Author: Amina Mohammed

The Nigerian Communications Commission has issued a directive mandating all telecommunications operators in the country to limit the number of available tariff plans to a maximum of seven. The NCC has approved new tariff guidelines for operators designed to enhance transparency, improve consumer understanding, and foster fair competition among the licensees of the Commission. It has also reduced the number of bundles offered per operator to 100, stressing that no subscriber can be on more than one tariff plan at a time. According to the NCC, a tariff plan is a structured pricing scheme outlining the charges and conditions under…

Small-scale business owners in Katsina State have decried low patronage as a result of the nationwide protests. The protests reportedly led to not only the vandalisation of government and private structures and property worth millions of naira but also caused various degrees of injuries on the part of the police officers and the protesting youths as a result of a clash. A 46-year-old petty trader at the Katsina Hajj Camp Roundabout, Aminu Adamu, told Channels Television that the business is not moving smoothly compared to other days before the protest. Malam Adamu, who claimed to have spent over a decade…

Afrobeats singer Oxlade has extended a helping hand to a woman who captured the nation’s attention during the #EndBadGovernance protests. The woman carried an empty pot to symbolise her struggle with hunger. Oxlade took to X to share a photo of the woman and offer N500,000 in financial assistance. He wrote: “Someone please help me find this woman, I’ve got 500k for her,” he wrote. Efforts are underway to locate the woman and connect her with Oxlade’s offer.

Special Presidential Envoy on Climate Action (SPEC), Ajuri Ngelale, has announced an agreement with his Danish counterpart, Tomas Anker Christensen, on a framework for monitoring climate action programs in real-time. Ngelale disclosed this in an update he provided on the virtual meeting, held in Geneva, outlined President Bola Tinubu’s green industrial vision and Nigeria’s critical climate initiatives. According to him, the agreed next steps will prioritise de-risking capital formation in global climate finance discussions, supporting Nigeria’s campaign for value chain localization in the global south. Ngelale met with Green ICT Champion, Diseye Isoun, who briefed him on progress in decarbonizing…

Ashraf Adam, the son of Muhammadu Sanusi II, the reinstated Emir of Kano, married Sultana, the daughter of Bauchi senator Suleiman Nazif, on Friday in an extravagant ceremony. The ceremony took place at the National Mosque in Abuja, followed by a grand reception. The couple provided a look into the joyful event by posting moments from their big day on a dedicated Instagram feed, #Sash24. One caption reads: “Together in faith and love from this day forward, Insha’Allah.” See more photos below:

The Renewed Hope Initiative, RHI partnerships with various National and International organisations have continued to boost the number of Nigerian Youths who now have access to qualitative education. This comes as the Initiative, a brain child of the First lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, unveiled 200 beneficiaries of the AUDA-NEPAD/African School of Economics/ RHI Scholarships. At the unveiling, held at the Banquet Hall of the State House Abuja, the First Lady reiterated that the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will continue to prioritise education as evident in the various policies and programmes it is implementing in the sector. She said:…

Protesters in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, briefly obstructed Governor Siminalayi Fubara, insisting that he come down to address them.  This happened on Saturday, Day 3 of the demonstrations tagged #EndBadGovernance protests. Waving green leaves and shouting in excitement, the protesters, lined up the streets. After some moments, the governor’s convoy passed as the demonstrators continued with the rallies.

A new report by Nextier has indicated that insurgency recorded 109 deaths arising from 19 violent incidents, perpetrated by the Boko Haram and Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) insurgents in the first half of 2024 alone. The report ‘Nigeria’s Northeast Belt of Insurgency and the Challenge of Refugees’, also called on the Federal Government to liaise with neighbouring countries and regional bodies to boost joint border surveillance. The report was authored by an Associate Consultant at Nextier and a Lecturer at the Political Science Department of the Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Nigeria, Dr Chukwuma Okoli, and a Managing…

Police authorities have fired tear gas at protesters at the MKO Abiola Stadium in Abuja in a bid to disperse the demonstrators who had converged to press on with their demands. The protesters, lesser than the number witnessed the previous days, had converged at the facility. But after some hours, police officers fired tear gas canisters to disperse the protesters. The MKO Abiola Stadium is the designated venue for the protests in the nation’s capital. A court order had restrained the #EndBadGovernance demonstrators from using other areas. On Friday, tear gas canisters were also fired at the protesters when they…

Gov. Babagana Zulum of Borno has alleged that 95 per cent of the youths that participated in Thursday’s violent protests in Maiduguri were children under 14 years. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Zulum made this known in a broadcast to the people of Borno where he also declared the lifting of the 24-hour curfew imposed on the state. Zulum said: “Over 95 per cent of those who participated in the so-called Thursday protests were children under 14 years. Most of them do not know why they are protesting. “A six- year-old child carrying a placard is amazing;…