The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) says 100 per cent of the SIM cards used in the country are manufactured locally. Engr. Babagana Digima, the Head, New Media and Information Security, NCC, said this at a training for media executives in Lagos. Digima attributed the feat to the commission’s commitment in encouraging local content and indigenous participation in the industry through the Nigeria Office for Development in the Indigenous Telecommunications Sector (NORDIT). “The NCC by Section 1D to F of our Act has spelt out our function to encourage Indigenous participation of telecom companies as well as the national policy for…
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Seyi Tayese, Yenagoa Administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), Dennis Otuaro, has cautioned ex-agitators enrolled in the programme to avoid anything that is inimical to peace and security in the Niger Delta. Otuaro urged them to rather promote peace and security in the oil-rich region, emphasizing the importance of avoiding actions that could undermine the objectives of the PAP. The Administrator gave this charge at a stakeholders’ meeting with former agitators in Warri, Delta State, on Saturday, with the theme: “Fostering, Consolidating, and Collaborating for the Peace, Security, Stability, and Development of the Niger Delta.” In a statement signed…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says it has busted a snake-guarded shrine used for the storage of illicit drugs in Egor community near Benin, Edo. Mr Femi Babafemi, the Director of Media and Advocacy of the NDLEA, said this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. Babafemi said that the NDLEA operatives had raided the shrine after detecting a specially constructed large hole storage in a wall covered with wallpapers and fetish objects. He said that different quantities of illicit substances such as methamphetamine, Loud, Colorado and Arizona, all strong strains of cannabis were seen. He disclosed that…
…says ‘they’re not curated for festival, I’ve had them for long’ Poster boy of the2024 Ojude Oba Festival held in Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State, Mr Farooq Oreagba, has opened up on the tattoo on his body. Some Nigerians, especially on social media, have continued to raise eyebrows about the propriety of displaying such tattoos in a cultural setting as the last Ojude Oba festival. This is however inspite of the praises and appreciation Oreagba has since been receiving for his unrivaled elegance on the festival ground. Oreagba, who is the Managing Director of NG Clearing and a former Member of the…
Special Adviser to Governor Dapo Abiodun on Media and Strategy, Kayode Akinmade, says the decision of the Ogun State Government to create a Mineral Resources Agency is in order and in the state’s best interest. Akinmade spoke on Sunday to further clarify the restraining order of the government on the mining of mineral resources in the state. He explained that the creation of the agency was aimed at protecting the resources deposited in the state as well as to entrench decency and sanity in the mining sector for the common good of the people in the state. According to him,…
… says inferno not by accident Following Sunday’s inferno that gutted the Oregun, Lagos headquarters of the LoveWorld Incorporated, popularly known as Christ Embassy, its President and founder, Pastor Chris Oyakhilome, has said the fire incident shouldn’t be seen as an accident but an opportunity for bigger and better things to come. Oyakhilome, popularly called Pastor Chris, said this during a live Sunday service at the church’s campground in Asese, Ogun State. Recall that the church headquarters, located in the Oregun area of Ikeja, Lagos State, was razed in the early hours of Sunday. Multiple videos from the scene of…
Coalition for Whistleblowers Protection and Press Freedom called on the Inspector General of Police, Mr Kayode Egbetokun, to order an investigation into last Tuesday’s reported attack on the Kaduna State correspondent of the Daily times Newspaper, Mr. Gabriel Idibia, by policemen attached to the Kaduna State Command of the Nigeria Police Force. CWPPF in a statement by its Secretariat, condemned the attack on the journalist, urging Egbetokun to get to the root of the matter with a view to forestalling such an occurrence in future. According to CWPPF, it is disturbing that the policemen involved not only arrested Idibia unlawfully,…
President Bola Tinubu has directed that all civil servants who are drawing salaries from the government after relocating abroad should be made to refund the money. The President also directed that the supervisors and department heads of the culprits must also be punished for aiding and abetting the fraud under their watch. Tinubu’ gave the directive on Saturday at the award night organised by the Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation (HOCSF), to commemorate the 2024 Civil Service Week. The event was also to honour some outstanding civil servants in core ministries. Represented by Sen.…
…asks President Tinubu to order thorough probe Segun Babatunde, Bauchi National Chairman of North East Youth and Elders Peoples Forum, Alhaji Salihu Magaji, has commended the Inspector General of Police, Mr kayode Egbetokun for rejecting the ongoing Police constable recruitment allegedly marred by corruption and irregularities. Magaji, who stated this in Bauchi when he addressed a press conference on Sunday, said those calling for the sack of IGP are self-centered people who are saying all these to cover the allegations raised over the conduct of the exercise. According to him, “Any patriotic citizen once vital allegations made by a strong…
Minister of State for Environment, Dr. Kunle Salako, on Sunday, urged Nigerians to remain vigilant and maintain good sanitation and hygiene to protect themselves from contracting the ravaging Cholera disease. Salako however identified sustainable human and environment interaction as one of the major steps needed to address the health challenge. The Minister’s warning was contained in a statement he issued on Sunday, stating that the Federal Ministry of Environment is deeply concerned about the ongoing cholera outbreak in some states across the country. Salako noted that the Cholera outbreak has claimed many lives and affected many communities based on the…