The Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN) directs me to inform the public that President Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR, has approved the lifting of the suspension of Twitter operation in Nigeria effective from 12am tonight, 13th January 2022. The approval was given following a memo written to the President by the Honourable …
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Arik Air Denies Uche Elendu’s Crash Claims, Says Airplane Landed Safely
Nigerian airline, Arik Air, has released a statement rubbishing claims that one of its aircraft crashlanded due to a technical fault on Wednesday Nigerian Actress, Uche Elendu, had taken to her Instagram page on Wednesday to narrate the incident which saw herself and other passengers returning to Lagos after the …
Read More »Twitter To Pay Tax, Establish ‘Legal Entity’ In Nigeria After Suspension
Social media giant Twitter has agreed to pay “applicable tax” and establish a legal entity in Nigeria in the first quarter of 2022, a senior government official said on Wednesday. Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, the director-general of the National Information Technology Development Agency, who headed the Nigerian team that negotiated with …
Read More »Carabao Cup: Chelsea Into Final With Commanding Win Over Spurs
Chelsea eased into the Carabao Cup final as they closed out a comfortable semi-final win over Tottenham. Spurs never seriously threatened to overturn Chelsea’s two-goal first-leg advantage and Antonio Rudiger’s bundled finish from Mason Mount’s corner after 18 minutes effectively confirmed a Wembley date with either Arsenal or Liverpool. It …
Read More »FG Deactivates Sowore’s National ID Card, Voter Card, Passport
The Nigerian Government has deactivated biometric identification of human rights activist and former Presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore. The documents deactivated include the activist’s national identity card, permanent voter card, international passport and driver license. As a result of this, Sowore will not be able to use any of the national …
Read More »2023: Tinubu Garners More Endorsements As Ebonyi Volunteers Declares Support
The Ebonyi Volunteers for Tinubu 2023, a support group convened by Madam Chika Nwakego has tipped the former Lagos Governor, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, to emerge as Nigeria’s next President in the 2023 general elections. The group reiterated its support in a Monday statement signed by its convener, Madam Chika Nwakego, …
Read More »Civil Servants Greatest Beneficiaries Of Good Governance In Enugu State – Labour
The leadership of the Organized Labour in Enugu State has expressed gratitude to Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi for the special attention his administration has paid to the welfare of the workers, declaring that civil servants are the greatest beneficiaries of good governance in the state. Speaking during the annual workers’ prayer …
Read More »Companies, Government Agencies And Officials Return To Twitter As Ban Is Lifted
Government agencies, officials and private companies which were prevented from tweeting due to the Twitter ban that was imposed by the Federal Government on June 5th, 2020 have resumed tweeting after the ban was lifted at 12am on January 13th, 2022. The Nigerian Broadcasting Commission had ordered TV and radio …
Read More »Toyin Saraki Appointed As WHO Foundation Ambassador For Global Health (Photo)
Toyin Saraki has been appointed by WHO Foundation World Health Organization (WHO) as Inaugural Global Health Ambassador. Sharing the news on Facebook, Toyin Saraki wrote: I am delighted to announce that the World Health Organization Foundation has named me their Inaugural Global Health Ambassador. This is a natural progression of …
Read More »Uche Elendu’s Arik Air Flight From Lagos To Asaba Crash Lands At A Remote Area
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YcIfcO6tsi8 Arik Air’s flight from Lagos to Asaba has allegedly crash landed at a remote area. Focus Naija can report that veteran Nollywood actress, Uche Elendu was onboard the aircraft that crash landed. Taking to social media to berate the Airline’s Crew, the actress said that they were ten minutes …
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