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Social media was used to incite violence during #EndSARS protests- NSA Babagana Mongonu
The National Security Adviser (NSA), Babagana Monguno, has said that social media was used to incite violence during the EndSARS protest and is still being used to incite violence across Nigeria. Munguno said this at a workshop on the 2020 national cybersecurity strategy in Abuja today Wednesday, October 28. Represented by Aliyu Mohammed in the office of the secretary to the government of the federation (SGF), Monguno said social media poses increasing challenges of cyber-terrorism. “We are witnesses to the use of social media to disseminate subversive content to incite violence and heightened tension, causing unrest and sparking widespread looting and destruction…
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FEC approves N2.9 billion for the printing of examination papers
The Federal Executive Council has approved N2.9 billion contracts for the printing of sensitive and non-sensitive examination materials. The approval was granted at the council’s meeting presided over by President Buhari on Wednesday October 28. Speaking with state house correspondents after the meeting, the Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, said the printing contracts were awarded to a group of eight printers. According to the minister, the materials are meant for the Basic Education Certification Examination, the Senior Secondary Certificate Examination, and the National Common Entrance, adding that “because of the recent disturbances, we have postponed the examinations that have not taken…
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NFF confirms receipt of $1m from FIFA as COVID-19 Palliatives
President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Amaju Pinnick has confirmed the receipt of $1 million as COVID-19 palliatives from world football governing body, FIFA. According to Pinnick, the fund is composed of $500,000 for “men’s football and $500,000 for the women’s game,” while also revealing FIFA will send in another “$500,000 in January 2021” as part of the palliatives. He also revealed that FIFA sent $600,000 for the FIFA Forward 2.0 projects in Birnin-Kebbi, Kebbi State and Ugborodo in Delta State while stating that the body will be expecting $300,000 from the Confederation of African Football (CAF) before November…
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We can’t afford another round of COVID19 lockdown – President Buhari warns Nigerians
President Buhari has warned that Nigeria’s economy is too fragile to bear another round of coronavirus lockdown. The President gave the warning in his message to Muslims in Nigeria as they join others all over the world to commemorate Eid-el-Maulud on Thursday, October 29. In his message, President Buhari said that while Nigeria has so far managed the pandemic successfully by keeping the numbers as low as possible, caution has to be applied so we do not experience a second wave of the pandemic. “Looking at the trends in the other countries, we must do all we can to avert the…
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US refuses to back Okonjo Iweala as WTO Chief despite winning, insists on Korea’s Myung-hee
Ambassadors heading the World Trade Organization’s had on Wednesday chosen Nigeria’s Ngozi Okonjo Iweala as the best pick to lead to World Trade organization but has been opposed by the US who has thrown its weight behind Korea’s Yoo Myung Hee. However, the WTO’s 164 member states still need to determine whether they will support her before their next General Council meeting on November 9 following opposition from the US as it doubted whether she can obtain the necessary full backing from member states. According to WTO’s spokesman, Keith Rockwell, 27 delegations had taken the floor during Wednesday’s meeting and…
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Adeboye declares 30-day Prayer and Fasting for Nigeria
The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has directed members of his congregation to begin a 30-day fasting and prayer for Nigeria. This was revealed by RCCG Assistant General Overseer, Admin and Personnel, Johnson Odesola, in a statement in Ibadan, Oyo State, yesterday. According to him, the programme tagged, “Fasting and prayer for Nigeria” would start from November 1. Marathon fasting will hold between November 1 and 14 for those who prefer that. Prayer guide shall be forwarded soon, he said “Where possible, brethren should be encouraged to come together for prayers while…
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Lekki Shooting: The Nigerian Army lied against Sanwo-Olu – Nnamdi Kanu
Leader of the Indigenous people of Biafra, IPOB Nnamdi Kanu has faulted the Nigerian Army’s claim that they were sent by the Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu to the Lekki Toll Plaza amid the EndSARS protest. Kanu in a tweet claimed that President Muhammadu Buhari ordered the soldiers to kill the protesters not Sanwo-Olu. The 81 Division of the Nigerian Army had admitted that it’s soldiers were present at the scene of the protest but did not kill anybody. The division also disclosed that they stormed Lekki toll gate on the order of Sanwo-Olu. However, the IPOB leader described…
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Okonjo-Iweala emerges DG of World Trade Organisation
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has emerged Director-general, DG of the World trade organization, WTO Okonjo- Iweala who was the nominee from Nigeria polled 104 votes from 164 member countries to defeat South Korea’s Minister of Trade Minister, Yoo Myung-Hee. Okonjo-Iweala’s success as WTO DG makes her the first African and first female director-general of the international body in its 25-year history.
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Media house sanctions: Deji Adeyanju urges journalist to boycott Buhari’s events for two weeks
Human rights activist, Deji Adeyanju has called on Nigeria union of journalist(NUJ) to boycott Buhari’s events for two weeks This comes after the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) imposed fines worth millions on AIT, Channels and Arise TV over their coverage of the Lekki shooting and reactions as they were accused of playing a part in the escalation of the violence across Nigeria.Condemning the sanction, Adeyanju of the Concerned Nigerians urged the NUJ to avoid federal government’s events for two weeks.He wrote;“I appeal to the NUJ to boycott all Federal Government events and activities in the country for 2weeks in protest…
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FG to construct 10 new airports across the country – Hadi Sirika reveals
Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika has announced that the federal government will be constructing 10 new airports across the country. Speaking before the Senate Committee on Aviation to defend his Ministry’s 2021 budget proposals, Sirika revealed that the new airports will be constructed in Anambra, Benue, Ekiti, Nasarawa, Ebonyi and Gombe states, he further stated that the federal government has taken over Kebbi, Osubi, and Dutse airports for redevelopment “Consequent upon that roadmap, we have seen aviation grow in 2018 to become the second-fastest-growing sector of the economy. Also and by 2019, it became the fastest-growing sector of the economy…
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#EndSARS protest holds in Helsinki (Photos)
Though the End SARS protests have come to a halt in Nigeria due to the curfew and violence that have ensued in the past few days as hoodlums have hijacked the protests. Nigerians in other countries however are still organizing End SARS protests. Over the past few days, Nigerians in the diaspora and foreigners have taken to the streets to continue the protests. There have been protests in India, Germany, Hungary, and Helsinki, Finland’s Capital among others.
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Lekki Shooting: “Sanwo-Olu gravely implicated” – FFK reacts after Army makes claims
The 81 division of the Nigerian Army has made a defence concerning the shootings that went down at the Lekki toll plaza last Tuesday as they claimed that Sanwo-Olu had invited them to intervene in the End SARS crisis. They however, insisted that its soldiers did not shoot at the peaceful protesters, describing the report of shooting as false aimed at causing anarchy. Reacting to this, Former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani Kayode in a tweet said the denial by the Nigerian Army was a grave implication on the State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, adding that the Governor has been thrown…
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