Category: News
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FG Issues New Directive To Gotv, Startimes
The Federal Government says it has directed two PayTv platforms – GoTv and Startimes – to migrate their signals from self-carrying to any of the two licensed FreeTv signal distributors. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, who disclosed this on Thursday in Abuja, said the directive was in line with the Digital…
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FG Gives Updates On Number of Nigerians Enrolled For NIN, SIMs Registration
The Federal Government says it has so far enrolled 51 million citizens for the National Identification Number (NIN) as at March 31, 2021. Minister of Communication and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Pantami, made this known at the weekly Presidential Media briefing organized by the Presidential Communication Media Team in Abuja on Thursday. He also revealed…
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2023: INEC Fixes Date For Kick-off Of Continuous Voter Registration
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has fixed June 28th, 2021 for the commencement of Continuous Voter Registration, CVR, across the 774 Local Government Areas ahead of the 2023 general elections. INEC Boss, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, let this out on Thursday while briefing newsmen in Abuja. He also declared the indefinite suspension of the bye-election…
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Gunmen Attack Ex-CBN Governor, Kill 3 Police Officers (Graphic Photos)
Police in Anambra have confirmed gun attack on gathering being addressed by Charles Soludo, former Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN governor in his country home in Isuofia, Aguata in Anambra. According to media reports, three policemen were shot death by gunmen during the event. Mr Soludo, a governorship aspirant of the All Progressive Grand Alliance,…
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It’s time to end bad governance, hardship, tyranny- NANS, AWC tell Nigerians
The National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, South West Zone and All Workers Convergence, AWC, have called on Nigerians to stand tall against maladministration, untold hardship, and tyranny which according to the release are well-entrenched in All Progressives Congress led government. The groups expressed their utmost concerns over pitiable state of the nation in a…
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NIN: Court Delivers Judgement On Sim Blockage
A Federal High Court in Lagos State has barred the Federal Government from blocking SIM cards not linked to National Identity Numbers next month. The Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy had, through the Nigerian Communications Commission, asked operators to block all SIM cards not linked to NIN by April 9, 2021. The deadline had…
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Why More Northern Applicants Are Recruited Into Nigerian Army, Army PRO
The Nigerian army has justified the recruitment of more northern applicants into its Short Service Commission 47 Course. Recall that an online news platform had alleged nepotism in the Army, saying that the South-East states had 42 candidates and the North-Central had 58 candidates in its ongoing 47th short service combatant course 27/2021. Reacting to…
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Tinubu @69? Wikipedia Locks Tinubu’s Page Over ‘Persistent Vandalism’
A well-known website that allows users to add and update content on the site, Wikipedia has locked up a page showing a short biography of All Progressives Congress Chieftain, Bola Ahmed Tinubu after the age section of his profile was reportedly edited 84 times. The age of former Governor of Lagos was edited several times…
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UNIBEN Students Express Displeasure Over Suspension of Students’ Union
Students of University of Benin (UNIBEN) on Tuesday poured out their displeasure over the suspension of the students’ union of the institution by the authorities. The students also resisted an attempt to be evacuated from their halls of residence. The institution’s Senate on Tuesday rose from a meeting to suspend the executives of the students’…
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FG Sets To Create 30,000 Jobs Through CSHSP Initiative
The Federal Government is set to create 30,000 jobs through the Community Safety and Human Security Programme, CSHSP, initiative to reduce crimes and violence across the country. The Minister of Special Duties and Intergovernmental Affairs, Sen. George Akume, made the disclosure at the inauguration of a 22-man committee of CSHSP, Nasarawa State chapter, on Tuesday.…