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Premium sporting excitement awaits football enthusiasts in Africa and beyond as 24 countries will vie to be crowned the new Kings of African Football. The month-long continental showpiece will get underway on January 9 and an intense battle on the pitch is expected with the galaxy of stars converging in Cameroon ready to slug it…
Residents of Magodo Phase II Estate in Lagos converged this morning to protest the presence of armed policemen in their estate. The estate management has shut the two gates leading into the estate. Speaking during the protest the Chairman of Magodo Residents’ Association, Bajo Osinubi, said: “We called our people out to protest this morning…
Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami has announced the approval of the Federal Government to further extend the deadline for the National Identification Number (NIN)-Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) data verification to the 31st of March, 2022. Stakeholders have applauded the Federal Government on the significant growth in the number of NIN…
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has disclosed that electricity has again topped its 2021 consumer-related complaints chart just like in 2020. The Chief Executive Officer of the Commission, Mr Babatunde Irukera, told newsmen in Abuja that banking-related complaints were second on the chart. This indicates that dissatisfaction of Nigerians with the services…
South Africa’s Nobel Peace Prize laureate, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, a clergyman and nationalist who played a significant role in ending Apartheid in South Africa has died at the age of 90. He was awarded the Nobel prize in 1984 for his role in the struggle to abolish the apartheid system. South AfricanPresident Cyril Ramaphosa said…
The threat from the Senate to override President Muhammadu Buhari’s veto of the Electoral Act Amendment Bill 2021 could not materialize on Wednesday as Senators pulled the brakes; claiming that they need to consult their constituents among other reasons. They also anchored their backdown on the recess embarked upon by the green chamber, which they…
The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami revealed that the Federal Government has come up with an introduction of digital tokens suite to replace the aging NIN slip and polycarbonate card. Pantami said this at a stakeholder’s workshop on the National Identification Number (NIN) Tokenization Solution organised by National Identity Management Commission (NIMC)…
Decisive actions of the Nigerian authorities in shielding Air Peace, the country’s flag carrier in United Arab Emirates underscore the national principle that protecting Nigeria and its interests should indeed be the primary responsibility of the government in any diplomatic relationship. *** The tumultuous aviation scuffle between Nigeria and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has…
The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Tuesday has ordered the Kano state government to tender an apology to the dethroned Emir of Kano, Lamido Sanusi, in two national dailies. In a judgement delivered by Justice Anwuli Chikere, the court held that Sanusi’s forceful banishment from the state after his dethronement, was illegal, unconstitutional…
The Kaduna State Government has lifted the suspension of telecom services imposed on some parts of the state. Samuel Aruwan, Commissioner, Ministry of Internal Security and Home Affairs, made the announcement on Friday in Kaduna. “I am here to inform you that the Kaduna State Government has contacted the relevant federal agencies to effect the…
