Elon Musk’s Starlink Begins Operations in Nigeria By Boniface Ihiasota, USA The Elon Musk-owned firm, SpaceX’s Starlink is now available in Nigeria, according to the company’s recent tweet. The development, Excel Breaking News learnt Nigeria is the first African country and the 47th worldwide to receive Starlink’s high-speed internet services. Starlink aims to provide global…
Police Begin Arrest of Nigerians Selling, Spraying Naira The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) on Friday commenced the arrest of naira sellers and abusers across the country. A statement by Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Muyiwa Adejobi said the action is in furtherance of the Federal Government’s policy. The spokesperson said the operation upholds the provisions…
NBC Warns Broadcasters Against Sabotaging National Unity During 2023 Elections The National Broadcasting Commission has cautioned all broadcasters against compromising national unity while covering forthcoming general elections. The Director-General of NBC, Malam Balarabe Ilelah, issued the warning in a statement, on Wednesday in Abuja. He said the National Broadcasting Commission wishes to again, remind all…
Banks Will Accept Old Naira Notes After Deadline — CBN Governor The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Godwin Emefiele, has announced that banks will continue to accept old Naira notes after the deadline for swapping with new currency notes. He made the disclosure in Abuja on Tuesday when he appeared before the House of…
India-Nigeria Direct Flight to Start Very Soon – Envoy The Indian High Commissioner to Nigeria, Gangadharan Balasubramanian, has announced that a direct flight between India and Nigeria will begin in less than a month. He made the announcement on Thursday in Abuja while speaking with journalists. The flight, according to Balasubramanian, will boost economic and…
Commuters, Motorists Groan as Petrol Sells N300/Litre in Ibadan Residents of Ibadan, the capital of Oyo State, are currently facing difficulties due to a shortage of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), also known as petrol. This shortage has been ongoing for several weeks in Ibadan and other parts of the country. The situation has become more…
BREAKING: All Flights Across US Grounded By Boniface Ihiasota, USA Due to the system failure at the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), all flights across the United States have been grounded. This interruption is expected to have a global impact. The FAA identified the issue as an outage related to NOTAMs, which are essential notices and…
CBN Orders Banks to Stop Over-the-Counter Withdrawals of New Naira Notes The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has instructed banks not to allow customers to make over-the-counter withdrawals of new naira notes. Instead, the banks have been directed to use Automated Teller Machines to distribute the new notes across the country before the deadline of…
Meet Ghanaian-British Entrepreneur Who Developed Wireless Earbuds That Can Instantly Translate 40 Languages The wireless earbud is the latest trend in the communication world. And virtually all mobile phone brands are coming out with their version of earbuds. One tech entrepreneur has added innovation to the earbuds economy with his own invention. Danny Manu, a…
Elon Musk Becomes First Person in History to Lose $200b Billionaire Elon Musk, formerly the richest man in the world, has broken a new record as the first person in history to lose $200 billion. According to the Bloomberg Billionaire’s Index, the Tesla founder and Twitter owner lost $200 billion off his net worth. It…