Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN has directed for the immediate prosecution of offenders of the Federal Government ban on Twitter operations in Nigeria. Malami directed the Director of Public Prosecution of the Federation (DPPF) at the Office of the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, […]
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Former Petroleum Minister, Dan Etete, tasks President Biden on Global Peace, Security Former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Chief Dan Etete, has called on President Joe Biden of the United States of America to use his position as the leader of the most powerful country in the world to steer the world away from disaster by bringing
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The Action Group on Free Civic Space is both shocked and displeased by the decision of the Nigerian government to suspend the operations of the microblogging and social media platform, Twitter, in Nigeria. This worrisome action not only constitutes gross and reprehensible attack on the freedom of expression of millions of citizens but also portends
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Nigeria’s upper legislative chamber, The Senate, has taken further steps towards strengthening the legal status for the country’s National Emergency Number 112, being implemented by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) though it’s Emergency Communication Centres (ECC). The Senate Committee on Communications recently organised a one-day public hearing where stakeholders gathered to make valuable contributions and
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The Office of the Honourable Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN, said his attention has been drawn to a false and fictitious report alleging that there was a secret memo emanating from the Office to the Presidency. In a statement obtained by The Daily, https://thedaily-ng.com, it stated: “General public
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SPACES FOR CHANGE has condemned the rising insecurity and deteriorating human rights situation across the country, especially in south-east region. In a statement, the agency said its particular concerns are the repeated attacks on security institutions by ‘‘unknown gunmen’’ and, the reprisal attacks on local populations resulting in numerous fatalities. The statement reads: “Nothing inflames
Rescind suspension of Twitter in Nigeria or face legal action, SERAP tells Buhari Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has condemned the “illegal and unconstitutional suspension of Twitter’s Operations in Nigeria,” and called on “the government of President Muhammadu Buhari to immediately rescind the suspension within 48 hours or face legal action.” The Federal Government
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—Says NASS commission can’t determine lawmakers’ remuneration The Federal High Court in Lagos in a landmark judgment today ordered the Revenue Mobilization, Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) to fix the salaries and allowances of the 469 members of the National Assembly– 109 in the Senate and 360 in the House of Representatives to reflect the
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NSC, FRSC engage truckers to enhance safety By Eyo Nsima The Nigerian Shippers Council, NSC, and the Federal Road Safety Corps, FRCN, have engaged haulage operators in order to bring about safety operations. Speaking at a meeting in the head office of the Council, Executive Secretary of the NSC, Hassan Bello, said: “The collaborative
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Danbatta Shares Experience on Regulatory Model for Nigeria’s Digital Inclusion …As Guinea Bissau visits NCC on benchmarking tour The Executive Vice Chairman/CEO of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, has shared his experiences on some of the regulatory models, approaches and best practices being implemented by the Commission in promoting
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