NCC moves to checkmate SIM Swap fraud

Ms Helen Obi, Head of Zonal Operations, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) on Friday said that the commission has put in place a regulation to checkmate SIM Swap fraud.

Obi said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Jos.
A SIM is a smart card inside a mobile phone, carrying identification number unique to the owner.
While SIM Swap is the process of replacing your existing SIM with a new SIM and moving your existing number, data etc. to a new SIM.

Death toll now 15 in Boko Haram raid on Nigeria soldiers

Nigerian soldiers prepare to head off in search of Boko Haram militants outside Maiduguri, in northeast

Seven more bodies have been found after a Boko Haram raid on a military camp in northeast Nigeria, a security source told AFP on Friday.
Militant fighters stormed the base at Sasawa village, some 45 kilometres from the Yobe state capital, Damaturu, on Tuesday, in the third such attack on the military in two weeks.

Juve fear Milan as big guns jostle for top spot

Massimiliano Allegri has warned Juventus to expect a mauling from AC Milan as Serie A resumes on Saturday with just three points separating the top four teams.
After a week overshadowed by accusations of racism and anti-semitism in Italian football — Lazio fans having posted a photo of Anne Frank in a Roma jersey — the focus returns to action on the pitch where all is to play for.

Guinness Nigeria grows revenue by 30% in 2017 first quarter

Guinness Nigeria Plc has posted 30 per cent growth in revenue for the first quarter ended Sept. 30, 2017, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports.

The company in a result declared on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) on Friday, said that the revenue stood at N29.9 billion compared to N23.02 billion achieved in the comparative period of 2016.
The company’s gross profit during the period under review grew by 24 per cent as against pre-tax loss profit of N2.12 billion recorded in the comparative period of 2016.

NDLEA destroys 14,168kg of illicit drugs

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Command in Oyo State, on Friday, disclosed that it had destroyed over 14,168 kilogrammes of assorted forfeited illicit drugs seized within the state.

The command’s Public Relations Officer, Mrs Mutiat Okuwobi, said in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ibadan, that the drugs were worth N100 million.

Akeredolu flags off distribution of 2.9million insecticide nets in Ondo

Treated mosquito nets. PHOTO: Voice of Nigeria

Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State on Friday in Akure flagged off the distribution of 2.9 million long lasting insecticide treated mosquito nets to residents of the state.
Akeredolu, who was represented by Dr Jibayo Oyewole, the Special Adviser on Health Matters to the governor, noted that malaria still remained a major public health problem in Nigeria despite preventable measures.

Buhari apologises as security operatives deny lawmakers access to Aso Rock

President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday apologised to members of the National Assembly who were denied access to the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Trouble began when the principal officers of the National Assembly who were scheduled to attend a dinner at the Presidential Banquet Hall on the invitation of President Buhari were denied access to the venue by operatives of the Department of State Service (DSS) mounting the pilot gate leading to the villa.