As the year winds down, Nigerian banks are facing renewed pressure from a familiar but increasingly sophisticated threat: a sharp rise in fraud activities tied to the surge in digital transactions during the festive season. From online shopping and instant transfers to USSD payments and mobile banking, the final quarter of the year — especial...
•Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer and his wife Victoria visit the scene of attack today Britain is on heightened alert today to ensure the Jewish community’s safety following an attack outside a Manchester synagogue on a Jewish holiday that killed two people and seriously injured three. Police shot dead the attacker in yesterday’s car ra...
•Diphtheria The Edo State Government today said it has placed hospitals across the state on “high alert” over the recent outbreak of diphtheria, a bacterial infection that affects the upper respiratory tract. The government, in a statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Fred Itua, said that Governor Monday Okpebholo had activate...
•Mpox In a significant move to combat the escalating public health threats in Nigeria, Dr. Jide Idris, Director General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), has declared Mpox a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) in Africa. The declaration follows a concerning rise in cases and deaths across the continent, lin...

