Call, SMS tariffs may rise as NCC reviews interconnection rates
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has begun the review of interconnection rates for telecom operators’ call and SMS services in the country, eight years after it was last reviewed. The…
FG moves to end open grazing, identifies 470 gazetted reserves
The Federal Government has identified 470 gazetted and legally protected grazing reserves for the rehabilitation and resettlement of pastoralists, as part of efforts to end the era of cattle…
States kick as Senate moves to amend Electricity Act
A fresh battle over the control of Nigeria’s electricity sector is brewing, as state electricity regulators have accused the National Assembly of attempting to claw back powers already devolved…
Appeal court suspends judgment ordering ADC, Accord deregistration
The Court of Appeal in Abuja has stayed the execution of a federal high court judgement directing the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to deregister the African Democratic Congress (ADC)…
Gunmen demand money before NIPPS attack
Gunmen attacked the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS) in Kuru, Jos South Local Government Area of Plateau State, on Monday night, killing two soldiers and a police…
Fagbemi says 150 terrorists convicted in 48 hours
The Federal Government has secured approximately 150 convictions within the first two days of its latest phase of mass terrorism trials, Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice,…
Makinde rejects negotiations with abductors, vows to rescue Ogbomoso schoolchildren
The Governor of Oyo State, Seyi Makinde says his administration will ensure the safe return of the schoolchildren and teachers abducted by gunmen in Oriire LGA of the state. Makinde…
Court sentences woman to death for transporting ammunition to bandits
The Katsina high court has sentenced Hauwa’u Mukhtar, a female arms courier, to death by hanging for conspiracy to commit, aid and abet terrorism. According to Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency…
Magical Messi equals World Cup scoring record with hat-trick in Argentina win
Lionel Messi opened his record-breaking sixth World Cup with a hat-trick to become the tournament’s joint all-time top scorer on Tuesday as holders Argentina launched their bid for back-to-back…
Iboku leaders renew push for Bakassi reclamation
Nigeria’s controversial handover of the oil-rich Bakassi Peninsula to Cameroon following a 2002 judgment of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) at The Hague returned to the spotlight on…
