voters’ cards as soon as possible. READ: NCC joins US Homeland Security in cyber security…

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) said on Tuesday it would participate in National Cyber Security Awareness Month this October to be organised by the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS). According to a statement on the commission’s website, the programme is an opportunity to raise awareness about the importance of cyber security and to equip the Nigerian public with the tools and resources they need to stay safe. The commission said that the awareness programme was a collaborative effort between the DHS and some private partners, which includes the National Cyber Security Alliance. READ: Must know about National Cyber Security…

October 2017 has been picked as the month of cyber security awareness and the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, will participate in National Cyber Security Awareness Month (NCSAM). NCSAM is an opportunity to raise awareness about the importance of cybersecurity and to equip the Nigerian public with the tools and resources they need to stay safe. The Commission believes strongly in this mission. As a partner in the Department of Homeland Security’s Stop.Think.Connect.™ Campaign, NCC is committed to promoting online safety for everyone. READ: Kachikwu right to report Maikanti Baru to Buhari – Alibi During NCSAM, we urge every Nigerian to…