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The Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy has ordered all network providers to cancel the N20 charge for the retrieval of the National Identification Number (NIN) with immediate effect.   Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami gave the order in a statement issued on Friday December 18.   Nigerians have been …

Tanzania has reportedly said it has no plans to import COVID-19 vaccines, instead of pinning its hopes on research into “local herbs”. In an interview with The East African newspaper, Health Ministry spokesperson Gerald Chami went on to cast doubt on the safety and efficacy of imported vaccines. He claimed …

The Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, has given telecommunications operators in the country two weeks to block SIM Cards that are not registered with the National Identity Numbers, NIN.   A statement released today Tuesday, December 15 by the NCC Director of Public Affairs of the NCC, Dr Ikechukwu Adinde, stresed …

Nigeria’s inflation climbed to 14.89 per cent in November, it’s highest level in over 31 months, according to latest figures published by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). This is the 14th straight month the rate has increased according to the NBS, and could be as a result of increased …

One of the students abducted by unknown gunmen in Kankara Secondary school, Katsina, has recounted how he escaped from the bandits after he and other students were dragged into the bush.   The 17-year-old student recounted his experience in an interview with BBC Hausa on Monday morning, December 14. The …

The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) Justice Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad on Monday December 14, swore in 72 new Senior Advocates of Nigeria.   Tanko who was absent from the event but represented by the next most senior Justice of the Supreme Court Justice Olabode Rhodes-Vivour, warned against disobeying court orders.   The legal practitioners …

The Cable News Network, Inc. (CNN) has objected to the request by the Lagos Judicial Panel of Inquiry and Restitution of Victims of SARS Related Abuses, for its team of reporters to appear before it on Saturday, December 12, to give evidence on their reportage of the #EndSARS Lekki shooting. …

The Katsina State Police Command has confirmed the attack that occurred at Government Science Secondary School, Kankara, in the early hours of Saturday, December 12.   A statement released by the spokesman for the command, SP Gambo Isah, said 200 of the students have returned to the school.   “On …

The Kaduna state government has warned that it may impose another lockdown if the numbers of COVID19 confirmed cases continues to rise in the state.   The state Commissioner of Health, Dr. Amina Mohammed-Baloni, gave the warning at a press conference on Saturday, December 12. The warning came hours after the state governor, Nasir …

The Federal government has announced that the price of data has been reduced by more than 50 percent.   The announcement which was made on Thursday December 10, came after the Nigerian Communications commission (NCC) was directed to put in place measures to that effect. With the new directive, the price of data of …