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The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Pantami, has denied the issuance of fifth generation (5G) licence to any carrier in the country. ...
Read More »We have not issued 5G licences yet, say Fed Govt
FG won’t release coronavirus corpses to families, says Lai Mohammed
The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has declared that the Federal Government will not release the corpses of people who died after testing positive to coronavirus to relatives for burial ...
Read More »Buhari orders joint Army, Police raids on bandits
President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the Nigerian Army to support the police and flush out bandits from forests around the country. The Senior Special Assistant ...
Read More »NCC disowns free Internet promises, COVID-19 donations
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has warned Nigerians, especially telecoms consumers, not to fall prey to a fraudulent message being spread on the Internet by ...
Read More »COVID-19: NCC’s 112 national emergency number offers succour to Nigerians
Fed Govt regrets begging Elon Musk for ventilators
The Federal Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning has deleted its tweet requesting for ventilators from South African billionaire, Elon Musk ...
Read More »Reps ask Gbajabiamila to send their salaries to states
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) caucus in the House of Representatives has urged the Speaker, Femi Gbajabiamila, and his colleagues in leadership, to send salaries donated towards the fight against coronavirus; directly to states ...
Read More »Governors seek debt repayment holidays to cushion COVID-19 fiscal blow
The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) has called for urgent fiscal measures to safeguard liquidity of state governments as the country continues with efforts to curtail the spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19) ...
Read More »COVID-19: Spike in infections fuelled by porous land borders – FG
The federal government has explained the spike in the number of Covid-19 infections in the country, blaming it on the porous nature of Nigeria’s land ...
Read More »Buhari meets Presidential Committee assessing COVID-19 impact on economy
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday met with the Presidential Committee on the impact of the coronavirus on Nigeria’s economy, and directed the Ministry of Finance ...
Read More »Lockdown: Attorney-General directs courts to sit for essential, time-bound cases
Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice (AGF), Abubakar Malami (SAN) has call on head of courts to ensure speedy dispensation of time-bound cases ...
Read More »COVID-19: Taraba closes markets, bans public gathering
Taraba State Governor, Mr. Darius Ishaku, on Wednesday, announced the closure of markets and restriction of gatherings to prevent the spread of COVID-19 ...
Read More »Presidency reviews aircraft ban during lockdown
The Presidential Task Force, on Tuesday, gave a review of its modalities for the COVID-19 lockdown in the aviation industry, saying diplomatic flights and aircraft carrying food, medical equipment and other humanitarian ...
Read More »Bauchi State begins 14-day lockdown Thursday
The Bauchi State Government has imposed a 14-day lockdown in the state to contain the spread coronavirus. The decision was contained in a statement by ...
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