Author: Olabanji Ayoola

President Muhammadu Buhari has said Nigeria needs to get the ongoing linking of SIMs to National Identification Numbers (NIN) right, saying it would determine the success of the ongoing war against insecurity. The President stated this during the launch of the National Policy for the Promotion of Indigenous Content in Nigerian Telecoms Sector and Revised […]

Port Harcourt refinery Project to engage 3,000 Nigerians, 70 expatriates, says NNPC Stakeholders list modalities, as PHRC transmits 1,790 documents to contractor Reps to invite Buhari over non-remittance by NNPC Stakeholders in the energy industry, yesterday, called for cautious optimism and a public policy document as the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) in Port Harcourt […]

Catholic Church charges Mbaka, followers to atone desecration Calls for seven days prayer fasting from today The Catholic Church in Enugu State has accused Rev. Fr. Ejike Mbaka and his followers of desecrating the altar and called for prayer of atonement and reparation on those that undertook the action. Mbaka is a Catholic priest and […]

Says kidnappings disturbing, pathetic, sad Yoruba anti-secessionist group protests against agitation A renowned Historian, Prof. Bolanle Awe, yesterday, cautioned against breaking up the country, saying the country will not be respected in the comity of nations once broken. The former Commissioner for Education in the Old Oyo State also lamented that kidnapping of school boys […]

Former Governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi, has advised President Muhammadu Buhari to take action against those notorious for killing Nigerians. Obi said this on Thursday in a statement on his official Twitter handle where he lamented the issues in Nigeria, saying they ought not to be bothering the country today. According to him, “For many years, […]

The Central Bank of Nigeria has extended its “Naira 4 dollar scheme” earlier scheduled to end on May 8, 2021 indefinitely. It disclosed this in a circular to all Deposit Money Banks, International Money Transfer Operators and the general public titled ‘Re: Introduction of the CBN’s “Naira 4 dollar scheme” for diaspora remittances ‘ on […]

LASRAA registers 5m Lagosians, targets 60 registration centres Lagos State Government has warned telecoms operators against illegal land digging for fibre cable laying. Rather, the state said operators should key into the ongoing fibre laying project the state is handling across the 20 local government areas and all the local council development areas. Lagos State […]

Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has rejected Federal Government’s plan of downward review of salaries and emoluments of workers. President of Congress, Ayuba Wabba, in a statement in Abuja, yesterday, decried the statement credited to Minister of Finance and National Planning, Mrs. Zainab Ahmed, that the Federal Government was working to reduce the high cost of […]