Monthly Archives: February 2023

Education: A Look at 12 of the World’s Most Expensive Universities/Colleges

  “College is the best time of your life. When else are your parents going to spend several thousand dollars a year just for you to go to a strange town and get drunk every night?” — David Wood “Education is the most powerful weapon which to use to change the world.” – Nelson Mandela PEGASUS REPORTERS, LAGOS | FEBRUARY ...

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SCI-TECH: That Android Phones From China May Be Spying On You; Transmits Personal Info Without Consent – Researchers Say

  “We find that these devices come bundled with a number of third-party applications, some of which are granted dangerous runtime permissions by default without user consent, and transmit traffic containing a broad range of geolocation, user-profile and social relationships [personally identifiable information] to both phone vendors and third-party domains, without notifying the user or offering the choice to opt-out” ...

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Naira Note Swap: State Broadcast by Malam Nasir El-Rufai, Governor of Kaduna State, 16th February 2023.

  “There is no reason why the old notes and the new notes should not coexist until the old notes are gradually withdrawn over the years as is done in the United Kingdom, Saudi Arabia and other countries. It is unfortunate that in implementing this policy, Nigeria is departing from global best practice, without any compelling justification” PEGASUS REPORTERS, LAGOS ...

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Sit-at-Home: Finland Disowns Letter, Debunks Arrest Threat Against Ekpa

  “We have reported the Twitter message with which this fake letter was originally distributed and asked Twitter to remove it. Regrettably, copies continue circulating in social media and on various internet platforms…The Embassy would greatly appreciate it if you could take this information into account in your reporting.” PEGASUS REPORTERS, LAGOS | FEBRUARY 17, 2023 The Embassy of Finland ...

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Finance-Investments: Monieworx® Enables 3 SMEs Raise N100M In 10 Days Through Regulation Crowdfunding

  Nigeria’s first Community investing by small-ticket retail investors in alternatives goes mainstream in Africa. PEGASUS REPORTERS, LAGOS | FEBRUARY 16, 2023 Alternative Finance Limited (Obelix), Nigeria’s SEC-regulated Crowdfunding Intermediary, today announced that it has fundraised N100 million from 9,324 registered small-ticket retail investors for 3 promising small and medium enterprises in just 10 days, thus successfully pioneering an alternative ...

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Food Security: Borrow A Leaf From Alhaji Tanko Yakassai Suggestions On Rural Development – TPN Chairman

  “Mallam Abdulkarim Muhammad Abdullahi said that the suggestion by Alhaji Yakassai should split the existing federal ministry of agriculture into two autonomous and independent ministries, each with its well-defined functions and operational dichotomy..,” PEGASUS REPORTERS, LAGOS | FEBRUARY 16, 2023 The All Progressives Congress, APC, leadership has been called upon, to take advantage of the suggestion by the Elder ...

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Sits-Home In Southeast: Finnish Government May Try Simon Ekpa For International Terrorism

    PEGASUS REPORTERS, LAGOS | FEBRUARY 16, 2023 The infant-terrible of the Independent People of Biafra, Simon Ekpa may face charges of international terrorism in Finland if he refuses to accede to the request by the Finnish authorities to withdraw his call for sit at home during the elections starting from the 25th of February. In a letter to ...

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Political Arena: The Limits Of Propaganda And The Challenge Of Igbo Nationalism – Anonymous

  “Propagandist lacks principles. They shift goalposts as events changes. This is why hardcore Biafrans of yesterday are 360 degrees Obidients and Nigerians today…waiting to be Biafrans again after election when Peter Obi loses elections” PEGASUS REPORTERS, LAGOS | FEBRUARY 12, 2023 The sage Awolowo said of Zik, ‘Whatever anyone may say about Dr. Azikiwe, it will be readily conceded ...

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