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The Association of Licensed Telecommunication Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) has complied with the Federal Governments order to block certain lines. ALTON says subscribers affected are those yet to link their National Identification Number (NIN) with their SIM. The Chairman, Gbenga Adebayo, and Head of Operations, Gbolahan Awonuga, in a joint statement confirmed that operators received a formal directive from the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), adding that lines that are not […]

The Federal Government has directed telecommunication companies in the country to bar all outgoing calls on unlinked lines from today April 4, 2022, explaining that NIN-SIM linkage had been extended on multiple occasions to allow Nigerians to freely comply with the policy. The governments directive was announced in a statement jointly signed today by the Director of Public Affairs at the Nigerian Communications Commission NCC, Ikechukwu Adinde, and the Head […]

The ECOWAS Court of Justice has ordered the Federal Government of Nigeria to amend Section 24 of the Cybercrime (Prohibition and Prevention, )Act of 2015, saying its modification would meet obligations under the African Charter on Human and Peoples Rights (ACHPR) and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR). This comes after a case was filed by the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), challenging the legality of […]

President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday night hosted the National Chairmanship Aspirants of the Governing All Progress Congress (APC), to a dinner at the State House. The Chairmen Caretaker and Extraordinary Convention Planning committee of the APC and Governor of Yobe State, Mai Mala Buni, the Chief of Staff to the President, Professor Ibrahim Gambari and Secretary to the Government of the Federation Boss Mustapha were in attendance. Although details of the […]

The Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba, has commended three personnel for their exemplary performances in the course of their duty, calling on senior police officers to always appreciate personnel who display similar performance in their respective jurisdictions. The acting Force Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi said those extolled by the police chief included Sergeant Sampson Ekikere, Sergeant Yahaya Ahmed, and a Chief Superintendent of Police CSP Elemide Bishop. Ekikere who […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has arrived in Lagos on a working visit to commission and inspect some projects in the state. The president who arrived at about 10 this morning at the Presidential Wing of the Murtala Muhammad Airport, Lagos, was welcomed to the state by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu and some members of the Lagos State Executive Council. President Buhari is expected to commission the newly built international terminal of the […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has strongly condemned the destruction of buildings and assets of the Police in Imo State as well as the home of the President-General of the Ohanaeze Ndi Igbo, Professor George Obiozor describing it as deeply distressing. Buhari in a statement through his Senior Special assistant on Media and Publicity Garba Shehu, strongly condemned the violence in the sub-region and urged everyone to maintain peace, adding that the […]