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By Kamil Opeyemi The House of Representatives has said a good number of illegally registered Subscribers Identity Module (SIM) cards are still active and being used by bandits to carry out their activities. Urging the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to deactivate all illegally registered SIM cards, the call was made after a unanimous adoption of a motion by Rep. Bello Ambarura (APC-Sokoto state) at plenary on Wednesday. Moving the motion earlier, Ambarura said that mobile communications system in the country has made it easier for banditry to thrive unhindered as their activities are facilitated by the use of illegally…

Kenya has closed schools in the country’s two main cities as a three-day opposition protest kicked off with demonstrators confronting police. Tear gas has been fired in the capital, Nairobi, and the coastal city of Mombasa at those protesting over the high cost of living. Several people were injured after being shot as police battled protesters. Many businesses have remained shut over fears of looting, with people scared of getting caught in violent clashes. Last week, at least 14 people died in protests – 10 were shot dead by police. Human rights organisations have strongly criticised the police for what…

Russia’s president will not attend a summit in South Africa next month, according to the country’s presidency. The announcement comes after South Africa’s leader said any attempt to arrest Vladimir Putin would be a declaration of war against Russia. If Mr Putin had left Russian soil, he would have been subject to an International Criminal Court (ICC) arrest warrant. South Africa is an ICC signatory and expected to help in Mr Putin’s arrest. Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will represent the country at the two-day summit instead. However, Mr Putin will take part in the Brics conference – an acronym…

By Halimah Olamide Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun state on Wednesday named himself as the Commissioner for Works in the newly established state executive council. This was just as the Governor swore into office 25 others who would serve as commissioners under his administration. A former Commissioner for Local Government Affairs and Chieftaincy matters under the Rauf Aregbesola administration, Kolapo Alimi will head the Ministry of Information while a former Dean of the Faculty of Education at the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) Ile Ife, Prof Moruf Ademola Adeleke was named Commissioner for Budget and Economic Planning. See Full List of…

By Halimah Olamide As Muslims celebrate the New Islamic calendar year, President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday called for prayers as his government battles the various difficulties confronting Nigeria. This was just as Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun state had on Tuesday declared that Wednesday (today) would be a public holiday for Muslims to celebrate the new year. Other states such as Kano, Oyo, Sokoto, Zamfara, Bauchi, Kebbi and Jigawa also announce today as public holiday. In a statement congratulating Muslims on the occasion of Hijrah, he said the Nigerian situation called for prayers. “As we persevere and struggle to confront…

By Halimah Olamide The Colleges of Education Academic Staff Union (COEASU) has directed its members nationwide to go to work two days weekly until the Federal Government yields to its demand of 200 per cent increase in salary. This is contained in a statement signed by COEASU National President, Dr Smart Olugbeko in Abuja on Wednesday. Olugbeko said the decision was reached at the union’s extraordinary meeting held on Tuesday, amidst the difficulty of its members to get to work as a result of hike in the price of petrol. According to him, the implementation of removal of fuel…

By Halimah Olamide The suspended Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Godwin Emefiele, is facing another trouble over a $53m judgment debt. A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Wednesday, said it would issue a warrant of arrest against Emefiele over his failure to appear before it to explain circumstances surrounding the 53 million dollar-judgment debt arising from the Paris Club refund. Justice Inyang Ekwo, who ordered Emefiele to appear on the next adjourned date, said he was minded to exercise a restraint in the proceeding to give the ex-CBN boss an opportunity to explain himself. The development…

The National Immunisation Coverage Survey Results show that Nigeria has made progress in routine immunisation coverage over the years. The UNICEF Chief, Kano Field Office, Mr Rahama Farah, disclosed this at a two-day media dialogue in collaboration with the National Orientation Agency (NOA) on Wednesday in Kano. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the dialogue is on Routine Immunisation and Challenge of Zero Dose Children in Particular, organised for journalists from Kano, Katsina and Jigawa states. Farah, who said that the dialogue is to galvanise actions and collaborate with government and persons in positions to take favourable steps…

By Kamil Opeyemi The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Wednesday said the government is provoking Nigerians with its latest hike in the price of petrol. Describing the new price as “provocative” and “extortionate,” the party said a litre of fuel should not sell more than N150 per litre in the country. In a statement by Debo Ologunagba, PDP said the N617 per liter price of fuel “endorsed by the All Progressives Congress (APC) maladministration as a provocative exhibition of extreme insensitivity and callousness towards Nigerians.” NPO Reports that the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited announced a new price regime on…

Three inmates of Kuje Correctional Service have graduated from the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) with degrees and diplomas in various disciplines. The inmates were presented with their certificates at a special convocation ceremony organised by the NOUN at the Kuje Custodial Centre in the FCT. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the graduates included Dabu Christian-Picador, who bagged Bachelor of Science Degree in Entrepreneurship and Business Management, Nurudeen Na’Allah, B.Ed Primary Education, and Jacob Olom, PGD Business Administration. In his remarks, the Controller General, Nigeria Correctional Service, Mr Haliru Nababa, said the event was a testimony…