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The Minority Caucus of the House of Representatives has described the ban on microblogging site, Twitter, by the federal government as a violation of freedom of speech of Nigerians. The lawmakers, therefore, called on President Muhammadu Buhari to immediately reverse the suspension, so as not to exacerbate the already tensed situation in the country. The caucus, in a statement on Saturday, by …

The National President of the Medical Women Association of Nigeria under the Partnership for Advocacy in child and family health At Scale, Minnie Oseji, has lamented the decision of the United Kingdom to withdraw the annual £3 million into the basket fund for Family Planning (FP) commodities of Nigeria. Mrs Oseji, in a statement issued to journalists in Abuja, asked …

A digital rights group, Paradigm Initiative, has pushed back on Federal Government’s ban on micro blogging social platform, Twitter. It described it as a brazen affront on citizens fundamental human rights and advised its users and other social media platforms in the country to download virtual private networks (VPNs) to enable them continue to use the platforms for their economic …

The long-running row between the Nigerian federal government and social media giant, Twitter, reached a crescendo Friday with the West African country suspending the activities of the company indefinitely. The suspension is seen by many activists and other Nigerians as a step towards the actualization of the government’s resolve to regulate social media. This move followed President Muhammadu Buhari’s controversial …

Despite the widespread condemnation of the Nigerian government’s ban on Twitter operations in the country, the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, on Saturday, issued an order for its enforcement. The minister, in a statement by his spokesperson, Umar Gwandu, ordered the prosecution of “violators” of the suspension of the operations of Twitter in Nigeria. This comes as …

Ex-militant leader, Government Ekpemupolo, alias Tompolo, has called off his seven-day ultimatum to disrupt oil and gas facilities in Nigern Delta region if the board of Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, was not constituted by Monday. Details coming. VANGUARD

Northern women have staged a protest in Abuja against a second civil war, asking President Muhammadu Buhari and the leadership of the National Assembly to put machinery in motion for a referendum on the Biafra question, with a view to allowing the Southeast to secede peacefully from Nigeria. The protesters under the aegis of Amalgamation of Northern Women Associations in …

…says FG wrongly advised …Suspension unacceptable, undemocratic, unconstitutional As reaction continues to greet the Federal Government’s decision to suspend operation of twitter in the country, the Executive Director of the Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD), Yushau Ya’u has called on the Federal Government to immediately withdraw the suspension on the microblogging and social networking service, twitter. This came as …

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, on Friday, inaugurated the 10-man special intervention team set up to exercise all the powers and functions of the Governing Council of Ambrose Alli University, with a charge for them to advance government’s vision to reposition the institution to meet global standards. The inauguration of the special intervention team, headed by the Managing Director of Schlumberger Nigeria …

…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 economic realities in the country, …