NIN-SIM policy: Telcos lost 12m internet subscribers in 2021, says NCC
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) says telecommunications companies lost a total of 12 million internet subscribers in 2021 due to the national identification number (NIN) linkage policy. In its latest report titled, ‘2021 subscriber/network data annual report’, the commission also said a total of nine million active voice subscribers were lost between 2020 […]
Newspaper Headlines: 10 states to file contempt charges against FG, CBN over naira crisis
The nation remains at the mercy of the naira redesign policy, which led to protests in parts of the country, even as 10 states initiate contempt proceedings against the federal government and the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) over the crisis, as reported by the national dailies. […]
APC leadership to meet Tinubu, n’assembly members-elect at Aso Rock on Monday
The leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) is set to hold a meeting on Monday with members of the party elected into the 10th national assembly. In a notice on Friday, Iyiola Omisore, national secretary of the APC, said the meeting would be held at the banquet hall of the state house […]
NSCDC arrests members of syndicates ‘producing counterfeit dollars, new naira notes’
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) says it has arrested members of two syndicate groups allegedly involved in the production and distribution of counterfeit United States dollars (USD) and new naira notes. During an interview with the NAN in Abuja on Friday, Olusola Odumosu, NSCDC’s public relations director, said the suspects […]
PDP asks IGP, DSS DG, to probe INEC chair for ‘electoral offences’
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has asked Usman Baba, inspector-general of police and Yusuf Bichi, director-general of the Department of State Services (DSS), to “immediately” investigate Mahmood Yakubu, chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) over alleged electoral offences. Addressing a press conference on Friday in Abuja, Debo Ologunagba, PDP spokesperson, said […]
INEC: Why political parties can’t witness BVAS reconfiguration
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says political parties are not allowed to witness the backup or reconfiguration of the bimodal voter accreditation system (BVAS) machines. Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), had sought an order of the court restraining the INEC from tampering with the information embedded in the […]
Lagos train accident: 102 casualties recorded, 32 discharged from hospitals
Akin Abayomi, the Lagos commissioner for health, says 32 survivors of the accident involving a train and a staff bus have been discharged from different hospitals. On Thursday, a Lagos staff bus was crushed by a moving train at the Shogunle and Ikeja axis when the bus veered into the rail track. Many […]
Seplat CEO steps down over allegations of racism
Seplat Energy says Roger Brown, its chief executive officer (CEO), has stepped down from his position. In a statement on Friday, signed by Basil Omiyi, the board chairman of Seplat, the company said the decision followed the court order of a federal high court in Lagos. On Thursday, TheCable reported that the […]
Election coverage: NBC issues ‘last warning’ to broadcast stations, threatens to revoke licences
The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has threatened to shut down broadcast stations whose activities are capable of undermining peaceful co-existence. Ekanem Antia, NBC spokesperson, on Friday, said Balarabe Ilela, NBC director-general, spoke at a meeting with broadcast stations on the coverage of the February 25 elections. “The NBC is giving its last […]
Presidency: Tinubu’s victory stands — a repeat of June 12 is wishful thinking
The presidency says the election of Bola Tinubu stands and can only be declared otherwise by the court. In a statement summarising the engagements of President Muhammadu Buhari during his recent trip to Qatar, Garba Shehu, presidential spokesperson, said “wishful thinkers” assume the election will be annulled to “recreate” the June 12, 1993 […]