Nigeria

Nigerian government plans to improve internet access in underprivileged areas.

Nigerian government plans to improve internet access in underprivileged areas.

Through Nigeria Communications Satellite Limited or NIGCOMSAT, the Nigerian government has launched an initiative to transform underprivileged communities access to dependable and reasonably priced internet services. According to the agency, it has forged a ground-breaking alliance with a few private businesses that specialise in providing rural connectivity solutions. She claims that the strategic partnership intends to transform underprivileged communities across the nation's access to dependable and reasonably priced internet services. Bantam stated that to connect remote and rural areas that have historically lacked access to the internet, NIGCOMSAT and the private entities would combine their respective strengths to deploy state-of-the-art…
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“Give peace a chance in Rivers State”, Patience Jonathan tells Wike, Fubara.

“Give peace a chance in Rivers State”, Patience Jonathan tells Wike, Fubara.

Former First Lady, Patience Jonathan, has pleaded with Rivers State governor, Siminalayi Fubara and his predecessor, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, to sheath their swords and give peace a chance. Mrs Jonathan, who was commenting on the political crisis in Rivers State, advised that it is time for governance. She said: “We at this point plead that election has come and gone, and now is the time for governance. “As a peace advocate, I would like to call on the warring parties in Rivers State to sheathe their swords and give peace a chance, knowing fully…
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NEMA received 103 Nigerians deported from Turkey

NEMA received 103 Nigerians deported from Turkey

About 103 Nigerians who were deported back to their country from the Republic of Turkiye have been received by the National Emergency Management Agency and other relevant entities. NEMA and other Federal Government representatives met the deportees when they arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja on Friday at 7:00 p.m. via the airport's pilgrims wing. The deportees were transported from Turkiye to Nigeria via Southwind Airlines flight TCGRB. The NEMA Director General, Mrs. Zubaida Umar, cautioned the returnees to respect the law and accept their experience in good faith.To ease their experience and allay the Federal Government's…
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Three months of work have found N10bn worth of stolen crude oil – DHQ

Three months of work have found N10bn worth of stolen crude oil – DHQ

The Defence Headquarters says that N10 billion worth of stolen crude oil has been found in the Niger Delta. This is part of the fight against oil theft and vandalism in the area. Maj. Gen. Edward Buba, who is in charge of defence media operations, said this at the DHQ's twice-weekly briefing in Abuja on Thursday. DHQ said that in the North alone, troops have killed 2,245 terrorists in the last three months. Buba said, "During the second quarter of this year, troops killed 2,245 terrorists, arrested 3,682 suspected terrorists and other criminals, freed 1,993 hostages, and stopped the theft…
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Tinubu grants N50,000 to 3.6 million Nigerian families

Tinubu grants N50,000 to 3.6 million Nigerian families

The approval of an uplift grant for 3.6 million Nigerian families has been given by President Bola Tinubu. The National Construction and Household Support Programme will be used to distribute the grant. Each state will receive N50,000 for three months, benefiting roughly 100,000 families. This was verified in a statement by Ajuri Ngelale, the presidential spokesman. The text said, in part, "Furthermore, additional items covered by the National Construction and Household Support Programme comprise: "A one-time N10 billion grant to the states and the Federal Capital Territory for the purchase of buses and the CNG upgrade programme." "Provision of three…
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