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The bill seeking to regulate the social media has been widely opposed at the senate public hearing on its consideration. At the hearing which was held in Abuja on Monday, 80 percent of the speakers opposed the protection from internet falsehood and manipulation bill, asking the lawmakers to drop it. Only three of the 25 […]

Wife of the President, Aisha Buhari, has called on Nigerian women to pay more attention to the well-being of their children.  In a statement issued on Sunday to commemorate the 2020 International Women’s Day, Aisha noted that women play crucial roles in making the world a better place. According to her, the day is not […]

The Senate will today (Monday) conduct  the much expected public hearing on the anti-social media bill sponsored by Senator Musa Sani from Niger State. The bill was referred to the Senate Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters, on Tuesday,  November 20 last year for further legislative input. Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, told the […]

Mrs Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman, Nigerians in Disapora Commission (NIDCOM), on Saturday urged women in different endeavours to embrace the virtue of hard-work, saying they would achieve a lot with diligence. She gave the advice in a video message to the 2020 Triumphant Ladies Conference 2020 in Lagos, themed: “Focus” in commemoration on the International Women’s […]

The Senate is currently working on an amendment to the 1999 Constitution with a view to conferring indigenship of a state on any resident that has consistently lived in that state for at least 10 years. The proposed law is titled, “A bill for an Act to alter the provisions of the Constitution of the […]

Amid a coronavirus outbreak in the United States, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is encouraging older people and people with severe chronic medical conditions to “stay at home as much as possible.” This advice is on a CDC website that was posted Thursday, according to a CDC spokeswoman. Early data suggests older people are […]

The Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC), has no mandate to arrest those who use SIM cards for criminal activities, the NCC,’s Director of Zonal Operations, Amina Shehu has said. Speaking in an interview with journalists at the ongoing Kaduna International Trade Fair, the director said NCC as a regulator was doing so much with regard to […]

Toyota has expanded its recall of vehicles by more than a million because of issues with the fuel pumps. In January, that number was 700,000. Now the total stands at 1.8 million, the company said. The recalled Toyota and Lexus model vehicles can stop operating and cause the engine to fail. “If this were to occur, warning lights […]

The nationwide implementation of the Central Bank of Nigeria’s cashless policy on deposits and withdrawals above of N500,000 will take effect nationwide from April 1. This was made known in an electronic mail message sent by the Guarantee Trust Bank to its customers on Thursday. According to the message, there will be three per cent […]

The Republic of Angola has lifted the travel ban it earlier placed on Nigerian nationals. The travel ban by the Government of Angola followed the confirmed case of coronavirus in the country involving an Italian national. Kimiebi Ebienfa, of the Crises Monitoring and Public Communications Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, disclosed the development in a […]

BMW’s round logo is receiving its first redesign in more than two decades. The German automaker’s refreshed logo ditches the black ring for a transparent circle. The rest of it, including the typeface, has a flatter and more modern look. The blue and white emblem inside the ring remains. The new logo, which will be used […]

Nigeria has intensified efforts to trace all persons that had contact with the Italian whose Coronavirus infection is the country’s index case. Specifically, it has enlisted the World Health Organisation (WHO) support to reach 103 out of the 158 passengers that flew into the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos with the Italian on Feb 25. […]

The House of Representatives has passed a resolution to suspend plenary for two weeks to enable the management of the National Assembly, put measures in place against the spread of coronavirus in the country. This was part of the resolution of the house, following a motion of urgent public importance by representative Uyime Idem, and […]

Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor Godwin Emefiele has said Dangote Refinery will employ over 70,000 Nigerians when it begins operation. He said the various policies of the Federal Government will ultimately reduce unemployment in the country. The apex bank’s governor, who addressed reporters after touring the refinery at the weekend, said the Dangote Refinery […]

There have been no new confirmed case for Covid-19 (coronavirus) in the country, Nigeria’s health minister, Osagie Ehanire, has said. The minister, at a press conference in Abuja, said that as of Monday, no new case has been detected from the contacts being followed-up. Mr Ehanire said so far, 14 tests have been conducted aside […]

The World Health Organization on Sunday urged all countries to prepare for caring for patients severely sickened by the deadly new coronavirus by stocking up on ventilators. The UN health agency stressed in its latest situation report on COVID-19 that “oxygen therapy is a major treatment intervention for patients with severe COVID-19.” “All countries should […]

The Industrial Director of Lafarge Plc, Mr Segun Soyoye, has said “the Italian who brought coronavirus to Nigeria came to inspect some installations of machines bought from a Swedish firm”. He said this during an on-the-spot-assessment by Ogun State Government, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, and World Health Organisation teams to Lafarge facility at Ewekoro […]