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The Minister of Communications, Innovations, and Digital Economy, Bosun Tijani, has attributed the recent tariff hike by mobile network operators (MNOs) to global inflation and high operational costs. Speaking after a closed-door budget defence session with the National Assembly Joint Committee on Information, Communication, and Technology on Tuesday, Tijani highlighted the financial challenges facing telecom companies. He explained that telcos …

Hearing in the election petition filed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and it candidate, Dr. Asue Ighodalo at Edo State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal continued yesterday  with witnesses testifying how irregularities allegedly marred the Sept. 21, 2024 election in three Local Government Areas of the state. Led in evidence by Abiodun Owonikoko, PDP counsel in the case, one of the witnesses, …

President Donald J. Trump has laid out his America First Priorities. His second Inaugural Address and ceremony as the 47th President of the United States marks the beginning of a new chapter in US governance. The day was characterised by a series of significant executive actions and Cabinet-level developments, as well as a reinforced commitment to the “America First” doctrine that underpinned much of Mr …

•says a clear assault on Nigerians’ welfare Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has condemned the Federal Government’s recent approval, through the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), for a 50% increase in telecommunication tariffs. NLC said the decision, coming at a time when Nigerian workers and the masses are grappling with unprecedented economic hardship, is a clear assault on their welfare and an …

Benin City, Nigeria — Opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its candidate in the September 21, 2024 governorship election in Edo State, Asue Ighodalo, on Tuesday, called their witnesses to prove that the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Sen. Monday Okpebholo, did not win the election. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had declared Okpebholo as winner of that election, …

Popular Nigerian crossdresser Idris Okuneye, widely known as Bobrisky, has reacted to United States President Donald Trump’s recent order recognizing only two genders—male and female. The policy, part of a series of executive orders signed by Trump on his first day back in office, seeks to establish the recognition of only two genders across all U.S. government policies. The president …

Following the recent approval by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) for Telecommunication operators to implement a 50% hike on existing tariffs, MTN, Glo, Airtel among others would now implement the hikes on calls, SMS and data rates within the country.  Tribune Online reports that the NCC, in a statement on Monday, announced the approval of a request by the network operators …

The World Bank Group has announced the 30-month debarment of two Nigerian companies, Viva Atlantic Limited and Technology House Limited, alongside their Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Mr Norman Didam, for fraudulent, collusive, and corrupt practices linked to the National Social Safety Nets Project in Nigeria. In a statement issued on Monday, the World Bank disclosed that the project …

Fubara, Tinubu and Wike President Bola Tinubu is currently in a closed-door meeting with the Governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara, and leaders of Ogoniland from four Local Government Areas in Rivers State. Although Fubara and the Ogoni delegation arrived earlier at the Council Chamber of the State House, our correspondent observed the official vehicle of the FCT Minister, Nyesom …

President Donald Trump’s recent executive order to end birthright citizenship has sparked legal action from 18 states, the city of San Francisco, and the District of Columbia. In a lawsuit filed on Tuesday, the plaintiffs described the order as a “flagrantly unlawful attempt to strip hundreds of thousands of American-born children of their citizenship based on their parentage.” The lawsuit, …