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The Senator representing Borno South in the red chamber, Ali Ndume, has said that the Northern region of Nigeria has more to gain from a Southern Presidency, which he described as “inevitable”. Ndume, who is a former leader of the Northern Caucus of the All Progressives Congress, insisted that the ruling matter must zone its 2023 Presidency to the Southern …

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has unveiled new Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) replacement rules for individuals, corporate organisations and IoT/machine to machine. NCC released a new comprehensive document bearing the guidelines for both individuals and corporate consumers recently. The NCC, in the document titled, ‘Business Rules and Operational Processes for Implementation of the SIM Replacement Guidelines 2022’ noted that the …

…Power must shift for equity, justice, fair play — Southern govs …Gowon should’ve allowed Igbo to leave Nigeria; zoning must hold — Clark …Rotational presidency legal, constitutional — Southern senators *It’ll be unfair, unjust, betrayal of trust, if APC zones Presidency to North, says Ndume Southern governors, senators and elder statesman, Chief Edwin Clark, yesterday, insisted that power must shift …

• MTN targets Q4 for PSB services, Airtel to announce this month• Banks struggle to retain talents as telcos launch aggressive headhunt• Telcos broadband control raises fear of unfair competition• DMBs source viable fintechs for acquisition A new wave of competition for the retail segment of banking has been activated with MTN and Airtel eyeing a large chunk of the …

United Nations (UN) Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, yesterday, arrived Maiduguri, the Borno State capital as part of his two-day official visit to Nigeria. He began the visit in Borno, where the country has been struggling in its fight against Islamist militants. Guterres is billed to interface with his host, Borno State governor, Babagana Zulum, and also interact with surrendered fighters and families …

•Igbo should appeal to conscience of Nigerians to give it to them —Umeadi •Igbo stakeholders must adopt a consensus candidate and mobilise for the person —Enugu monarch •Nigerians have phobia for Igbo presidency, but we shouldn’t give up —Diwe •Igbo presidency is possible if we unite, support Igbo candidate —Prof. Igwe •Igbo have put their votes in PDP, the party …

President Muhammadu Buhari has assured families of those kidnapped by bandits in the ill-fated Abuja-Kaduna train service of March 28 that efforts were on-going to ensure their safe return. The president gave the assurance on Monday in Abuja when he hosted residents of the FCT who paid him Sallah homage. He directed security agencies and the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) to provide detailed information …

A non-governmental organisation, Advocacy for Good Citizenship and Peace, has kicked against what it described as entrenchment of bad leadership in Nigeria, saying this did not allow for the progress of the country. A public enlightenment arm of Somadaz Foundation, the group said it was high time the electorate voted for leaders of their choice based on their “person” and …

AIG Lawan Jimeta, in charge Zone 5, in Benin on Wednesday advised the 51 newly promoted officers in the zone to be loyal and more committed to their duties. Jimeta gave the charge in Benin while decorating the newly promoted officers with their new ranks. Represented by DCP Polycarp Dibia, in charge of the zonal Criminal Investigation Department (ZCID), urged …

…Orders comprehensive training for personnel By Bob MajiriOghene Etemiku Abuja, Nigeria – Inspector-General of Police, (IGP) Usman Alkali Baba, has upgraded and re-launched the Nigeria Police Crime and Incident Database (NPC & IDB) Centre to provide additional aid to police operatives. The purpose is to help operatives in acquiring credible electronic criminal database to support investigations and strategic operational and …