VAM News Update Netflix is once again hiking the prices of its plan. Sharing its third-quarter earnings report, the streaming giant announced that it is increasing the price of its Basic plan…
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LinkedIn Sacks Hundreds of Workers in Effort to Optimize AI Efforts
VAM News Update LinkedIn to Lay Off Hundreds of Workers in Effort to Optimize AI Efforts Microsoft-owned LinkedIn has announced that it will be laying off approximately 3% of its workforce, amounting…
Nokia fires 14,000 employees to cut costs
VOICE AIR MEDIA Nokia on Thursday said it would cut up to 14,000 jobs as part of a cost reduction plan following a plunge in third-quarter earnings. The Finnish telecommunications giant said…
President Biden declares $100m humanitarian aid for Gaza
US President Joe Biden on Wednesday, Oct. 18, said he supports a two-state solution so that Israel and the Palestinian people can both live safely and securely in dignity and in peace…
Tragedy as Corps member robbed, stabbed to death while jogging
VAM News Update A member of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) identified as Grace Chalya Silas, was brutally murdered by some yet to be identified assailants suspected to be armed robbers…
Abacha’s Daughter Strangled To Death By Unknown Gun Men In Her House
VAM News Update THE daughter of Hon. Bukar Abacha, a legislator who represents Ngala Constituency in the Borno State House of Assembly, has been reportedly murdered by unknown criminals. The woman was…
Nigeria gets Olukoyede as EFCC chair, Halima Shehu as NSIPA CEO
THE senate has confirmed Ola Olukoyede as the substantive chair of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The upper legislative chamber also confirmed Muhammad Hammajoda as the secretary of the EFCC…
Naira hits 9% depreciation, trades N848/$
THE naira, on Tuesday, fell to N848 at the investors’ and exporters’ (I&E) window — the country’s official trading window. The local currency fell by 8.9 percent from the N778.80 it traded…
Two injured as diesel tanker reportedly catches fire in Ogun
Two persons sustained injuries on Wednesday when a diesel tanker caught fire at Nine Energies Filling Station, Asero, Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital. It was gathered that the fire was…
EFCC reportedly arrests 17 suspected internet fraudsters in Benin
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Benin Zonal Command, says it has arrested 17 suspected internet fraudsters. The commission disclosed this in a statement posted on its official X…