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Telecom providers in Nigeria have received a fresh instruction from the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to block phone lines that are not linked with National Identity Numbers (NINs) by February 28, 2024. This most recent order was issued in response to the NCC’s order from April 4, 2022, which mandated that operators limit outgoing calls…
In Rivers State, an unfortunate incident occurred in which a police officer accidentally killed his colleague while responding to a complaint. Inspector Nelson Abuante and Inspector Monday Gbaramana, two colleagues, had been dispatched to the Taabaa Division of the Rivers State Police Command to investigate a complaint. As they went about their work, an unfortunate…
The Minister of Women Affairs, Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye, has confirmed that the police have taken into custody a lawyer named Ekere Ebong, who was seen in a viral video assaulting his wife. This information was given by the minister at a press briefing in Abuja following the weekend incident in Uyo, Akwa-Ibom state. Mrs Kennedy-Ohanenye stated…
Unlike other states of the federation where the N2bn palliative fund as well as food items received from the federal government were already disbursed to citizens to cushion the effects of subsidy removal, residents in Bayelsa have waited endlessly for the prosperity government of Senator Douye Diri to roll out plans for distribution, to get…
The World Bank says only 1.5 million of the 15 million targeted helpless Nigerian households have received the Federal Government’s N25,000 conditional cash transfer. World Bank’s Lead Economist for Nigeria, Alex Sienaert, disclosed this during his presentation of the Nigeria Development Update, December 2023 edition, last week in Abuja. According to the figure, only 0.1…
There are no festive lights strung overhead and no sign of the huge tree normally erected to celebrate the event that Christians believe took place on this spot 2,000 years ago: the birth of Jesus Christ. Outside Bethlehem’s Church of the Nativity in the Palestinian West Bank, the throngs of tourists and pilgrims who normally…
The Actors Guild of Nigeria, AGN, has revealed that ailing Nollywood actor, John Okafor, aka Mr Ibu, has undergone another leg amputation and is barely able to talk while calling for prayers and support for the veteran. The AGN National President, Dr Emeka Rollas, disclosed this in a chat with newsmen. He said the association…
The Kogi State House of Assembly on Saturday re-invited the Ministry of Solid Minerals to appear before it next Tuesday to defend its 2024 budget estimate. Also re-invited to appear before the house is the Director-General, Kogi State Solid Mineral Development Agency. The Chairman, House Standing Committee on Solid Minerals, Hon. Omotayo Adeleye Ishaya, gave…
Iran on Saturday executed a man who was sentenced to death after being convicted of working with Israel’s intelligence services, the judiciary said. “The death sentence was carried out this morning against a spy of the Zionist regime in Zahedan prison” in the southeastern province of Sistan-Baluchistan, the judiciary’s Mizan Online website said. It did…
The Minister of Art, Culture, and Creative Economy, Mrs. Hannatu Musawa, has hailed the global recognition garnered by Nigeria’s entertainment industry, emphasizing its growing influence on the international stage. During her address at the 4th National Theatre Festival of Unity held at the Marquee of the National Theatre complex in Lagos, Musawa, represented by Mrs….
The presidential fiscal policy and tax reforms committee has justified why the federal government is reviewing Nigeria’s withholding tax laws to ease the burden on businesses. Taiwo Oyedele, chairman of the committee, disclosed this at an event hosted by the Harvard Business School Association of Nigeria on Thursday. Themed ‘Reform Of Nigeria’s Fiscal System’ stakeholders…
President Vladimir Putin reaffirmed Russia’s commitment to its objectives in the Ukrainian conflict during a marathon four-hour press conference on Thursday, emphasizing the ongoing deployment of Russian troops and asserting the need to secure Ukraine’s “demilitarization,” “denazification,” and neutrality. Putin also ruled out an immediate wave of further mobilization in Russia, confirming that approximately 617,000…
Governor Dauda Lawal of Zamfara State has sympathised with communities affected by recent bandits’ attacks in various parts of the State. He also commended the military for their efforts. According to the Governor, there are several positive reports of the elimination of scores of bandits’ kingpins in Zamfara and other forests of the Northwest. In…
John Dewey, an American philosopher of the 20th century, argued that “we do not learn from experience … we learn from reflecting on experience”. At the core of this statement is the critical role of reflection in the learning process. When we reflect and analyse past experiences, we gain insights, identify lessons learned from our…
In a tragic incident, a 22-year-old student at Sheikh Kamaldeen Arabic School in Ilorin, Kwara State, reportedly committed suicide on December 7, 2023. The student, identified as Alfa Musa, was found hanging in his room at the Dagbenu compound in the Ogidi area of Ilorin. It is unclear what may have driven Musa to take…
The National Youth Leaders Forum of All Political Parties in Nigeria (NYLFPPN) has condoled with the families of the victims of the unfortunate bombing at Birnin Kura in Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The youth leaders, who called for calm, urged the families affected by the Maulud celebration incident in the state to…
