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IPOB Berates Facebook for Blocking Nnamdi Kanu

4Feb

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Communication, Fulani Herdsmen, Nigeria, Press Statement, Safety, Security, Terrorism

IPOB Berates Facebook for Blocking Nnamdi Kanu

The Indigenous People of Biafra has decried the blocking of the Facebook account of its leader, Nnamdi Kanu. In a statement by the group’s Media and Publicity Secretary, Emma Powerful, on Wednesday, the group described the action as despicable and petty. While accusing the Federal Government of having a hand in the conspiracy, IPOB described Facebook as an accomplice of mass murder. The statement read in part, “We strongly condemn this attitude of Facebook managers in Lagos and Abuja who collude with corrupt Nigeria government officials to suppress free flow of information via their platform. “This unconscionable and reprehensible attitude amounts to partnering with perpetrators of human rights abuses and other criminal activities masterminded by the Nigeria State against innoc...

99% of Citizens Data Insured, Protected Says FG

29Jan

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Communication, Information Technology, News, Nigeria

99% of Citizens Data Insured, Protected Says FG

The Federal Government has assured Nigerians that at least 99 per cent of citizens data was protected and insured, urging Nigerians not to worry about the privacy of their data. The assurance was given by the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami, during the virtual National Privacy Week conference organised by the National Information Technology Development Agency, NITDA, as part of programmes to mark the World Privacy Day. Suspected hackers interrupted the data privacy forum, as disruptive voices were heard for some minutes during the event, Punch reports. The disruptions caused the moderator to keep apologising for the hitches, while some participants expressed surprise at the development, which was, however, addressed by the organisers. Addressing the ...

27Jan

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Communication, Information Technology, News, Nigeria

Telcos Licensed to Provide NIN – NIMC

The National Identity Management Commission, NIMC, has licensed telecommunication companies to register people seeking to obtain National Identity Numbers so as to decongest the crowds at the offices of NIMC across the country. Director-General of NIMC, Aliyu Aziz who disclosed this said some other private and public organisations had also been given operational license by the commission to provide NINs to make the enrolment seamless. This follows reports on Tuesday that the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami, had set up a committee to address the demands of NIMC workers. NIMC workers had declared strike on January 7, 2021 in protest against poor welfare issues for employees of the commission, but their strike was suspended after the intervention of the mi...

University of Calabar Resumes February 5

23Jan

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Communication, Education, Nigeria, Press Statement

University of Calabar Resumes February 5

The University of Calabar will resume on February 5 for the 2019/2020 academic session. A statement by the Registrar & Secretary to Council, Gabriel Egbe, announced the resumption date following the approval by the Senate of the University. According to Egbe, “This is to inform the general public, especially our dear students that the Senate of the University of Calabar has approved Friday 5th February 2021 as resumption date for academic activities for the 2019/2020 academic session. “By this approval, all students are expected back on campus on 5th February 2021, while lectures shall commence in all departments on Monday 8th February 2021. “The University Management wishes to remind students that arrangements have been put in place for virtual teaching and learning using ...

21 Million Subscribers Yet to Obtain NIN – Telcos

21Jan

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Communication, Information Technology, News, Nigeria

21 Million Subscribers Yet to Obtain NIN – Telcos

Telecommunications operators on Wednesday said at least 143 million Subscriber Identification Modules, SIM, are currently identifiable to the National Identity Management Commission for registration with their respective National Identity Numbers. Telecommunication operators also said that the number of subscribers without NINs was about 21 million, as the deadline for the registration of SIMs with valid NINs draws near. Gbenga Adebayo, Chairman, Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria, while speaking on behalf of the mobile operators said that the number of NINs submitted by the telecoms sector to NIMC was for about 143 million SIMs. The Nigerian Communications Commission had announced on Tuesday that so far a total of 47.8 million NINs had been collected ...

20Jan

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Breaking News, Communication, Information Technology, News, Nigeria

FG Extends Deadline for NIN

The Federal Government has extended the deadline for millions of Nigerians unable to link their National Identity numbers (NINs) with Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) cards to February 9. The initial deadline expired on January 19. The mobile network operators (MNOs) said the Federal Government granted a further extension of the deadline to February 9 to allow subscribers yet to sync their SIMs with their NINs to do so. They also promised to start enrolling citizens to National Identity Database (NIDB) of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) to ease the frustration, desperation and extortion of people by desiring to get enrolled and get their NINs by unscrupulous elements. The MNOs, acting under the aegis of the Association of Licensed Telecommunication Operators ...

43 Million NINs Awaiting NIMC Verification

19Jan

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Communication, Information Technology, News, Nigeria

43 Million NINs Awaiting NIMC Verification

Telecommunication companies in Nigeria have forwarded at least 43 million National Identity Numbers, NINs, to the National Identity Management Commission for verification in order to have them linked with their respective Subscriber Identification Modules, SIMs. Despite the duration of time given for telephone subscribers with NINs to link it with their SIMs elapsing today (January 19, 2021), service providers have said that SIMs with unlinked submitted NINs would not be blocked. Reports say bout 45 million NINs have been provided by the NIMC, as it was able to register about two million people in the last one month after the Federal Government ordered citizens to register their SIMs with valid NINs, Punch reports. African News Today had on December 15, 2020, that the Federal Gove...

Ekiti Govt. Includes N550m Budget For drones Used To Fight Kidnapping, Banditry

18Jan

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Communication, Crime, Economy, Finance, Information Technology, News, Nigeria, Terrorism, Violence

Ekiti Govt. Includes N550m Budget For drones Used To Fight Kidnapping, Banditry

Ekiti State Government has said efforts are on to procure sophisticated drones as part of efforts to boost surveillance, expose criminal hideouts and combat insecurity. Commissioner for Budget and Economic Planning Mr. Femi Ajayi disclosed this at the weekend during the breakdown of the 2021 Appropriation Law with a budgetary provision of N109.666 billion. He said the government projected N550 million to purchase the drones as part of plans to tackle armed robbery, banditry and kidnapping. Ajayi added that N1.4 billion has been set aside to fund the Ekiti State Security Network code-named ‘Amotekun Corps’ for the security outfit to live up to its responsibility. He said the government budgeted N8billion for social services, covering education, health, gender empowerment, social...

BREAKING: Foreign Diplomats Must Get NIN

17Jan

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Communication, News, Nigeria, Press Statement, Youths

BREAKING: Foreign Diplomats Must Get NIN

The Federal Government on Sunday said it is mandatory for foreign diplomats to obtain the National Identity Numbers (NIN). It said an enrolment centre has been established for them at the Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Pantami, said the Special Centre will be managed by his ministry. Pantami, in a statement by his Technical Assistant, Dr Femi Adeluyi, said the centre is being set up based on the request of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr Geoffrey Onyeama. The statement reads:” The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, has approved the setting up of a National Identity Number (NIN) enrolment centre at the Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs. ” The desk will be set up by ...

Breaking: NIMC Shuts Head Office in Abuja

16Jan

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Communication, Information Technology, News, Nigeria

Breaking: NIMC Shuts Head Office in Abuja

The National Identity Management Commission has closed its headquarters in Abuja against all National Identity Number enrolment activities. The move is not unconnected to discouraging large gatherings at the centre amid the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic. According to NIMC Spokesman, Kayode Adegoke, the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy gave the directive on Saturday. The National Identity Management Commission has closed its headquarters in Abuja against all National Identity Number enrolment activities. The move is not unconnected to discouraging large gatherings at the centre amid the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic. According to NIMC Spokesman, Kayode Adegoke, the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy gave the directive on Sat...