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French authorities said on Tuesday that more than 140 cyberattacks were reported during the Paris Olympics, but none of them disrupted the competitions. In the runup and throughout the Olympic Games, France’s cyber security agency had been on high alert for attacks that had the potential to disrupt the organising committee, ticketing or transport. Between…
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UK police have arrested over 1,000 people in connection with riots that took place over the last two weeks in England, officials said on Tuesday. “Forces across the country have now made more than 1,000 arrests in connection with the recent violent disorder,” the National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) said on X. At least 575…
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A lone accident at Malo, Ogere area of the Lagos-Ibadan expressway, on Tuesday left 12 people burnt to death, leaving four others sustaining injuries. The spokesperson of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ogun, Mrs Florence Okpe, confirmed the accident in a statement issued in Abeokuta on Tuesday. Okpe explained that the accident, involving…
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Despite the cost-push inflation that has made healthcare almost unaffordable for most Nigerians lately, many states are ignoring the opportunity that abounds in the mandatory national health insurance coverage to bring succor to citizens.
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Director and Chief Executive Officer of Nigerian Education Loan Fund, (NELFUND), Mr Akintunde Sawyerr, has disclosed that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has injected a total of N50 billion into the scheme.