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The Federal Government has lauded the commitment of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) towards enhancing digital skills development among youths, through the implementation of various Information Communication Technology (ICT) skill acquisition programmes. Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola and the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof Ibrahim Pantami, gave the commendation during the … [Read more…]
Decision on removal of subsidy on petroleum would be made in June when the provision for its payment in the 2022 budget expires, the National Economic Council (NEC), has said. Responding to questions while briefing State House Correspondents on the outcome of the meeting, Governor of Nasarawa State, Abdulahi Sule, said it was understandable … [Read more…]
There are indications that price of The average retail price of Automotive Gas Oil (diesel) is on steady rise reaching N343 per litre as at Wednesday, representing 18.5 per cent rise when compared with the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) average figure of N289.37 per litre as at December 31, 2021. An NBS report also … [Read more…]
An Abia High Court sitting in Umuahia, presided over by Justice Benson Anya, yesterday, ordered the Federal Government to pay N1 billion to Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), over infringement on his fundamental human rights by the military even as it ordered government to apologise to him. Kanu, through … [Read more…]
One month after President Muhammadu Buhari rejected the 2021 Electoral Amendment Bill, over the removal of indirect primaries, the Senate, yesterday, passed an amended version with the inclusion of direct, indirect and consensus mode of electing candidates by political parties for elective positions in the 2023 general elections.. This came as the House of Representatives … [Read more…]
The year 2021 witnessed massive cyberattacks that affected private organisations, government agencies, individuals, and supply chains globally. Nigeria had its fair share of cyberattacks and compromise albeit largely underreported. On December 9, an acute Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability was reported in the Apache logging package Log4j 2 versions 2.14.1 that shook the internet. By … [Read more…]
At its retreat in Abuja, it identified salient issues to be reviewed in the act. Present were stakeholders from the National Assembly, Pension Fund Operators (PenOp), labour unions, employers’ union, Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) and others. In a statement, the commission said the National Assembly would organise a public hearing to enable stakeholders their … [Read more…]
Oil marketers, under the aegis of Association of Tank Farm Oil and Gas Marketers of Nigeria (ATOGMAN), have commended Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State for taking action against illegal refineries and oil bunkering. Wike had issued a 48-hour ultimatum to the 23 local government areas chairmen to provide list of illegal refineries and their … [Read more…]
The re-arraignment of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) leader Nnamdi Kanu on amended terrorism charges was stalled yesterday before the Federal High Court in Abuja. New lead defence counsel, Dr Mike Ozekhome (SAN), sought time to enable him to study the amended 15-count charge filed by the prosecution on January 17. The SAN argued … [Read more…]
The enforcement of the sit-at-home order declared by the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, took a bloody twist yesterday in Nsukka as gunmen enforcing the order killed two persons at Nkpologwu, Uzo-Uwani Local Government Area of Enugu State. Three persons were also injured in the attack. The sit-at-home, which grounded the entire … [Read more…]
BREAKING: Nnamdi Kanu’s Trial Adjourned As He Objects To Fresh Charges The trial of the leader of the Indigenous People Of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu stalled on Tuesday after he objected to the fresh charges brought against him by the Federal Government. The Federal Government had filed fresh terrorism charges against the detained leader of … [Read more…]
Just In: Nnamdi Kanu arrives court as Mike Ozekhome leads legal team …DSS, Police bar Journalists After many weeks of conjectures and permutations, the lead counsel for the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Ifeanyi Ejiofor, on Tuesday, unveiled Chief Mike Ozekhome (SAN) as the leader of the defence counsel for Nnamdi Kanu whose … [Read more…]