SERAP asks African Commission to order Buhari govt, NASS to withdraw bills to gag the media Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has asked the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights in Banjul, The Gambia to “issue provisional measures to urgently stop the Nigerian government and National Assembly from supporting and pushing through two […]
S4C enjoins Imo State Government on Implementation of the recommendations of the Commission’s of Inquiry on Police Brutality By OUR CORRESPONDENT SPACES FOR CHANGE|S4C has enjoined the Imo State Government to implement the recommendations of the Imo State Judicial Commission of Inquiry into Police Brutality and Related Extrajudicial Killings and the recent submission of the
2023: National Assembly will assist INEC to delineate Electoral constituencies — Lawan By OUR CORRESPONDENT The National Assembly has assured the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC that the Senate and the House of Representatives would assist it to delineate constituencies. Addressing a delegation from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) led by its Chairman, Prof.
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The ECOWAS Court of Justice in Abuja in a landmark ruling today “restrained the government of President Muhammadu Buhari and its agents from unlawfully imposing sanctions or doing anything whatsoever to harass, intimidate, arrest or prosecute Twitter and/or any other social media service provider(s), media houses, radio and television broadcast stations, the Plaintiffs and other
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President Muhammadu Buhari of the Federal Republic of Nigeria has appointed George Abang Ekpungu as the Secretary of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The appointment is for a fresh tenure of five years. Also appointed as Board Members of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission are Luqman Muhammad (South South), Anumba Adaeze (South
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Danbatta inaugurates Committee on Spectrum Auction for 5G Deployment By Eyo Nsima Following the Senate investigative hearing which gave the Fifth Generation (5G) technology a clean bill of health, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has taken a major proactive regulatory step by inaugurating a committee to develop the Information Memorandum (IM) for the auction of
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Nigeria’s Solid minerals revenue grows by 15% to N79.96bn The Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative, NEITI, has disclosed that revenue from the solid minerals sector grew by 15 percent to hit N79.96 billion in 2019. In its 2019 audit report, obtained by The Daily, http://www.thedaily-ng.com, NEITI stated that revenue from the sector in 2018 was N69.47 billion. Specifically,
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Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit asking the Federal High Court in Abuja “to stop the Federal Government and the Minister of Information and Culture, Mr. Lai Muhammed from using their patently unlawful directive to all TV and radio stations not to use Twitter, and to delete their accounts as a
By Eyo Nsima The Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, and Wema Bank Plc have partnered with the Centre for Cyber Awareness and Development (CECAD) to mark the 2021 World Wide Web Day, a global celebration dedicated to web browsing, online activity that brings a wealth of knowledge to your fingertips. The Daily gathered that it is
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By Eyo Nsima Executive Vice Chairman/CEO, Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, has tasked the Committee to review of the existing licensing structure to deliver on seven points. In a statement obtained by The Daily, www.thedaily-ng.com, Danbatta listed the deliverables to include a comprehensive review/report on existing licenses; a report and recommendations on
