The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has authorized the disconnection of Exchange Telecommunications Limited from the network of MTN Nigeria due to unpaid interconnect charges. Exchange Telecommunications, a local and international interconnect carrier, was found to have no sufficient justification for the non-settlement of its financial obligations, according to the NCC. In a statement…
The bird flu virus detected in a critically ill U.S. patient has shown mutations making it better adapted to human airways, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). However, authorities confirmed there is no evidence of the mutated virus spreading beyond the individual. The elderly patient, hospitalized in Louisiana with a…
China has imposed sanctions on seven US companies in response to Washington’s recent approval of a $571.3 million military aid package to Taiwan. Beijing claims the package infringes on its sovereignty and territorial integrity. Last week, US President Joe Biden authorized defence assistance for Taiwan, a self-governed island that China considers part of its…
A court in China has sentenced a man to d3ath for k!lling 35 people last month by driving into a crowd, in an attack that raised national concern about mass killings. Fan Weiqiu was venting his anger because he was unhappy with his divorce settlement, the court in the southern city of Zhuhai said in…
Former Senator representing Kaduna Central, Shehu Sani has described the Nigerien military leader General Abdourahamane Tchiani’s claim of President Bola Tinubu’s complicity in the formation of the Lakurawa terrorist organization as baseless. In an interview with Radio-Télévision du Niger, Tchiani accused Tinubu of conniving with France to destabilize the Niger Republic. He alleged that the…
