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Nigeria NIN Registration: Nigeria’s Telephone subscribers hits 208 million

21/01/2021 Admin

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has announced that the Telephone subscribers in Nigeria are now 208 million, as the NIN registration still on. NCC’s Executive Vice Chairman, Prof Umar Danbatta, stated this in Abuja. He said the nation’s broadband penetration also peaked at 45. 07 percent as at November 2020. He spoke during a load down of new developments in the telecommunications industry to the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy, Mr Festus Daudu. Details shortly.

FG Releases List Of States That Will Go On Fresh Lockdown

15/01/2021 Admin

Federal Government declares Thursday as public holiday for Eid-el-Maulud celebration

Nigeria is experiencing hike in Covid-19 as second wave of the pandemic is currently on globally the Federal government and Minister of Education declare January 18 for schools resumption date despite hike of coronavirus. Lagos State is known as the epicenter of the pandemic in Nigeria but as it stands there is an impending fresh lockdown. NCDC has warns all citizens to follow guidelines in order to ease the spread of Covid-19 Shaka Momoh, owner of Planet One Hotel in Lagos dies of covid-19 Lockdown in 2020 President Muhammadu Buhari…

Ex-Nigerian deputy governor dies at 95

17/12/2020 Admin

A former deputy governor of Kwara, Chief Simon Sayomi, is dead. Simon Sayomi died at the age of 95 years. His son, Ola confirmed his death in a telephone interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Ilorin. According to him, the former deputy governor died in his hometown, Igosun in Oyun Local Government Area of the state. Ola said that his father died after a brief illness. “He died on Wednesday night between 9:30 p.m. and 10:p.m. He was born on Oct. 10, 1925. “We will…

Yakubu Gowon reply UK parliament that their allegation is rubbish

26/11/202026/11/2020 Admin

Yakubu Gowon reply CNN that their allegation is rubbish

Former Nigeria head of state, Yakubu Gowon, has denied allegations that he took to the United Kingdom “half of the Central Bank of Nigeria”. A member of the UK Parliament, Tom Tugendhat, made the claims during a debate on the Lekki tollgate shootings of protesters. Tugendhat remarked that “we know that today, even now, in this great city of ours, there are, sadly, some people who have taken from the Nigerian people and hidden their ill-gotten gains here.” He said Gowon was one of them. According to him, Gowon took…

Boko Haram reportedly killed 5 persons in Bama

18/11/2020 Admin

No few than five (5) people were reportedly killed in northeastern Nigeria Wednesday when Boko Haram terrorists targeted a helicopter. According to local reports, members of the Boko Haram terrorist group downed a helicopter in Bama region of Borno state, killing five civilians. Boko Haram launched a bloody insurgency in 2009 in northeastern Nigeria but later spread its atrocities to neighboring Niger, Chad, and Cameroon, prompting a military response. More than 30,000 people have been killed and nearly 3 million displaced in a decade of Boko Haram’s violence in…

Nigerians react as Super Eagles defender, William Troost-Ekong tweet about #EndSARS

12/11/2020 Admin

Some Nigerians on Twitter have reacted to the tweet of Super Eagles defender, William Troost-Ekong tweeted that is good to be back in Nigeria using the hashtag EndSARS. William Troost-Ekong tweet this on twitter which spark different reaction amongst the twitter users ahead of Nigeria vs Sierra Leone AFCON 2022 qualifier “Good to be back in Nigeria with the boys! All eyes on the AFCON 2021 qualifiers 🇳🇬🦅 #EndSARS” @Sammy1474 “See Tattoo for ur Leg..make SARS no catch you..u be yahoo abi..u deh play ball for where ur papa u…

US Election 2020: A parade for me in Nigeria, a great honor – Trump reacts

04/11/2020 Admin

Some Nigerians have seize the opportunity to went out in parade for the Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump at the ongoing 2020 US election. The Global News Nigeria learnt that the parade is basically clamouring for Donald Trump to win the ongoing 2020 US presidential election The Global News Nigeria gathered that IPOB members went out to celebrates Trump early lead at the ongoing 2020 US Election just to seek recognition for Biafra agitation Trump has taken to twitter to reacted to the viral parade video says “A parade for…

Eid-el-Maulud: President Buhari commemorates with Muslim

29/10/2020 Admin

President Muhammadu Buhari has commemorating with Muslim in Eid-el-Maulud 2020 celebration on Thursday, 29 October 2020. He urged Nigerians to reflect on the virtues of Prophet Mohammed by showing love and understanding for their compatriots while exhibiting patience, honesty, sincerity, kindness and generosity in all their undertakings. President Buhari in a message to Muslims commemorating Eid-el-Maulud, the birthday of Prophet Mohammed on social media as urge the Muslim to seize the moment to show love to one another “As Muslims all over the world mark Eid-el-Maulud, I urge us all…

Nigerians congratulate Okonjo-Iweala as she emerges winner of WTO DG

28/10/2020 Admin

Nigerians have congratulated Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, after emerged winner for the office of the director-general of the World Trade Organisation, has emerged winner of the highly competitive race. Okonjo-Iweala was chosen as the final candidate for the much-coveted role. She polled 104 votes from 164 member countries to defeat how South Korea’s trade minister at the final stage of the race. She has broken many records, including becoming the first African to occupy win that office at the WTO. The official announcement is expected to be made by the WTO at…

Lekki toll gate Lagos Nigeria: All you need to know about Lekki toll plaza shootings and End SARS protests

24/10/2020 Admin

Lekki toll gate Lagos Nigeria; October 2020 is Nigeria 60th birthday celebration month but it turn out to be a period of violence and killings in the west African country after Nigerian youths begin peaceful protest against police brutality that turned bloody. The killings and destruction of properties nationwide start after hoodlums hijack #EndSARS protest attacking people and destroying properties across the streets of Nigeria. Nigerian youths came out en masse to peacefully protest against police brutality, police extortion and end to SARS police unit. Anger and shock as Nigerians…