GITEX 2020: NITDA, Tech Experts advocate Blockchain Technology for Healthcare     Experts have advocated the adoption of blockchain technology for healthcare ecosystem in providing increased security, privacy, and interoperability of patients' health data. The experts who spoke at a Summit on Blockchain and the future of Healthcare...

WTO DG: Coast Clear For Okonjo-Iweala As South Korea Withdraws Candidate — Report           South Korea has decided to withdraw its candidate from the World Trade Organisation, WTO, director-general race, according to Washington Trade Daily. Yoo Myung-hee is South Korea’s Trade Minister and its candidate for the...

2021 Budget: Reps Dismiss Ahmed, Akabueze’s Representatives       The House of Representatives Committee on Science and Technology on Monday dismissed representatives of the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, and Director-General of the Budget Office of the Federation, Ben Akabueze. The committee had invited...

Refineries Gulped N81.41bn, Refined Zero Crude – NNPC       A total of N81.41bn was expended on Nigeria’s refineries between January and August this year but the facilities refined no drop of crude oil all through this period, latest data obtained from the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation...

$37.6m Audit Funds: Reps Move To Sanction DG Budget Office         The Public Accounts Committee of the House of Representatives Thursday resolved to pursue sanctions against the Director-General of the Budget office, Dr. Ben Akabueze. The Committee led by Rep. Wole Oke(PDP-Osun) made the decision, after adopting...

SEC says N29bn Claimed Via Accounts Harmonization The Securities and Exchange Commission has stated that about N29bn of unclaimed dividends have been claimed by investors through the introduction of harmonization of multiple accounts. The SEC introduced the regularisation of multiple accounts in 2015 where it requests...