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This article is crossposted from IEEE Spectrum’s careers newsletter. Sign up now to get insider tips, expert advice, and practical strategies, written in partnership with tech career development company Parsity and delivered to your inbox for free!Standing Out as a Remote Worker Takes a Different StrategyMy first experience as a remote worker was a disaster.Before I joined a San Francisco-based team with a lead developer in Connecticut, I had worked in person, five days a week. I thought success was simple: write good code, solve hard problems, deliver results. So I put my head down and worked harder than ever.Twelve-hour…

Peter Obi has said that lawlessness is not new to him after failed Edo assasination attempt and thanked Nigerians for solidarity.   NewsOnline Nigeria reports that Former presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has said that experiences of lawlessness are “not new” to him following the reported attack on him, former National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, John Odigie-Oyegun, and other chieftains of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Edo State.   In a statement issued Tuesday, Obi expressed gratitude to Nigerians at home and abroad who reached out in solidarity after the incident at the ADC office in Benin.  …

Nigeria is intensifying efforts to grow non-oil exports through air cargo reforms driven by the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, highlighting fresh infrastructure and revenue initiatives while examining their long-term viability, PRINCESS ETUK reports In the modern global economy, the speed of trade is often as important as its volume. For a nation like Nigeria, endowed with vast agricultural resources, the perennial challenge has been bridging the logistical chasm between the farm gate and the foreign consumer. After years of infrastructural neglect and policy inertia, there are finally tangible signs that the government is treating this gap as an economic…

The Special Offences Court in Lagos has admitted fresh documentary evidence in the ongoing trial of a former Managing Director of the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON), Ahmed Kuru, and four others over an alleged N76 billion and $31.5 million fraud. Mr Kuru is being prosecuted alongside Kamilu Omokide, Roy Ilegbodu, Union Bank of Nigeria Plc and Super Bravo Limited by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). According to EFCC spokesperson Dele Oyewale in a statement on Wednesday, the defendants face a six-count bordering on conspiracy, stealing and abuse of office. The trial judge Mojisola Dada presided over…

Galatasaray striker, Victor Osimhen, scored the decisive goal for his team as they eliminated Juventus from the Champions League on Wednesday night. The Turkish champions travelled to Turin with a comfortable 5-2 advantage from the first leg. But it was the hosts who took control of the second leg. Manuel Locatelli’s penalty in the 37th minute gave Juventus the lead, before Federico Gatti doubled their advantage in the 70th minute. Weston McKennie’s late header forced the game into extra time. As the first half ended, Victor Osimhen got on the end of a pass to put Galatasaray ahead in the…

Victor Osimhen continued his remarkable UEFA Champions League campaign with his seventh goal of the season as Galatasaray S.K. sealed a commanding 7-5 aggregate victory over Juventus F.C. in their knockout play-off clash. Holding a 5-2 advantage from the first leg, Galatasaray were made to work at a packed Turk Telekom Arena, where 49,977 fans witnessed a thrilling 5-2 win on the night to complete the job in style. Although the hosts had built a healthy cushion in the tie, Osimhen once again underlined his importance on Europe’s biggest stage. The Nigerian striker was a constant menace to the Juventus…

The Managing Director of Elites Logistics Group of Companies, Otunba David Adesanya, the Director General of the Nigerian Television Authority, Salihu Abdulhamid Dembos and the Managing Director of African Independent Television Mrs. Oluwatosin Dokpesi were some of the awardees as the Actors Guild of Nigeria, FCT Chapter hosted the maiden edition of the Nollywood Awards at a Gala Night that was dotted with pomp and pageantry.  Otunba David Adesanya bagged the Nollywood most dynamic and innovative CEO in renewable energy and job creation Award, the DG of NTA took home the Nollywood most Supportive media Executive of the…

“Four years ago, people in Europe woke up in another world because generations like mine have always had the privilege to live a life in peace,” Ms. Baerbock told journalists in Geneva. “But this changed four years ago with the full invasion [by] Russia, of the neighbouring country of Ukraine.”Echoing the UN Secretary-General’s assessment that the ongoing war “is a stain on our collective consciousness”, UN aid officials emphasised the immense human and economic toll of the conflict, while also appealing to the world to “never get used to war”. Reports on Tuesday indicated that Russian drone attacks injured at least five…

There is no election that does not matter to serious politicians. For the focused and strategic ones, every election — whether at the grassroots or at the national level — is seen and approached as a test of political strength. That is why whenever elections approach, words like “capturing” and “do-or-die”, among others, are used so loosely in our political lexicon. Last weekend’s elections in the Federal Capital Territory’s area councils, as well as the contests in Kano and Rivers states, were not exceptions. They may have been local in scope, but they were national in implication. In Nigeria, no…

South Africa’s National Treasury plans to accelerate data centre growth and strengthen the country’s position as a digital infrastructure hub for the continent. Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana said the government now views data infrastructure as essential to the economy, comparing it to electricity, ports, and transport networks. “The use of data and artificial intelligence has become critical for the future development of economies worldwide,” Godongwana said in his 2026 budget speech on Wednesday. “Data infrastructure should be considered as critical as electricity, ports and transport networks.” The minister added that the National Treasury would explore options to help data centres…