By Ayomide Otitoju Cybersecurity training remains essential, but experts warn it is insufficient without a workplace culture that encourages employees to speak up without fear. Effective corporate security awareness, they say, is built on psychological safety — an environment where staff feel comfortable reporting concerns, questioning instructions and admitting mistakes. Anna Collard, Senior Vice President…
By Ayomide Otitoju FG Gold Limited has reached financial close and completed the first drawdown of its US$330 million senior debt facility from the Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) and the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), marking a major step toward developing Sierra Leone’s first large-scale commercial gold mine. The financing, among the largest in Sierra Leone’s…
By Ayomide Otitoju Australia’s landmark decision to ban social media use for children under 16 is set to turn the country into a real-world test case for how restrictions on online platforms affect young people, according to digital wellbeing experts. Supporters of the December 10 ban cite a growing body of research linking excessive screen…
By Ayomide Otitoju The Presidency has dismissed former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s remarks on Nigeria’s security situation, claiming he lacks the credibility to criticise President Bola Tinubu. Obasanjo, speaking on Friday in Jos, Plateau State, expressed concern over escalating violence in the country and suggested Nigerians might have a right to seek foreign intervention, citing what…
By Ayomide Otitoju Pastor Tunde Bakare, Lead Pastor of the Citadel Global Community Church, has sharply criticised Nigerian lawmakers for failing to address the country’s escalating insecurity. He spoke on Sunday during his State of the Nation Address in Lagos. Bakare condemned the National Assembly for its inaction, noting that it was the United States…
By Ayomide Otitoju The death toll from a devastating fire at Hong Kong’s Wang Fuk Court has risen to 146, authorities confirmed on Sunday, marking the world’s deadliest residential building fire since 1980. Police officers from the Disaster Victim Identification Unit recovered additional bodies as their search extended to three more high-rises within the estate….
By Ayomide Otitoju Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has condemned the Tinubu administration following reports that the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) spent ₦17.5 trillion in a single year on fuel pipeline security. He described the spending as “unprecedented and alarming” and labelled it “one of the most brazen financial scandals in our nation’s…
By Ayomide Otitoju First HoldCo Plc has announced the completion of its full divestment from FBNQuest Merchant Bank Limited, confirming the sale of its 100 per cent equity stake to EverQuest Acquisition LLP. The company disclosed the development in a regulatory notice to the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX), stating that the transaction was finalised following…
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who is standing trial on multiple corruption charges, has submitted a formal request for a presidential pardon, saying the protracted proceedings are fuelling deep divisions within the country. Netanyahu announced the move in a video statement on Sunday, emphasising that the six-year-long trial—expected to continue for years—has become “an impossible…
