November 10, 2020

Deliberation For 5G ongoing - NCC

Deliberation For 5G ongoing – NCC

November 10, 2020 5:33 pm

Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has issued a Draft Consultation Document on the deployment of fifth-generation (5G) Mobile Technology in Nigeria.

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NCC Director, Public Affairs, Dr Ikechukwu Adinde, said this in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja.

Adinde said that the Draft Consultation Document for the deployment of the 5G in Nigeria has been produced and uploaded on NCC’s official website (www.ncc.gov.ng).

He explained that the document defined the implementation plan for the deployment of 5G in Nigeria.

The NCC wishes to draw the attention of the general …

White House Records Two New Cases Of Covid-19

White House Records Two New Cases Of Covid-19

November 10, 2020 4:36 pm

Two more people close to US President Donald Trump tested positive for Covid-19, media reports said Monday.

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Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson. 69, has contracted the virus, his deputy chief of staff Coalter Baker told NPR.

“He is in good spirits and feels fortunate to have access to effective therapeutics which aid and markedly speed his recovery,” Baker said in a statement.

According to a media report, Carson was briefly treated at Walter Reid military hospital outside Washington DC, where Trump himself was treated for the …

UN Expresses Worry Over Political Coercion In Tanzania

UN Expresses Worry Over Political Coercion In Tanzania

November 10, 2020 3:36 pm

The United Nations (UN) expressed concern on Tuesday over arrests and intimidation of opposition members in Tanzania following disputed general elections.

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The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, said this in a statement issued in Johannesburg.

The tense situation in the country will not be defused by silencing those who challenge the outcome of the elections, but rather through a participatory dialogue.

“I urge the Tanzanian authorities to respect and facilitate exercise of the rights to freedom of expression and of peaceful assembly,” she said.

Out of dozens initially …

Presidency 2023: 38 Year Old Nigerian Joins Race

Presidency 2023: 38 Year Old Nigerian Joins Race

November 10, 2020 11:17 am

A 38-year-old Victor Ani-Laju, on Monday, declared his intention to run in the presidential election come 2023.

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Addressing journalists in Abuja, Ani-laju said as President, he will tackle poverty, hunger, unemployment, poor healthcare, poor education and insecurity in every part of the country.

He pointed that the youth were the worst hit by years of bad governance, hence the older generation must step aside and allow people of younger generation to assume positions of authority.

Furthermore he added that:”About 38 years ago, a child was born in Nigeria with a …

Oyetola To Hand In 2021 Budget To State Assembly Today

Oyetola To Hand In 2021 Budget To State Assembly Today

November 10, 2020 8:04 am

Governor Gboyega Oyetola of Osun would present the 2021 proposed budget of the state today to the  House of Assembly.

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Speaker of the House,  Mr. Timothy Owoeye made this known, yesterday,  during plenary, disclosing that he had received a letter from the governor notifying of his intention to lay the budget before the House.

‘The governor has written to lay the 2021 budget before the House and he is doing so in line with the extant rules that says the budget should be presented at the end of the year against …

PENGASSAN Impends Strike Over Fuel Scarcity

PENGASSAN Impends Strike Over Fuel Scarcity

November 10, 2020 7:55 am

Showdown amid the Federal Government and the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) over the implementation of the controversial Independent Personnel Payroll Information System (IPPIS) may lead to a fresh round of petroleum products scarcity with the Union ordering its members nationwide to shutdown.

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The government had ceased the payment of salaries of its workers not captured on the IPPIS electronic platform, including PENGASSAN members.

The Union in a memo, said it had earlier reached an agreement with the government to pay the outstanding salaries while the IPPIS …

#EndSARS Lawyer Is Clean, Can Travel - Immigration Chief

#EndSARS Lawyer Is Clean, Can Travel – Immigration Chief

November 10, 2020 7:50 am

The comptroller general of Nigeria Immigration Service has made it clear that the government will not pay compensation to the activist whose passport is seized, the report says. It went further to explain why it seized the international passport of Modupe Odele, a lawyer who offered free legal service to some protesters arrested by the police during #EndSARS protests as he was about leaving the country for a vacation at the Maldives.

The NIS comptroller general, Muhammad Babandede in an interview said the directive to deny the activist from travelling abroad came from an unnamed security agency. Ms. Odele was …

France COVID-19 Case Drops By Half

France COVID-19 Case Drops By Half

November 10, 2020 7:35 am

France has witnessed a tremendous drop on Covid-19 infection cases on Monday by almost half according to a report. A total of 20,155 cases were reported, down from 40,439 on Sunday. The number follows the prior day’s welcome drop from Saturday, when a staggering 86,852 cases were reported, according to the Ministry of Health.

It has revealed that the total number of infections in France now stands at 1,807,479. In another positive sign, medical experts reported Monday that intensive care admissions have fallen over the past week. Martin Hirsch, Director General of Public Assistance – Paris Hospitals, told France Inter …

US: YouTube Suspends Donald Trump’s Channel

Donald Trump: The Accidental President Of The United States

November 10, 2020 7:17 am

The 45th President of the United States, Donald John Trump has had more controversies within the last four of his presidential tenure than any of his predecessors. These controversies ranging from his unguarded utterances to the latest one being his refusal to concede defeat to Joe Biden, the United States President-Elect are contributing in no small measure in making him the most notorious President of the United States who seems to be Hellbound on destroying the age-long reputation of the American democracy which is the envy of the world.

The November 2020 Presidential Election which began fully on the 3rd, …

Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has said that

Approximately 10m Electricity Consumers Not Metered

November 10, 2020 7:08 am

Notwithstanding the release of 497 billion by the Federal Government to close the metering gap in the country,  Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has said that about 10,477,856 registered electricity customers  have not been metered as at the end of the first quarter of 2020.

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The commission, in its report, noted that only 4,231,940 (40.39 per cent) have been metered,  indicating that  about 59.61 per cent of the registered electricity customers are still on estimated billing which has contributed to customer apathy towards payment of electricity bills.

In comparison …

Doctors In Ondo Initiate Indefinite Strike

Doctors In Ondo Initiate Indefinite Strike

November 10, 2020 1:47 am

Resident doctors at the University of Medical Sciences, Ondo State have commenced an indefinite strike to press home the demand for unpaid salaries.

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Medical practitioners in Ondo had last week entered on a three- day warning strike to draw the government’s attention to the need to sort out over four months salary arrears.

The doctors said they took the decision to launch the indefinite strike at the end of a meeting held in Akure,  yesterday, as the state government had failed to address their demands.

Patients receiving …

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