Nigeria President, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has said that his government is working hard to stop industrial actions in universities across the country. Tinubu, who was represented at the 17th convocation ceremony of Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, by the Director of Tertiary Education, Federal Ministry of Education, Mrs Rakiya Iliyasu, stated this while addressing the university…
Members of the House of Representatives in the aborted Third Republic have called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to address the challenges affecting lawmakers in the Third Assembly, especially the payment of their outstanding claims and salaries. The former lawmakers also called on Tinubu who is equally a member of the 1992/1993 session of the…
In the aftermath of the Kaduna village bombing during a Maulud celebration, Islamic cleric Sheikh Dahiru Usman Bauchi has appealed to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration to establish an investigative panel swiftly. According to him, conducting a comprehensive inquiry into unintentional bombing is critical to averting future accidents by analysing the circumstances that led to…
The Federal Operations Unit (FOU) of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) says it intercepted nine trailers of parboiled rice, 5,459 bags of 50kg of foreign bags of rice (equivalent to nine trailer loads), amongst other prohibited items valued at over N872 million in one month. Speaking to Newsmen, comptroller of the unit, Mr. Hussaine Ejibunu,…
Senior Hamas officials on Tuesday joined the family of Nelson Mandela to mark the 10th anniversary of his death and cast the spotlight on the bitter conflict in Gaza. South Africa has strongly condemned Israel’s response to the unprecedented October 7 Hamas attacks that unleashed a war in which thousands have died. Mandela, who died…
National Institute for Cultural Orientation (NICO) has attributed Nigeria’s missed opportunities, delayed progress, strained relationships, social cohesion and low productivity to the ‘African Time Syndrome.’ The executive secretary of NICO, Ado Yahuza, stated this during at the annual roundtable on cultural orientation (ARTCO) organised by Nigeria Institute for Cultural Orientation (NICO) with the theme: “The…
The Head and Chief of the Nigerian Air Staff, Air Marshal Hasan Abubakar has visited Port Harcourt to assess the situation, and encourage personnel of 115 Special Operations Group (105 SOG) Following the unfortunate crash of a NAF MI-35P helicopter on 1st December. While addressing the personnel of 115 SOG, Air Marshal Abubakar encouraged them…
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged the Senate President, Mr Godswill Akpabio to use his leadership position “to promptly reject the plan by the Minister of the FCT, Nysom Wike to spend N15 billion for the construction of ‘a befitting residence’ for the Vice President, Mr Kashim Shettima.” SERAP urged him to “assert…
The Ogun State Government says it has sealed three companies for violation of various environmental laws in the state. The companies are Ruili Recycling Limited, Mowe, Robust International PTE 1, also in Mowe and Star Pipe Limited, Sagamu area of the state. The lock-up operations were part of the government’s continued “efforts at laying a…
The Ogun State Government says it has sealed three companies for violation of various environmental laws in the state. The companies are Ruili Recycling Limited, Mowe, Robust International PTE Limited, also in Mowe and Star Pipe Limited, Sagamu area of the state. The lock-up operations were part of the government’s continued “efforts at laying a…
The Association of Psychiatrists in Nigeria (APN) has blamed the rising cases of mental health disorders in northeast to the decade Boko Haram insurgency that traumatised the people of the region. The APN equally decried the lack of mental health desk offices in many states of the federation which it said would negatively affect the…
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the last general election, Mr Peter Obi, has slammed President Bola Tinubu for producing a large number of contingents at the ongoing Climate Change Conference, COP28, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Obi’s statement followed a report that Tinubu arrived in Dubai with 1,411 delegates, according to…
Hoodlums, suspected to be armed robbers have reportedly attacked students of the Gateway Polytechnic (ICT), Sapaade, Ogun State, killing one, while nine others sustained injuries in Ode Remo in the early hours of Saturday. This attack comes barely a week after the management closed the school for three days after students protested the rape of…
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has clarified that the ban on “Ghana must go” bags was issued by Ethiopian Airlines and not the Federal Government. FAAN made this clarification in a terse post on its X handle on Friday, responding to a report making the rounds on the ban of “Ghana must go”…
The Social Democratic Party (SDP) has distanced itself from a purported protest that took place at the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) headquarters in Lokoja, Kogi State. Director General, New Media MuriSam Campaign Council/SDP Isaiah Davies Ijele in a statement on Thursday noted that those causing trouble are not supporters of SDP but loyalists of…
