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The Nigerian technology firm Online Integrated Solutions (OIS), founded by Mr. Mahmood Ahmadu opened its newest office in Cairo, Egypt, to facilitate important administrative tasks relating to visa and passport applications, Bank Verification Number (BVN), and national identity enrolment services for Nigerians living in Egypt and the neighbouring Arab countries. The Centre was opened as […]
The newly inaugurated Nigeria Egypt Cultural and Socio Economic Forum (NECSEF) is a model business association focused on promoting successful economic relations between Nigeria and Egypt. NECSEF’s aspiration is to be the one stop organisation and preferred gateway for conducting business in Nigeria by Egyptians, providing trust and the ability to engage with highly influential […]
Ukraine – Russia and Belarus are extending military drills that were due to end on Sunday, the Belarus defense minister said, in a step that further intensifies pressure on Ukraine as Western leaders warn of an imminent Russian invasion. The Belarus minister said the decision had been taken “in connection with the increase in military […]
On November 21st 2021 at the super prestigious 7 Star Burj Al Arab Jumeirah, Dubai, FIN (Foreign Investment Network) held its Trade and Investment Forum with an august gathering of both local and international audiences. The event was themed – Road To A Prosperous Africa! The keynote addresses were delivered by Indian born Swiss businessman […]
Dubai Expo 2020, initially scheduled for 20th October 2020 to 10th April 2021, was postponed to 1st October 2021 and will run until 31st March 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite being postponed, the organizers retained the theme “Expo 2020” for marketing and branding purposes. The event brought 192 countries together with a sole […]
Nigeria will lose N2.18 billion per day for blocking the operations of Twitter, a micro-blogging and social networking platform, in the country, an estimation by NetBlocks has shown. NetBlocks, a data-driven online service, estimated the economic cost of internet disruptions on its cost of shutdown tool (COST) platform. The platform, built on Brookings Institution and […]
Facebook has joined Twitter in banning President Buhari’s controversial civil war statement. Earlier today, June 4, the Federal Government announced that Twitter has been suspended in Nigeria. This comes days after Twitter deleted the president’s controversial statement and the video where he made the statement. The banned statement made by Buhari reads: “Many of those misbehaving today […]
UK businesses – At an interactive session with Niyi Adebayo, minister of industry, trade and Investment, and Godwin Emefiele, governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), the UK business team said they need forex to pay their lenders and maintain their machines. Some of the companies present at the interactive session included GlaxoSmithKline, Savanna […]
FG suspends Twitter – The federal government has announced the suspension of the operations of Twitter, the microblogging and social networking service, in Nigeria. Lai Mohammed, minister of information, announced the “indefinite” suspension in a statement issued on Friday by Segun Adeyemi, his spokesman. According to the statement, the minister cited “the persistent use of […]
China – The debris from a Chinese rocket could hit Abuja this weekend. Experts say a piece of a rocket launched by China in late April is expected to re-enter the earth’s atmosphere between late Saturday and early Sunday, according to the American news platform, NBC. “It’s 10-stories tall and twice as heavy as a […]