Author: Newsjaunts

Lagos, Nigeria – 26 May 2025 – West Africa’s distributed denial of service (DDoS) threat landscape was led by Nigeria and Mali, as revealed in NETSCOUT’s recently released Threat Intelligence Report for July to December 2024, which delves into trends and methodologies used in attacks globally. Nigeria was exposed to 1,716 strikes, a significant drop from the 2,721 incidents seen in the first half of 2024. In contrast, Mali experienced a more than ten-fold increase in 2H 2024 – up from just 115 seen previously between January and June 2024 to 1,637 in the second half of the year. “Web search portals…

The chairman, Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Zacch Adedeji, has attributed the drop in Nigeria’s unemployment index to the recognition of informal work by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). This was just as he revealed that the well-being of operators of the informal sector concerns President Bola Tinubu, saying workers in the sector account for 92.6 percent of the employed population in the country as of the first quarter of 2023. Speaking on the theme, “Taxation of the Informal Sector: Potentials and Challenges,” at the 157th Board meeting of the Joint Tax Board (JTB) on Monday in Ibadan, the…

The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has expressed strong displeasure over the embarrassing invasion of two of its offices by officials of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) to enforce non-payment of ground rent. Addressing a press conference at the Revenue House in Abuja on Monday, the Director, Facility Management Department of FIRS, Mr Tyofa Abeghe Special Adviser on Infrastructure, Kunle Ogidi, the Media Team, Dare Adekanmbi, Collins Omokaro and Arabirin Aderonke Atoyebi all demanded an apology from the FCTA officials for the unjustifiable invasion, having acted in error. Refuting the allegation that FIRS owed 25-year ground on two of…

The National leadership of Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) has paid a courtesy visit to business mogul and sports philanthropist Mr. Kunle Soname, Chairman of Remo Stars FC, Bet9ja, ValueJet, and Portuguese club CD Feirense, to commend him for his leadership, sports development efforts, and the recent historic achievement of Remo Stars Football Club clinching their first-ever Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) title. The courtesy visit to Mr. Soname’s office at the Remo Stars Sports Complex in Ikenne, Ogun State, on the sidelines of the Gateway 2024 National Sports Festival on Saturday. This reflects SWAN’s resolve to collaborate with…

As part of its ongoing transformation of the health sector in Anambra State, Governor Charles Soludo is constructing a state-of-the-art trauma centre at the Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu Teaching Hospital, Amaku- Awka, the first state-owned facility in the Southeast to enhance healthcare for trauma patients. The trauma centre is nearing completion and will help enhance healthcare delivery for accident victims and other trauma-related cases in the state and the Southeast region, considering the strategic location of the centre. Recently, the governor restored electricity to the Uli campus of the institution after 21 years of blackout. He also provided it with access…

In its efforts to adopt initiatives to avert any crisis and achieve a peaceful resolution of problem that affect the Ogoni people, MOSOP and Ogoni Liberation Initiative have decided to collaborate for Ogoni development. We brief you today in view of the most recent happenings affecting our Ogoni people and to intimate the general public on the initiatives we are adopting to avert any crisis and achieve a peaceful resolution of the problem. A statement signed and made available to news platforms by Fegalo Nsuke, President, MOSOP and Rev. Dr. Fabeke Douglas, President, Ogoni Liberation Initiative (OLI) noted that “most…

It’s that time of year again when Bigi, Nigeria’s favourite carbonated soft drink, takes the centre stage as Nigerian Idol Season 10 goes live this Sunday, 25 May. For the fifth consecutive year, Bigi carbonated soft drinks – a product of Rite Foods Limited – proudly sponsors the nation’s most beloved music reality show. This year promises to be the most electrifying season yet. With the top 10 contestants unveiled during Sunday’s episode, the countdown to discovering Nigeria’s next music superstar has officially begun. Finalists Bosslady, Brammy, Ellacentric, JKenova, Khristopher, Lawrence, Mikki, Purp, Raymu, and Sally lit up the stage…

In a strategic move to accelerate Nigeria’s industrial revolution, the Director-General of the Nigeria-China Strategic Partnership (NCSP), Mr. Joseph Tegbe, met with the Honourable Minister of State for Industry, Trade, and Investment, Senator John Owan Enoh, to align on transformative priorities aimed at repositioning the nation’s economy through the mining and automotive sectors. The meeting, which held in Abuja, explored actionable strategies to unlock the full industrial potential of both sectors within the framework of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda with an overarching goal to shift Nigeria from an import-dependent economy to a production- and export-led industrial powerhouse.…

Residents of Itele – Aiyetoro communities in Ado Odo Ota local government area of Ogun state have raised alarm over abandoned road project in the area. According to our correspondent, the findings showed that the road from Ayobo Lagos inward Aiyetoro mopol junction, a boundary between Ogun and Lagos states was facilitated by the senator representing Ogun west senatorial district, Senator Olamilekan Adeola since 2023. The residents of the area commended Senator Adeola for the bold step taken to re-construct the road which though falls within his consistency has been neglected for years but his efforts to reconstruct the road…

The first historic meeting of the 8th Anambra State Executive Council (ANSEC) at the newly built Government House by Governor Charles Soludo’s administration has reviewed the Kaolin factory’s status report and determined that it is ready for commercial production. It was also decided by the Council members that the privatization of the factory would commence after the completion of the proof of concept to ensure profitable operation. In a statement signed by the State’s Commissioner for Information, Law Mefor, ANSEC has also set in motion processes for the launch of the Anambra Country Club, Awka, a vital component of the…