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At least 65 people were killed in a giant landslide at Ethiopia’s largest rubbish dump this weekend, officials said Monday, in a tragedy that saw entire families including children buried alive. “The rescue operation is still ongoing, security personnel and rescuers are trying their level best” to locate any possible survivors, while searching for the dead, Communication Minister Negeri Lencho said. Police and firefighters combing a “vast area” at the dump outside Addis Ababa found bodies throughout the day, Lencho told AFP. The disaster on Saturday at the dump flattened dozens of homes of people living in the Koshe dump…

Kamarudeen Ogundele, Ado Ekiti The Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has advised President Muhammadu Buhari to grant unconditional release to the former National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki (retd.) and the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu. The governor admonished Buhari to reciprocate the mercy of God upon his life by also showering mercy on his fellow citizens. The president returned to the country on Friday after 49 days medical vacation in United Kingdom. Fayose, who gave the advice in a press release by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Idowu Adelusi, urged the president to build on…

The Naira on Monday appreciated in all the major segments of the foreign exchange market. The Nigerian currency gained three points to exchange at N460, from N463 posted on Friday, while the Pound Sterling and the Euro closed at N550 and 476, respectively. At the Bureau De Change window, the Naira was sold at N399 to a dollar, CBN controlled rate, while the Pound Sterling and the Euro traded at N547 and N482, respectively. Trading on the floor of the interbank market saw the Naira closed at N306.00 to a dollar. Traders at the market expressed delight in the interventions…

Olusola Fabiyi, Abuja The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Senator Ali Modu Sheriff and the Chairman of the sacked Caretaker Committee of the party, Senator Ahmed Makarfi on Monday in Abuja, engaged each other in war of words over alleged subvention from the governors elected on the platform of the party. Sheriff accused the caretaker committee headed by Makarfi of collecting N5m monthly as subvention from the governors, while Makarfi also accused Sheriff and his team of hobnobbing with the ruling party. Though he did not deny that the governors fund the committee, Malarfi however accused Sheriff and…

The Managing Director, Dangote Tomato Processing Company, Alhaji Abdulkarim Kaita, on Monday said the factory would resume production on Sunday, March 19. Kaita said the company, located in Kadawa, Kano State, was expecting a team of engineers from Italy on Friday as part of the preparation to resume production. “As part of preparations to resume production on Sunday, we are expecting a team of engineers from Italy on Friday. “The machines are under guarantee and we are not able to operate last year due to the scarcity of fresh tomato in Kano and other neighbouring states,” he said. Kaita said…

{$inline_image} Pinterest has finally launched Lens point-and-shoot discovery tool to everyone on Android and iOS in the U.S. Pinterest Lens is one of three visual discovery features introduced by Pinterest recently. The feature simply allows users to snap a photo or use an existing image on their camera roll to find pins and themes related to the photo. Using Pinterest Lens To get to Lens, you first need to update your app, tap the search bar and then tap the red camera icon. Point Lens to your object of interest — could be shoes, other fashion accessories, tables and chairs,…

We saw yet another government breach last week, and more secrets went to WikiLeaks. I’m ambivalent on this one, because the CIA tools disclosed likely were emulated by others, and WikiLeaks is helping consumer technology companies ensure they no longer work. I don’t know about you, but I really don’t want any organization spying on me — not even my own government. Given how I often dress around the house, this is as much for their protection as my own. When Jobs took over, Apple also had a severe leak problem, and he was pragmatic about it. Source: Techy

Technology Times – NIGERIA TECHNOLOGY NEWS | MARKET INTELLIGENCE | ADVISORY SERVICES | EVENTS By Neelam Biirthare elying on instincts is a good natural trait, but when it comes to business, advertising and driving revenue; making decisions based on intuitions is a bad idea. Especially in an age of intellectual advertising where machine learning, predictive analysis, and granular targeting are redefining the way brands and marketers connect with the […] The post OPINION | Why every marketer should implement data-driven advertising appeared first on Technology Times – NIGERIA TECHNOLOGY NEWS | MARKET INTELLIGENCE | ADVISORY SERVICES | EVENTS. Source: Technology

The naira traded at 455 to a dollar amid liquidity boost in the Bureau De Change and parallel market segments of the forex market on Friday and Saturday. The naira also appreciated against the pound sterling and euro as it traded at 545 and 470 to both currencies, respectively. Travelex, an international money transfer services […] CBN to pump more dollars as naira keeps appreciating Source: Business

The Nigerian Customs Service will today commence the verification of all vehicles in the country to track those with genuine from fake documents. In a circular released early this month, the Comptroller-General of Customs, retired Col. Hameed Ibrahim Ali, approved a grace period of one month – 13th March to – 12th April – for […] Customs commences vehicles duty verification today Source: Business