The Federal Executive Council (FEC) yesterday approved borrowing roughly $618 million from a group of financiers to buy six Italian-made M-346 attack jets and ammunition for the country’s air force, Information Minister Mohammed Idris said. Earlier this month the air force Read more…
West Jerusalem has launched its retaliatory strike against Tehran, the Israel Defense Forces has confirmed. On October 1, Iran fired nearly 200 ballistic missiles at Israel in response to the killings of the Hamas and Hezbollah leaders and an Islamic Revolutionary Guard Read more…
Iran has written to the U.N. nuclear watchdog to complain about Israeli threats to strike its atomic energy sites, its foreign ministry spokesman said at a weekly news conference on Monday.Israel has vowed to attack Iran in retaliation for a Read more…
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has announced that the national grid has successfully restored about 90 per cent of bulk power supply across its substations nationwide, following a system collapse that plunged the country into a blackout. TCN spokesperson Read more…
MTN Nigeria Communications Plc and Airtel Nigeria collectively generated about N3.67tn from their data and voice services in the first half of 2024, an analysis of their financial results showed. MTN, the country’s biggest telecom operator with almost 80 million Read more…
China’s newest nuclear-powered submarine sank pierside in the spring and the Chinese Navy tried to conceal the loss, according to two US defense officials. The attack submarine was the first of its new Zhou-class line of vessels, the official said, Read more…
Russian Google users should create backup copies of their data, Moscow’s Ministry of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media has warned, as the tech giant’s parent company Alphabet has begun preventing users from registering new accounts in the country. The Read more…
The Chinese military has test-fired an intercontinental ballistic missile, calling it part of regular training, although the exercise appears to be the first of its kind over the Pacific Ocean in more than 40 years. According to officials, the ICBM, equipped Read more…
On September 17, a series of explosions rocked Lebanon, as pagers used by the militant group Hezbollah for communication were detonated. The blasts occurred in the southern suburbs of Beirut, a stronghold of Hezbollah, as well as other parts of Read more…
A French court has formally indicted Telegram founder Pavel Durov, accusing him of complicity in a litany of offenses and barring him from leaving France until the case against him concludes. Durov appeared before a magistrates’ court in Paris on Read more…
The Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, has directed all Mobile Network Operators, MNOs, to complete the mandatory verification and linkage of Subscriber Identification Modules (SIMs) to National Identity Numbers (NINs) by September 14, 2024. The NCC, on Wednesday, gave an update Read more…
By Uzo Ugwunze In its bid to beef up security at Mgbuka Obosi Old Motor car Parts Dealers Association market, Idemili North Local Government Area, Anambra State, the caretaker Committee of the market, headed by Chief Samuel Ifurunwa, has commenced Read more…