The Nigerian Communications Commission has said Nigeria’s 5G plan will allow efficient allocation of spectrum for 5G deployment, and ensure its effective deployment in major urban cities by 2025. The commission also disclosed that the much anticipated mock auction of the 5G spectrum for qualified telecommunication companies would hold on Friday, in preparation for the […]
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The Senator representing Bayelsa West in the National Assembly, Seriake Dickson, has expressed deep concern over the ravaging oil spillage from the OML 29 Well 1 platform operated by AITEO Exploration and Production Company Limited in the Nembe creeks. Dickson, in a statement on Tuesday, called for adequate compensation for the people for damage of […]
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The Department of State Services has refused to obey court orders granting Nnamdi Kanu maximum comfort in detention, change of clothing, amongst others, Ifeanyi Ejiofor, lead counsel for the embattled Indigenous People of Biafra leader has said. The lawyer, in a statement on Tuesday, kicked that the detaining agency has “unrepentantly continued to treat the […]
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Some youths in Ado Ekiti, Ekiti State capital have set a pastor’s house on fire after the body of a seven-year-old girl was allegedly found there. The incident reportedly happened in the early hours of yesterday in the Adehun area of Ado-Ekiti. The girl, simply identified as Demilade, was said to have been sent to […]
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Not less than 11 million Nigerians will be pushed into the poverty rank in 2022 as a result of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, Minister of Finance Budget and National Planning Mrs Zainab Ahmed said yesterday. She spoke at the day two of the National COVID-19 Summit in Abuja. Represented by the Director General […]
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The Etsu Nupe and Chairman, Council of Traditional Rulers, Niger State, Alhaji Yahaya Abubakar has said that the sacrifices by former Chief of Army Staff, General Muhammad Wushishi to the country would never be forgotten. Describing him as a dutiful and committed soldier who served Nigeria passionately, Abubakar said the death of Wushishi was shocking, […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the suspension of the management of Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC). He approved a new interim governing board appointed to oversee the day-to-day operations of the electricity distribution company. His actions followed the recent industrial action embarked on by its members of staff over non-payment of arrears of pensions, allowances, […]
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Foreigners coming into the country through Lagos State must adhere to the COVID-19 travel protocols or face possible deportation, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu warned yesterday. The governor also reiterated that all-inbound passengers for international flights must perform a Day 2 test within 48 hours of arrival into the country, as well as an additional Day 7 […]
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Senate President Ahmad Lawan yesterday called for punitive measures against indigenous oil companies responsible for oil spillages that devastate host communities where they operate. He made the assertion in his contribution to a motion titled: “The extremely urgent need to stop the continuous crude oil and gas blow out spill at Santa Barbara well 1, […]
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The dispute between Hardy Oil Nigeria Limited and Halkin Exploration and Production Limited, over Atala Marginal Oil Field (OML 46), took a new dimension yesterday. One of the parties in the dispute, Halkin Exploration, has sued the Senate for N10billion. This is as the Senate, through its Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions, threatened […]
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