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WhatsApp vulnerability allowed spyware to be installed on smartphones
Facebook-owned messaging giant WhatsApp has confirmed a vulnerability that allowed hackers to install spyware on smartphones.
Report: Saudi sought to buy Israeli hacking technology
An Israeli technology firm specialising in cyber intelligence offered Saudi Arabia a highly advanced system that hacks into cellphones, months before the kingdom's crown prince launched a mass purge, according to Haaretz.
Muhammadu Buhari meets new DSS chief Yusuf Bichi
President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday in Abuja, met Yusuf Bichi, the new Director-General of the Department of State Services (DSS) in the State House behind closed-doors.
BCO knocks President Buhari’s critics over new DSS chief’s appointment
The Buhari Campaign Organisation (BCO) has condemned the barrage of criticisms against President Muhammadu Buhari over the appointment of a Northerner, Yusuf Magaji Bichi, as the new Director-General of the Department of State Services (DSS), saying the president made a perfect choice.
Nigeria records 200,000 stroke cases yearly
The President, Nigeria Stroke Organisation (NSO), Prof. Yemi Ogun, said Nigeria accounts for two hundred thousand cases of the estimated 17 million yearly stroke cases worldwide.
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Climate change: NiMet signs MoU with IBB university
Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet), has formally signed of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in Abuja with the Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University (IBBU), Lapai, Niger, to promote activities relating to meteorology/climatology and climate change in Nigeria.
Walmart to stop selling e-cigarettes
Walmart will stop selling e-cigarettes because of “regulatory complexity and uncertainty” surrounding the products. CNBC reported on an internal company memo about the change, and Walmart confirmed the news in a statement.
NFF partners with AS Roma to boost local football
The Nigeria Football Federation on Friday announced that it had signed a multi-year partnership with Italian football club, AS Roma, to boost the development of football in Nigeria.
President Buhari faults smugglers, traders ‘who choose profits over patriotism’
President Muhammadu Buhari has lashed out at traders who smuggle fake products into the country, accusing them of choosing profits over patriotism.
Thousands protest in Algiers despite tight security
Thousands of protesters took to the streets of the Algerian capital on Friday in defiance of a heavy security presence to demand the ouster of the country's army chief.
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Abuja council set to prosecute operators of illegal parks
The Abuja Metropolitan Management Council (AMMC) has expressed commitment to mitigate proliferation of nefarious activities within recreational parks in the nation’s capital city.
Femi Fani-Kayode: I didn’t ask anyone to write petition against Justice Tsoho
A former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, has denied writing a petition against the acting Chief Justice of the Federal High Court, Justice John Tsoho.
EFCC nabs Sokoto agency chief, accountant over alleged diversion of salaries
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Sokoto Zonal Office, on Friday, arrested Abdullahi Sa’idu, Director General of Sokoto Marshal Agency and Bashar Dodo-Iya, an accountant with the agency, who are both members of payment committee of Sokoto Marshal Corps.
LASG: Only 700,000 out of 22 million Lagosians are active tax payers
Lagos state government has disclosed that only 700,000 out of the 4.8million Lagosians registered as taxpayers are active taxpayers out of a population of about 22million people.
Kano government seeks collaboration to end open defecation
The Kano State Rural Water Supply (RUWASA) has called for collaboration with health Agencies and Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) to sensitive people to end open defecation.