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National Broadcasting Commission, regulator of the industry in Nigeria, says its official twitter handle of (NBC) has been hacked and allegedly taken over by decentralized international ‘hacktivist’ group known as “Anonymous”.   After the take-over, the group announced its name and plan: “We #Anonymous are out to expose government’s secrets & dirty files.   The […]

Nigeria’s candidate for World Trade Organization’s director-general, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has emerged one of the final two candidates for the post, along with another woman.   Okonjo-Iweala and South Korea’s Trade Minister, Yoo Myung-hee, were chosen by WTO members as the final two candidates to move to the final round of the selection, according to  […]

The House of Representatives has ordered the Central Bank of Nigeria to review all currently frozen accounts in Nigeria within 48 hours.   The House also asked the regulator to remove the freeze order on accounts unconstitutionally frozen, after one week.   The resolution followed the passage of a motion brought under urgent national importance […]

Nigerians have been barred from participating in the United States Diversity visa (DV) lottery in 2022 because over 50,000 Nigerians have immigrated to the US in the last five years. A statement published by the US State Department on its website yesterday, stated categorically that Nigerians are not eligible for the 2022 visa lottery which […]

A Thursday early morning gas explosion in Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial capital, has left eight persons dead, and razed many houses, government emergency department has confirmed.   The explosion started about 5.45am in Baruwa community, in the Alimosho Local Government of the State.   Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, Director-General, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, said casualties were still […]

  A twenty-four-hour curfew imposed by governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State late Tuesday has failed to douse the tension and rage of the ongoing #EndSARS protest in the state. The governor on Wednesday extended the curfew to 72 hours.   Rather, the commercial city has been engulfed by fire and fury, as angry youths […]

Nigeria’s 2023 presidential election will hold on February 18, 2023, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has disclosed.   Prof Mahmood Yakubu, Chairman of the Commission (INEC), announced this on Thursday.   Yakubu announced this in a goodwill message at the inauguration of the special ad hoc committee on the review of the 1999 Constitution, […]

The Federal Executive Council, FEC on Wednesday, approved N654 million for the deployment of hybrid spectrum monitoring system targeting illegal frequencies in the southern part of the country especially, the South East, Vanguard reported.   This is coming on the heels of the growing agitation by the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, for an independent […]

  The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Abubakar Malami, SAN, on Monday, received a list of 35 operatives of the disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS, who have been recommended for prosecution and outright dismissal from the Nigeria Police Force.   The list of the indicted SARS operatives, drawn from 12 States […]

Former Senator Shehu Sani a social critic, has has warned the Nigerian Army to desist from intervening in the ongoing #ENDSARS protest.   Rather intervene in the protests, Sani advised the army to keep its officers and men busy by deploying them to the forests and bushes to fight  Boko Haram terrorists and other bandits […]

 The United Arab Emirate has confirmed it would commence the issuance of visas to Nigerians from Thursday, October 8, 2020, Hadi Sirika, Minister of Aviation, has said on his Twitter handle on Wednesday.   “Travelers to have a return ticket, hotel booking, negative PCR result & a Health insurance (similar to Schengen requirement). Health insurance […]

   Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has imposed a 24-hour curfew on the state effective 4pm on Tuesday (today).   He said, “I have watched with shock how what began as a peaceful #EndSARS protest has degenerated into a monster that is threatening the well-being of our society. Lives and limbs have been lost as […]