Day: July 24, 2024

‘Massive,’ Facebook Removes 63,000 Nigerians’ Accounts

ADEOLA YUSUF

Sextortion, what to know about the new Internet scam tens of thousands of Nigerians are found guilty of     Meta has removed approximately 63,000 Facebook accounts in Nigeria for attempting to engage in financial sextortion scams, primarily targeting adult men in the United States. These scams, known as “sextortion,” involve threatening to release compromising photos, either real or fake, if the victim does not pay to stop them. In a statement on Wednesday, Meta revealed that the removed accounts included a smaller coordinated network of around 2,500 accounts linked…

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NCDMB, UBEC Explore Opportunities for Capacity Building, Support for Basic Education

ADEOLA YUSUF

The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) and the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) have agreed to collaborate towards upgrading basic education in the country and building capacities of young Nigerians towards meeting the needs of the ever-changing oil and gas industry and the linkages sectors. The partnership opportunities were explored on Tuesday when the Executive Secretary NCDMB, Engr. Felix Omatsola Ogbe hosted his counterpart from UBEC, Dr Hamid Bobboyi at the Board’s Abuja liaison office. The leaders agreed to set up a joint committee that would finalize details…

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Figures Don’t Lie: Seven Signs You’re Not Drinking Enough Water

ADEOLA YUSUF

You may think you’re drinking enough water, but if you spent most of the day with a cup of coffee by your side, you’re probably more dehydrated than you think. After all, the numbers don’t lie:   The human body is about 70% water, and we lose up to two and a half liters of it per day doing just normal activities. Even breathing causes a lot of fluid loss—we exhale around half a liter over the course of the day. How much water should you drink a day? In…

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