Lagos state is set to establish a “deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) database, a DNA Index System” and “a DNA bank for storage of reference DNA samples” following the unanimous passage of a bill by the Lagos house of assembly which gives legal backing for the state’s DNA and forensic centre. This bill was passed Monday, September 5, 2022. A statement by the Lagos assembly revealed that other forensic activities expected to be carried out by the centre include “toxicology, drug chemistry, fingerprint examination, firearms examination, tool mark examination, ballistics, trace evidence analysis, questioned document examination and digital forensics to obtain evidence…
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Three demo hacking solutions have been presented by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) as a digital answer to corruption in government school feeding programmes. The hacking solutions were chosen out of the seven presented by innovators during the commission’s Illicit Financial Flows Hackathon initiative. The Hackathon was organised in conjunction with the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) with the support of the Ford Foundation, West Africa, in Abuja, on Friday. Professor Bolaji Owasanoye, the ICPC chair said at the unveiling that the use of technology is crucial to the success of the fight against…
The National Population Commission has disclosed that the country’s next population census will be held after the 2023 general elections scheduled for March. The NPC Chairman, Alhaji Nasir Kwarra, stated this on Monday during his visit to the former Commonwealth Secretary-General, Chief Emeka Anyaoku, in Ikoyi. Kwarra, who was accompanied by a delegation of members of the NPC who are federal commissioners, noted that the country has been ripe for another census since 2016, and would deploy technology in the next exercise. He said, “We came here today to seek your support for the 2023 census. We have chosen it…
PalmPay, a fintech innovator aiming to make digital payment more accessible and flexible, Monday announced the launch of “PalmPay Anniversary Gold Rush,” a 35-day campaign offering all the users who participate in the in-app Gold Rush game the opportunity to share a massive N300 million cash giveaway. The celebration also marks PalmPay reaching the milestone of 10 million users in Nigeria as of July 2022. The anniversary campaign will run from Monday, September 5, to Monday, October 10, and will give substantial cash rewards and coupons in the app as a way of saying thanks to PalmPay’s users. The PalmPay…
Kenya’s Supreme Court has unanimously validated the August 9, 2022 election of the country’s Vice President, William Ruto as the president-elect. This comes just three weeks after the voting. In a ruling endorsed by all the seven justices of the Supreme Court, Chief Justice Martha Koome said the case of the opposition leader, Raila Odinga lacked merit and confirmed that Ruto won by 50.5 per cent as against Odinga’s 48.8 per cent. Ruto will take over from President Uhuru Kenyatta on 13 September. Odinga, who failed to secure the presidency on his fifth attempt, along with six other parties, petitioned…
Active subscriptions for telecommunications services across mobile networks of MTN, Airtel, Glo, and 9mobile rose to 208.6 million in July compared with 206.5 million in June, according to the latest data from the industry regulator, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC). This is an indication that more mobile telephone users activated and reactivated 2.47 million telephone lines in July. The data shows that Glo recorded the highest gain of 2.1 million subscriptions in the month of the total increase in active mobile lines for the period under review. In July, MTN activated 392,440 telephone lines; Airtel 90,955 while 9mobile subscriptions fell…
Power generation in Nigeria dropped 642.4 megawatts on Sunday just as fire gutted Adiabo 330/132/33kV substation in Cross River State, according to the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN). The latest data on power generation from the Federal Ministry of Power on Sunday in Abuja showed that the quantum of off-peak power produced on the national grid on Saturday was 3,310.5MW, while peak electricity on the same day was put at 4,446.7MW. The dropped in power generation to 3,804.3MW by 6 am on Sunday, indicating a power generation decrease of 642.4MW. This came as the government through its Transmission Company of…
Nigeria generated N600.15 billion as value-added tax (VAT) in the second quarter of 2022, 1.96 per cent better than the amount generated in the previous quarter, according to the latest data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). NBS indicated that Nigeria generated N588.59 billion in Q1 2022. The report stated that the country earned a total of N359.12 billion in the second quarter of the year from domestic VAT collection. “On the aggregate, value-added tax (VAT) for Q2 2022 was reported at N600.15 billion, showing a growth rate of 1.96 per cent on a quarter-on-quarter basis from N588.59 billion…
Food consumption has been identified as the one item that most households in Nigeria and other low and middle-income countries spend about 85 per cent of their income, a new report has shown. The report noted that households that live above $5.50 daily are more likely to have better nutrition than those that earn less in sub-Saharan Africa. Titled “Harnessing food demand systems for improved nutrition in Sub-Saharan Africa, and sponsored by Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, and UKaid the report was conducted by the University of Georgia in collaboration with the Alliance of Bioversity International, and the International Center…
In furtherance of efforts by the Governor Godwin Obaseki-led administration to tackle the challenges of power supply and spur industrialization in Edo State, the government has concluded plans to extend the Ossiomo Power to other senatorial districts in the state. The Managing Director, Ossiomo Power, Dr. Uwa Igiehon, who disclosed this in a chat with journalists, said the project which has ensured stable electricity to power government establishments and public infrastructure in the Benin metropolis, will now be extended to ensure improved power supply across all Edo communities. The Ossiomo Power project is a brainchild of the Obaseki-led state government…