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The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) on Wednesday urged telecommunication companies to adopt a modern and more energy-efficient network to reduce carbon emissions emanating from the sector. NCC disclosed this during its 2023 World Consumer Right event tagged “Empowering consumers through clean energy transition”, held at the NCC’s Communications and Digital Economy Complex, Abuja. Speaking at the event, the Executive Vice Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of NCC, Umar Danbatta, said with the recent licensing of the fifth generation (5G) spectrum, the country will witness an improvement in the deployment of telecom infrastructure to satisfy the wireless service coverage requirement for 5G services.…

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has said that it would review and address cases of voter inducement, harassment and manipulation of results. Barrister Festus Okoye, the Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, said this when he addressed the press in Abuja on Sunday. The commission noted that there were “difficult and unforeseen circumstances outside its control,” which it, however, “did its best to respond, especially where processes were disrupted by actors over whom we have little or no control.” “Such diabolical behaviour did not only affect citizens but also impacted on the Commission’s officials and processes. INEC…

Omoyele Sowore Speaks On Chude’s Arrest by LAXconfidential(m): 7:28pm On Mar 19 60 Likes 9 Shares Re: Omoyele Sowore Speaks On Chude’s Arrest by ggood: 8:19pm On Mar 19Mc Oluthief have to be arrested.Mc Touts were ringing bell yesterday morning in my area, that if ur not voting for apc don’t come out. They were in their numbers chasing non Yoruba away in my area. Since I was born I have never seen such intimidation before. 106 Likes 11 SharesRe: Omoyele Sowore Speaks On Chude’s Arrest by thebosstrevor1: 8:21pm On Mar 19Aren’t they supposed to arrest sowore for inciting violence…

The New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP has returned to the top in the Saturday’s governorship election in Kano State. The opposition party, which was in the early lead when collation began on Sunday, lost marginally to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) as of the time the exercise was suspended for an hour break. But by the time collation resumed with the 23rd local government area, Abba Kabir Yusuf of the NNPP was leading the gubernatorial candidate of the APC, Nasir Gawuna, with 3,037 votes. While Yusuf polled 388,678 votes, Gawuna trailed with 385,098 votes, leaving a margin of 3,580…

Paul Okoye, better known as Rudeboy of the defunct Psquare music group, has called out the Nigeria Police Force over its response to a threat by the Lagos State Parks Management Committee Chairman, Musiliu Akinsanya, popularly known as MC Oluomo. Oluomo had, in a trending video, threatened Igbos residing in Lagos State to either come out and vote for the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the ongoing governorship elections or remain indoor. Responding to the threat, the Force spokesman, Adejobi Olumuyiwa said the threat by MC Oluomo against Igbos which trended on social media platforms was a mere joke. According…

Chelsea boss, Graham Potter, has identified midfielder Conor Gallagher as the Blues player who is ‘unlucky’ in his team. Potter said that Gallagher would be rightly frustrated over his lack of starts for Chelsea. He stated this following Chelsea’s Premier League 2-2 draw with Everton on Saturday. Gallagher, who came off the bench against Everton, has not started in Chelsea’s last eight games and his last six appearances have all been as a second-half substitute. “If he doesn’t start then there’s the chance he can be the first change,” Potter said at his post-match press conference. “We used Kova and…

Rwandan authorities greeted the arrival on Saturday of British Home Secretary Suella Braverman on a two-day trip to the country in a bid to accelerate the implementation of a controversial deal to send migrants arriving by boat in the UK to the East African country. The deportation agreement announced last year allows UK authorities to send to Rwanda asylum seekers while their claims are processed. Illegal migrants are yet to be sent to the East African country, though Britain has already paid Rwanda US$170 million dollars under the deal. This week the UK government has also unveiled the Illegal Migration…

The Biden administration is under mounting pressure to call for an expansion of the federal guarantee on bank deposits to shore up confidence in the financial system and prevent further distress among US regional banks. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, which is funded by banks, guarantees deposits up to $250,000. But a growing chorus of influential bipartisan lawmakers and banking industry lobbyists have been pushing for that limit to be increased or suspended. “I think that lifting the . . . cap is a good move,” Elizabeth Warren, the Democratic senator from Massachusetts, told CBS on Sunday. “Is it $2mn? Is it $5mn? Is…

Recently, Bloomberg ran a story that set the health tech sphere abuzz. Citing insider knowledge, it claimed Apple had reached a major milestone in noninvasive blood glucose monitoring that could revolutionize diabetes treatment as we know it. But although this technology is buzzworthy, you won’t see it arrive on the Apple Watch — or any consumer-grade wearable — for several years to come. Like other kinds of emerging health tech, noninvasive blood glucose monitoring has both technical and regulatory hurdles to clear. But even if Big Tech and researchers were to figure out a viable solution tomorrow, experts say the…

Researchers investigated how gut bacteria influence the efficacy of immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) treatment in mice. They found that ICIs allow certain gut bacteria to travel to tumor sites, where they activate the immune system to kill cancer cells. Further study is needed to confirm whether these findings may apply to humans. Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) are a kind of immunotherapy. They work by blocking specific proteins that moderate immune function, such as CTLA-4 or PD-1, thus “taking the breaks off” of the immune system so it can get rid of cancer cells. However, up to half of patients with…