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DHQ: ‘Once we round up bandits’ collaborators, insecurity challenge is addressed’
The Nigerian military says it has launched a full-scale plan to track down and arrest those collaborating with bandits in parts of the country in its new strategies to address the worsening security situation in the country.…
FIFA announces reforms to protect pregnant footballers
FIFA plans to introduce a series of measures to protect pregnant footballers including mandatory maternity leave “of at least 14 weeks”, the sport’s world governing body announced on Thursday.
“We want to see more women play…
#EndSARS protests: FG accuses CNN of ‘irresponsible journalism’, denies massacre of protesters at…
The federal government on Thursday accused the CNN of ‘irresponsible journalism’ in its reportage of the #EndSARS protest in Lekki in which several lives were said to have been massacred.
While insisting that there was no massacre of…
No going back on Social Media Regulation says FG
Even with the array of criticisms trailing the planned regulation of the social media, the Federal Government on Thursday vowed to proceed with the plan.
Minister of Information and Culture Lai Mohammed said the move had become…
Policeman killed as gunmen attack ex-Gov Dickson’s Bayelsa home
A police officer attached to the security details of the immediate former Governor of Bayelsa State, Mr Seriake Dickson was on Thursday killed when suspected gunmen attacked the country home of the former governor.
The deceased…
US Election: Biden approaches 80 million votes in historic victory
Even as President Donald Trump still continues adduce conspiracy theories of the election being fraught with fraud, President-elect Joe Biden’s winning tally is approaching a record 80 million votes as Democratic bastions continue…
CAF president Ahmad faces new ethics investigation
The president of the Confederation of African Football, Ahmad Ahmad, and another top official face questions about revisions to a multi million-dollar television deal.
FIFA ethics investigators have asked the top soccer…
Senate says 2021 budget report will be ready on Dec 3
The Senate Committee on Appropriation on Wednesday assured that the harmonised version of the 2021 budget would be ready on December 3.
The Chairman of the Committee, Senator Jubril Barau, gave the assurance after chairmen of other…
Rivers misses out as FG disburses N66.5bn COVID-19 grant to states
Rivers State missed out as the Federal Government on Wednesday announced the disbursement of the N66.5bn ($175m) to 35 eligible states on the basis of the Amended COVID-19 Responsive 2020 Budget results achievement.…
Active phone subscribers increased by 54.2 million in five years… NCC
Active phone subscribers in Nigeria grew by 54.2 million in the last five years, the Nigerian Communications Commission said on Wednesday.
NCC’s Executive Vice Chairman, Umar Danbatta, disclosed this during a courtesy call by…