The Socio- Economic Rights and Accountability Project has threatened to sue the National Assembly and the Northern Governors’ Forum if any social media bill is passed and signed by President Muhammadu Buhari . SERAP said this in a tweet on Tuesday while reacting to a proposal by the northern governors for more social media regulations […]
The Federal Government has denied generating a ‘ no – fly’ list of youths and persons who participated in the recent #EndSARS protests against police brutality. The Federal Ministry of Interior made this known in a tweet on Tuesday in reaction to a media report by an online publication ( not The PUNCH ) . […]
Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara has been re-elected for a third term. The election commission made the announcement on Tuesday morning. Ibrahime Coulibaly-Kuibiert, election commission president, said Ouattara won 94 percent of the vote and that turnout in the election was 53.9 percent. “The President Alassane Ouattara has been elected,” Coulibaly-Kuibiert, said. Ouattara who is […]
Lecturers insist on UTAS payment system The Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu, has blamed a previous administration for the continuous strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). This is coming as the union has insisted on the adoption of its recently invented payment system for universities with the name University Transparency and […]
The presidency has again expressed concern over the circulation of fake news and misleading information aimed at causing social discontent and disunity in the country. Femi Adesina, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, stated this at a media parley with international journalists organised by the Presidential Media Team at the old Banquet […]
Ebonyi State Governor has reduced the school fees of students of the Ebonyi State University to cushion the effects of COVID-19 pandemic. In a statement issued by the Secretary to Ebonyi State Government (SSG) and the Coordinating Commissioner, Dr. Kenneth Ugbala, the governor also directed that the remaining school fees should be aggregated and paid […]
Social media companies Twitter Inc and Facebook Inc have decided to place warning labels on posts from U.S. election candidates and campaigns that claim victory in advance of official results. The moves come as social network platforms brace for what has been an unusual election cycle due to a high number of mail-in ballots that […]
…N5bn bailout grossly inadequate — Senate …We can’t afford more than that, we have challenges — FG …Says AON owing FG $6,993,234; N19.365bn Senate and the Federal Government disagreed sharply yesterday over the N5 billion bailout approved for airline operators and other businesses in the aviation sector to mitigate the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on […]
As United States of America begins election today, persons close to President Donald Trump, Tuesday stormed his office, and prayed for his victory in the ongoing election. Below are pictures of the moment:
A total of 161 Indonesian doctors, including nine dentists have died of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Indonesian Medical Association (IDI) said on Tuesday. “They died after being infected by the COVID-19,” the IDI’s Mitigation Team leader Adib Khumaidi said. The highest death toll came from East Java with 33, followed by Jakarta 24, North Sumatra […]
