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The Nigeria Railway Corporation has suspended the Lagos-Kano and Ajaokuta train services  due to fear of terrorist attacks. Multiple sources in the Ministry of Transportation and the NRC  confided in one of our correspondents that the train services would not resume until the security along the Lagos-Kano route and the Ajaokuta train station  was guaranteed. It was also learnt that …

• Spectrum trading could be on the card• MTN may spend $28m on 127 new sites, targets five cities before year end• Mafab awaits NCC on UASL licence, may acquire existing operator• Huawei tasks govt on terrestrial fibre deployment for better experiences• 13 African countries in race for 5G deployment• High cost of 5G phones could hinder service delivery Few …

Popular TV broadcaster, Rufai Oseni, has tendered a public apology to all parties involved in his traffic infraction case with the police. Oseni and the policemen during the altercation Oseni had on Monday trended on social media after he claimed that a policeman pointed a gun at him for driving on a dedicated Bus Rapid Transit lane. The Arise TV …

The Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo has tasked senior military and high-level participants of Course 30 of the National Defence College to focus attention on recognition of the regional, continental and international ramifications of the threats facing Nigeria and other nations when developing security and defence strategies. He also challenged the NDC participants to be relentlessly innovative in developing national …

The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Pantami, has decried the non-utilisation of the National Identification Number (NIN) database in the country by security institutions in the fight against­ insurgency, banditry and terrorism.Pantami, who said though the national database is still work-in-progress, noted that information available can help mitigate the rising insecurity in the country.The Minister spoke in …

Commercial drivers yesterday staged a protest, blocking major roads in Edo State capital, Benin City, to protest the enforcement of colour code by the state government. The state government had recently reviewed the daily ticket for commercial bus operators from N600 to N1,800 except for Sunday when they pay N800. In protest, the drivers in their numbers, blocked the busy …

After 127 days in captivity, some of the hostages who were released by the gunmen who attacked the Abuja-Kaduna train in March have narrated their ordeals in captivity. The hostages told journalist that their ordeal was so horrendous they will not wish for the hostages still in captivity to spend one more day with their abductors. They also pleaded with …

The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), Tuesday in Abuja, said his regime had given the military “full freedom” to end the insecurity in the country which he called “madness”. According to a statement signed by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, Buhari was reacting to the recent attacks in Kaduna, Plateau and Sokoto states. The …

A seasoned journalist, Sam Omatseye, has alleged that supporters of the Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, were issuing death threats against him. This is coming a day after he published an opinion piece in The Nation, titled ‘Obi-tuary’. In a tweet on Tuesday, Omatseye asked Obi to call his supporters to order, adding that the LP presidential candidate will be …

The president urged diplomats to monitor political developments in the country, leading to the 2023 elections, but should remain true to their professional ethics of non-interference. President Muhammadu Buhari has commended the collective efforts of nations towards tackling security challenges across the globe, and within Nigeria, urging more collaboration to check terrorism, banditry and insurgency. The president gave the commendation …