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“If you go to China, you cannot get Google, Facebook or Instagram but you can only use your email because they have made sure that it is regulated.” The Federal Government has solicited the support of the National Assembly in formulating a national policy on use of social media to control fake news and misinformation. The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai …

The West African Examinations Council has said the results of the 2020 Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination would be released next week. The results were supposed to be out today but the examination body said the postponement was due to the violence and arson in the country which affected some of its offices and some of its operations nationwide. The …

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Nigeria’s ex-finance minister and nominee for the office of the director-general of the World Trade Organisation, WTO,  has emerged winner of the highly competitive race. The former minister According to TheCable, polled 104 votes from 164 member countries to defeat her South Korea’s trade minister  opponent, at the final stage of the race She has broken many records, …

…Accuses oil palm giant of illegal land acquisition  …But section of host communities backs company BY OKHIDE EM’YA DAVID Affected Communities where Okomu Palm Oil PLC was alleged to have illegally grabbed farm lands in Edo South Senatorial District have cried out to the Federal Government for rescue from the palm oil giant. The communities said they have been rendered …

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has said that the Benin Royal Museum project will serve as a critical institution to preserve the audio-visual heritage of Edo people and help revive interest and study of history among youths. The governor said this in commemoration of the World Day for Audiovisual Heritage, marked every October 27, by the United Nations and …

*58 police vehicles burnt, 13 vandalised *62 exhibits, private vehicles burnt, 9 vandalised *15 motorcycles, tricycles razed, 65 vandalised *520 suspects arrested, some looted items recovered Taking stock of the losses incurred during and after the #EndSARS protest, the Lagos State Police Command on Tuesday said six policemen were killed while 38 others were injured, with some still in critical …

President Muhammadu Buhari has reappointed the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Mahmood Yakubu, for a second term in office. Detail shortly

The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State, Mr Hakeem Odumosu, on Tuesday said that 520 suspects had been arrested for various offences ranging from arson, robbery, murder to unlawful possession of firearms during the #EndSARS protests. Odumosu told newsmen at the Command’s Headquarters, Ikeja, that the suspects were arrested in relation to crimes committed as a result of breakdown of law …

The National Executive Council (NEC) has set up a committee charged with addressing unemployment and national security in the country. This was part of the council’s resolutions at its meeting on Monday, vice-president Yemi Osinbajo’s publicist, Laolu Akande, said in a mail sent to PREMIUM TIMES Tuesday. The decision was taken on the backdrop of issues triggered by the weeks-long …

He said the holiday is to mark Eid-el-Maulud, the birthday of Prophet Mohammed. The federal government has declared Thursday, October 29, a public holiday across Nigeria. This was disclosed by the interior minister, Rauf Aregbesola, in a statement by the ministry’s spokesperson, Mohammed Manga. Mr Aregbesola posted the statement in his verified Facebook page. He said the holiday is to …