October 18, 2021

El-Zakzaky Sues AGF, DSS Over Detention, Demands N2bn

October 18, 2021 2:15 am

The leader of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria, Sheikh Ibrahim El-Zakzaky, has dragged the Department of State Services (DSS) and the Attorney-General of the Federation to court over his prolonged detention and the refusal of the government to release his passport.

In the fundamental human rights suit instituted at the Federal High Court, Abuja, by his lawyer, Mr Femi Falana (SAN), El-Zakzaky is seeking seven reliefs, including an ‘order mandating the respondents to pay over to the applicant the sum of N2bn as general and exemplary damages for the violation of the applicant’s rights to freedom of movement, fair …

MTN Compensates Customers Over Network Outage

October 18, 2021 1:38 am

Telecommunications giants, MTN Nigeria Communications Plc, has disclosed compensations for its subscribers to make up for the network downtime experienced sometime last Saturday.

Africa Daily News, New York recalls that on October 9, MTN Nigeria users witnessed hours of network failure which was reportedly caused by an outage that left customers without a connection.

Chief Executive Officer, MTN Nigeria, Olutokun Toriola, apologised again to customers for the inconvenience, stating that new measures were being implemented to mitigate a repeat of such an event.

‘On behalf of the entire MTN team, I want to start with a heartfelt apology. We

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Nigeria’s Unity Negotiable, Kingibe Declares

October 18, 2021 1:25 am

Nigeria’s envoy to Chad and the Lake Chad basin region, Ambassador Babagana Kingibe, has stated that the country’s unity is very negotiable.

The powerful politician made this claim when he spoke at The Sun Newspapers 2020 Awards in Lagos, the former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), pointed out that even the union between a husband and wife is negotiable.

However, he told separatist agitators that the land they reside would not be carved out and taken to anywhere else if the country breaks up.

‘I was born in Nigeria. I was groomed in Nigeria. I believe

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Why Some Lecturers Are Getting N6000 Salary – Accountant Gen

Why Some Lecturers Are Getting ₦6000 Salary – Accountant Gen

October 18, 2021 12:55 am

The Office of the Accountant General of the Federation, Mr. Ahmed Idris has reacted to some issues raised by some aggrieved university lecturers who are complaining about a shortage in their salaries.

Africa Daily News, New York reports that the AGF office was responding to series of complaints from university lecturers, especially the University of Maiduguri. The office claimed that most of the affected lecturers submitted their data late and most of the data were wrong.

The lectures had earlier claimed they are being short-paid as some receive as low as ₦6000 per month after they migrated to the IPPIS

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Petrol Tanker Falls, Spills Content In Abeokuta

October 18, 2021 12:30 am

A petrol-laden tanker on Sunday evening fell at the Enugada Roundabout, along Lafenwa, Abeokuta of Ogun State, spilling its content and spreading possible fear.

Residents of the area who were gripped with fear of possible fire outbreak, made a distress call to the operational firefighters of the Ogun State Fire Services.

The firefighters, who raced to the scene, successfully averted a fire incident as they cordoned off the area to prevent the highly flammable content from exploding during the rescue operation.

The Mack truck with commercial registration number plate, T-2176 LA, was reportedly laden with 40,000 litres of petroleum motor …