A coalition of militant groups from the Niger Delta region, have made 11 demands from the Federal Government, warning that they will carry out the threat to attack oil pipelines if their demands were not met. In the heat of the EndSARS protests across the country a few days ago, the coalition of militant […]
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#EndSARS Protest: NECO postpones 2020 examination indefinitely
Following unrests in some parts of the country occasioned by the #EndSARS protest, the National Examinations Council (NECO), has postponed its ongoing Senior Secondary Certificate Examinations (SSCE), indefinitely. New Telegraph recalls that twice in less than two weeks, the Council had rescheduled some of the 2020 SSCE papers originally planned to be written in October […]
Banks lose over N1bn as hoodlums wreck ATMs, branches
Deposit Money Banks (DMBs) in the country likely lost over a billion naira, last week, to the destruction of their facilities across the country by hoodlums hiding under the umbrella of the #End- SARS protests, findings by New Telegraph show. The protests, which began on October 7 with calls to disband the Special […]
MTN, 9mobile get National Roaming Service approval
Telecoms regulator, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has granted approval for two mobile network operators (MNOs) to carry out a trial on National Roaming Service for three months. The two telecoms companies are Mobile Telecommunication Network (MTN) Nigeria and the Emerging Markets Telecommunication Service Limited (EMTS), trading as 9Mobile in Nigeria. With this […]
Nigerians pay N1.23 extra on petrol as admin charge
PPPRA rakes in N1.845bn from hike Marketers petition Osinbajo Nigerians now pay N1.23 extra on every litre of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) also known as petrol as administrative charge. The admin charge was N0.10 per litre before the hike. Producers of petroleum products, particularly lubricants, who gave this hint in petition […]
Kalu serenades wife on her birthday
Former Governor of Abia State and Chief Whip of the Senate, Dr. Orji Kalu, celebrates wife, Ifunanya, with sweet and romantic words on the occasion of her birthday anniversary. Ify as fondly called by her hubby will be a year older today, October 26. In his short but deep tribute to his wife titled […]
Anxiety in FRSC over Oyeyemi’s retirement
There is anxiety in the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) over failure of the Corps Marshall of the commission, Dr. Boboye Oyeyemi, to proceed on his pre-retirement leave in accordance with civil service rule. Oyeyemi was born on November 26, 1960 in Ibadan, Oyo State, and will be 60 years next month. Unlike other […]
Buhari: Nigerians free to live, work anywhere
President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned eviction notices handed down to some ethnic and religious groups in some parts of the country owing to the destruction of public assets following the hijack of the peaceful protests by the youth demanding the scrapping of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) and police brutality. He vowed to defend […]
NCC frets over rising illegal SIM registrations in Kano
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has expressed worry over the prevalence of illegal SIM card registration in Kano. This is even as it declared that the state now has the largest number of persons contravening the SIM card registration rules in the country. Executive Vice Chairman of NCC, Prof. Umar Danbatta, who disclosed this […]
Oyetola gives looters 72-hours to embrace amnesty
Osun State Governor, Adegboyega Oyetola, has given those that participated in the breaking of shops to embrace amnesty by returning the stolen items within 72-hours. Speaking during a tour to ascertain the level of damages done by the hoodlums, Oyetola advised those with the stolen properties to return them to the palaces or chairmen […]