Ayu to PDP: Your prodigal son, George Akume, is coming back
The National Chairman, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Dr. Iyorchia Ayu, has predicted that the Minister of Special Duties and Intergovernmental Affairs, Senator George Akume, would soon defect to the PDP. Ayu stated this on Monday in Gboko during the mega decamping ceremony of the House of Representatives member for Gboko/Tarka constituency, Dr. John Dyegh. “Your lost son, George Akume, is coming...
CVR: 4.6m Nigerians complete INEC voter registration
Fresh registration in the ongoing Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) has hit 4,681,206 as at Monday, December 13. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) disclosed this in its weekly update for Quarter two, Week 10, on the CVR, released on Monday in Abuja. The commission disclosed that 922,188 registration were done online and 1,306,805 were physical registration. The update indicated that 1,124,294 of...
Huawei declares $71bn revenue, 10.2% net profit margin in Q1, Q2, Q3
Huawei has released its business results for the first three quarters of 2021. According to the tech giant, it generated CNY455.8 billion (approx. $71bn) in revenue, and its net profit margin was 10.2% during the period. "Overall performance was in line with forecast," said Guo Ping, Huawei's Rotating Chairman. "While our B2C business has been significantly impacted, our B2B businesses...
Huawei opens its largest Global Cyber Security Centre
Huawei has opened its largest Global Cyber Security and Privacy Protection Transparency Center in Dongguan, China with representatives from GSMA, SUSE, the British Standards Institution, and regulators from the UAE and Indonesia speaking at the opening ceremony. Along with the opening of the new center, Huawei also released its Product Security Baseline, marking the first time the company has made...
Huawei offers lowest 5G royalty cap of $2.5 to implementers
Huawei has said its newly announced 5G royalty rate will help increase adoption of the technology because it offers a transparent cost structure that can guide their investments. The company announced that it will "provide a reasonable percentage royalty rate of the handset selling price, and a per unit royalty cap at $2.5." This is a considerable impact on the 5G...
Intelligent World 2030 report: More food, renewable energy, no traffic globally by 2030
“Mankind will live a better life in 2030, with more food, larger living spaces, renewable energy, digital services, and no traffic. We will be able to relinquish repetitive and dangerous work to machines, and have secure access to digital services.” These and more are some of the highlights of the "Intelligent World 2030 report" released by Huawei at the Intelligent...
MTN, Mafab win Nigeria’s 5G licences at $275.9m per slot
MTN Nigeria Communications Plc, and Mafab Communications Ltd. have won the bids for the two slots of 3.5 gigahertz (Ghz) spectrum. Airtel Networks Ltd lost in its bid to secure the 5G slot. The winners emerged at round 11 as the auction manager reached $275,904,886.25 while Airtel Network dropped off. The license was for the deployment of Fifth Generation (5G) networks in...
Police free journalist, Fisayo Soyombo, after 10 hours in custody
The founder of Foundation for Investigative Journalism (FIJ), Mr. Fisayo Soyombo, has been released by the Nigerian Police. Soyombo was granted bail on Monday evening after spending about 10 hours at the Force Headquarters. He is to make a repeat visit to the Force Headquarters on January 13, 2022. “Special thanks to my colleagues at FIJ Nigeria, lawyers, ex-bosses, the media houses...
Covid-19: My heart, prayers are with you, Buhari tells S’Africa’s President
President Muhammadu Buhari has sent a get-well message to his South African counterpart, Mr. Cyril Ramaphosa, who tested positive for COVID-19. In a statement on Monday, President Buhari said: "My heart and prayers are with Mr. Ramaphosa of South Africa at this difficult moment of health challenge, and I pray for his speedy and full recovery. "Mr. Ramaphosa is a friend...
Police detain journalist, Fisayo Soyombo, over report on contract fraud
The founder of Foundation for Investigative Journalism (FIJ), Mr. Fisayo Soyombo, has been detained by the Nigerian Police. The journalist is being held in Abuja after he honoured a police invitation on Monday. His detention was in connection with a critical story on the Deputy Inspector General of Police, Joseph Egbunike. FIJ had in August published a report wherein it alleged that...
