In a significant action to control online content, the House of Representatives has instructed the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to require internet service providers to restrict access to all pornographic websites in the country. The resolution, passed on Tuesday, was prompted by a motion from Dalhatu Tafoki, a lawmaker from Katsina State, who contended that…
The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has cautioned Nigerians against using unauthorized websites to modify their National Identification Number (NIN) data, warning that doing so could lead to identity theft. In a statement issued on Monday by the Head of Corporate Communications at NIMC, Dr. Kayode Adegoke, emphasized the importance of using only the approved…
Nigerians are grappling with rising telecom tariffs as major service providers adjust their rates for calls, data, and allied packages citing inflation and operational costs. Many subscribers express frustration over the added financial burden, with some fearing limited access to essential communication services. Unfortunately, the first casualty of the hiked rates beyond personal setback, is…
The Sahel region of Africa is the “epicentre of global terrorism” and now, for the first time, accounts for “over half of all terrorism-related deaths”, according to the Global Terrorism Index (GTI). Its new report says that in this semi-arid area to the south of the Sahara Desert 3,885 people out of a worldwide total…
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Temitola Adekunle-Johnson as Special Adviser on Job Creation & MSME and Uju Anwuka as Senior Special Assistant on Public Health, both serving in the Office of the Vice President. The announcement was made on Wednesday in a statement by Stanley Nkwocha, Senior Special Assistant to the Vice…
Hussaini Kafi in Kano The Kano State House of Assembly on Tuesday passed the Kano State Censorship Board Amendment Bill 2025, granting the board expanded regulatory powers over entertainment and media content in the state. The passage followed deliberations by the Committee of the Whole House and the third reading by the Clerk, Bashir Diso,…
A significant fraud operation linked to Bank Verification Number (BVN) enrolment agents has resulted in the theft of N329 million, sparking worries about vulnerabilities in Nigeria’s financial system. According to a report obtained by Africa Health Report on Sunday from the Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System (NIBSS), fraudsters took advantage of vulnerabilities in the BVN registration…
Hussaini Kafi in Kano The palace of the Sultan of Sokoto has announced the sighting of the crescent moon marking the beginning of Ramadan on Friday evening. In an official statement read at his palace, the Sultan of Sokoto, Sa’ad Abubakar III, confirmed that the moon was sighted in various parts of the country. As…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Friday, February 28, 2025, arraigned former Abia State Governor, Theodore Ahamefule Orji, his son, Engr. Chinedum Orji, Dr. Philip Nto, Onwumene King Obioma and Romanus K. Madu, before Justice Lilian Abai of the Federal High Court sitting in Umuahia, Abia State on a sixteen-count charge bordering on…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has dismissed report of its purported ownership of a Tik-Tok platform. On Thursday, the EFCC stated that it was the activities of some fraudsters who organised a live session on a Tik-Tok platform using the Commission’s logo to generate traffic and defraud unsuspecting members of the public. “The…
