Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, says the National Broadcasting Commission, will immediately commence the process of licensing all social media operations in Nigeria. The NBC is the regulator of all radio and television stations in Nigeria. The minister announced this just as he said the Federal Government has also suspended micro-blogging platform, Twitter, which is…
Ondo State Governor and Chairman of the South-West Governors’ Forum, Rotimi Akeredolu, has said it is important for the country to legalise the cultivation of cannabis for medicinal purposes. He also said he was in Thailand to study the cultivation of cannabis for medicinal use. Illegal cultivation of cannabis is common in Ondo State. Akeredolu…
The Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps, Brig.Gen Shuaibu Ibrahim, has described corps members as part of the national defence policy. The NYSC Director-General said this on Wednesday, on a programme on Channels Television. NYSC scheme is a one-year mandatory programme for graduates below 30 years of age. It was established to foster unity in…
Twitter Inc on Wednesday deleted a tweet posted by President Muhammadu Buhari on his official account @MBuhari following complaints by well-meaning Nigerians. Buhari on Tuesday, May 1, drew the ire of some citizens after he threatened to clamp down on individuals perpetrating violence in the southeast region of the country. Buhari’s threat was in reaction…
The Director-general, Raw Materials Research and Development Council (RMRDC), Prof. Ibrahim Hussaini Doko, has said that Nigeria is the largest importer of processed milk In West Africa, spending an average of N1.73billion per annum for milk importation. The DG stated this yesterday during the World Milk Day Conference 2021, with the theme: ‘Strengthening the Local Dairy Sector in Nigeria:…
The Rule of Law And Accountability Advocacy Centre (RULAAC) has condemned the shooting of human rights activist, Omoyele Sowore by a female police officer, Altine Hyelhira Daniel, in Abuja. The activist was said to have been speaking with a detachment of police officers stationed at the public facility when the female officer fired at him….
EX-militant leader, Government Ekpemupolo, alias Tompolo, on Sunday, gave the Nigerian government seven days to inaugurate the substantive Board of the Niger-Delta Development Commission (NDDC). “It is against this background that I wish to call on Mr President, members of the National Assembly and Security Agencies to work towards the constitution of the substantive board…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arrested a Ponzi scheme operator and founder of InksNation, Omotade-Sparks Amos Sewanu. In a Twitter post on Friday, the anti-corruption agency noted that Sewanu had been arrested in Sokoto. The tweet read, “BREAKING: Fleeing Ponzi Scheme Operator, Omotade-Sparks Amos Sewanu, Nabbed by EFCC in Sokoto.” In November 2020,…
A suspected internet fraudster who allegedly tried to buy a Range Rover worth N44million with Bitcoin has been arrested by the EFCC. The suspect identified as Tobiloba Aramide Ogundiyan is accused by the EFCC’s Advance Fee Fraud Section of committing online fraud and converting his loot into cryptocurrency. A statement released by the agency read; Ogundiyan acquired his ill-gotten wealth from…
The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu, has explained the reason why President Muhammadu Buhari did not attend the burial of the late Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Ibrahim Attahiru, who died a in plane crash along with 10 other officers in Kaduna on Friday. Recall that COAS Attahiru and the…
