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Nigerian companies are accelerating the adoption of digital procurement platforms as they seek to reduce costs, improve transparency in ICT and gain better visibility into supplier risks amid an increasingly complex business environment. The push toward technology-driven procurement emerged as a key theme at the inaugural Digital Procurement Africa Summit held in Lagos recently, where procurement executives, supply chain leaders and technology providers discussed how digital tools and artificial intelligence are reshaping corporate purchasing decisions across Africa. The summit, an invite-only gathering of procurement executives from large enterprises, highlighted growing interest among businesses in automating procurement processes that have traditionally…

Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, showed his political influence on Tuesday as six members of the House of Representatives, Oyo caucus, loyal to him, dumped the Peoples Democratic Party for the Allied Peoples Movement. At the resumption of plenary following the Sallah break, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, who presided over the session, read 13 letters announcing the change of parties by lawmakers. Recall that Makinde, a few weeks ago, defected to the APM, on which platform he has already declared to run for the presidential election in 2027. The members of the Oyo House of Representatives…

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The Special Assistant to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Social Media, Dada Olusegun, has called out skitmaker Nasboi for allegedly using his platform to spread fear. He was reacting to a clip of turbaned men with sophisticated weapons shooting at a military base, which the actor tweeted on Tuesday. This is the second time in a week that a presidential aide has called out a Nigerian celebrity. Last Wednesday, the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, called for the prosecution of activist Martins Otse, otherwise known as VeryDarkMan, accusing him of disseminating a fake audio…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and State Security Service (SSS) have launched separate investigations into alleged unauthorised access to the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) database, following a social media post by the spokesperson to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Lere Olayinka, which appeared to show details from the commission’s voter registration records. INEC spokesperson, Mohammed Haruna, said preliminary findings from its audit trail had enabled investigators to identify the user account through which the information was accessed. Mr Haruna, reassured Nigerians that there was no evidence of an external cyberattack on its systems. “Preliminary findings from the…

News » Premier League news » Arsenal newsJune 2, 2026 18:35 GMT (UK), by Sri Aswin View Arsenal summer 2026 transfer targets Nwaneri on his way out soon? Arsenal have made the decision to part ways with club graduate Ethan Nwaneri this summer, according to BBC Sport. The Englishman was on the radar of Borussia Dortmund and Chelsea last summer, but ended up penning a long-term deal with the Gunners.He was loaned out to Marseille last winter amid the lack of regular playing time, and it is now claimed that he could head for the exit door.Nwaneri is open to a new challenge elsewhere,…

American internet sensation and streaming personality Darren Watkins Jr., popularly known as IShowSpeed, has sparked global debate following the release of his self-acclaimed tournament anthem, “World Cup (Champions).” The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the high-energy music video, which premiered on YouTube on June 1, has amassed over 3.3 million views and hundreds of thousands of likes in less than 24 hours. The track heavily features crowd chants representing various footballing nations, with a distinct spotlight on Ghana, a country where he holds honorary citizenship, alongside appearances of large flags and traditional dancers. Following the viral success of the…

“More recoveries are expected, especially when people are diagnosed early and able to access care, and as outbreak response intensifies,” the UN World Health Organization (WHO) said in an update on Sunday.In total, five people have recovered from the virus, the agency said, citing the case of a laboratory worker who was given the all-clear last Thursday. The announcement is welcome news as the UN-partnered response ramps up to the outbreak of Ebola caused by the Bundibugyo virus, particularly because there is no licensed vaccine or treatment and which the WHO characterized as “a disease you get when you care for someone”.As of Sunday,…

Ebola scare has again resurfaced globally. Our prayer is that it will not find its ugly way to Nigeria this time around, knowing how tragic and disruptive it was in 2014. While one further prays that the scourge be defeated soon where it is ravaging the polity, especially in the Democratic Republic of Congo, it has found a place in our outline today based on a peculiar grammatical feature it harbours. Unlike many other common nouns, ‘Ebola’ is a word that should always begin with a capital letter. This means that whether it starts a clause/sentence or it is in…

You may not have heard of UK-based Noble Audio, but it makes some excellent-sounding earbuds and headphones and has gradually been producing more affordable true-wireless models. A couple of years ago, I added its FoKus Amadeus buds ($320) to CNET’s list of best-sounding wireless earbuds as my “top audiophile” pick. Now we get the Osprey, which are available for preorder on Thursday for $199 and ship in Late June. I haven’t tried the new buds yet, but like other Noble Audio earbuds, the Osprey have a faceplate with an eye-catching marbled finish and an aluminum charging case. The company’s earbuds are…