The Honourable Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, FNCS, FBCS, FIIM, has directed the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to revise the Policy on SIM Card registration and usage. According to a statement from the Technical Assistant (Information Technology) to the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Femi Adeluyi, this … Read more
The Senate has given Ministries, Departments and Agencies of government a two-week window period to appear before the Senate Committee on Local and Foreign Debts, to defend President Buhari’s loan request presently before the National Assembly. President of the Senate, Ahmed Lawan made the call on MDAs to appear before the Panel, this happened after … Read more
Chairman, House Committee on Defence, Babajimi Benson, claims foreign countries are funding insurgency and terrorism in Nigeria. He stated this at the security meeting where Speaker of the House of Representatives Femi Gbajabiamila strongly urged the security chiefs to proffer solutions to the worsening insecurity in the country. Mr Gbajabiamila described lawmakers’ call for the … Read more
Okon Essien, a police inspector accused of extra-judicial killing, has committed suicide The policeman hanged himself on Wednesday in a cell at the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department, Panti, Yaba. A source who pleaded anonymity told our reporter that Essien was brought to the SCIID on Tuesday for allegedly killing a man at the … Read more
The United States has advised the Federal Government to do more in protecting Nigerians and humanitarian organisations that are assisting the country in the face of activities of Boko Haram insurgents and other religious and ethnic violence. The US Secretary of State, Michael Pompeo, made the call in Washington DC during a joint media briefing … Read more
In a bid to tackle the security challenges in the country, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has asked the armed forces to take the battle to the criminals in their hideouts. He stated this on Wednesday when he met with the service chiefs and the joint House Committees on Defence, Army, … Read more
The Ogun State Government has expressed willingness to pay N30,500 as minimum wage to workers in the state with retroactive effect from 1st January, 2020. The state government announced that it had reached an agreement with organised labour to begin payment of the new minimum wage. This was contained in a statement by the Chief … Read more
Welcome to EKOHOTBLOG summary of top Major Nigerian headlines for today, Thursday, February 6th, 2020 1. Pompeo To Make First Africa Trip As US Secretary Of State US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will make his first trip to sub-Saharan Africa, the State Department said Wednesday, putting a focus on a continent rarely prioritized by … Read more
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will make his first trip to sub-Saharan Africa, the State Department said Wednesday, putting a focus on a continent rarely prioritized by the Trump administration. The State Department said that Pompeo will travel to Senegal, Angola and Ethiopia from February 15 to 19, meeting the leaders of all three … Read more
US President Donald Trump drew on staunch Republican support Wednesday to defeat the gravest threat yet to his three-year-old presidency, winning an acquittal in the Senate on impeachment charges of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. Trump the third US president ever placed on trial, Trump readily defeated the effort to expel him from … Read more
Oyo State Commissioner for Energy, Mr. Seun Ashamu has given reasons for the near total blackout experienced by the people of the State from the early hours of Wednesday, February 5. A statement by the Chief Press Secretary to Governor Seyi Makikde, Mr. Taiwo Adisa quoted the Commissioner as saying that the early morning inferno … Read more
Barcelona coach Quique Setien said on Wednesday he would not comment on the controversy between forward Lionel Messi and sporting director Eric Abidal. Messi hit back at Abidal on Tuesday after the Frenchman had earlier blamed slackness in the dressing room for the departure of recently-fired boss Ernesto Valverde. In an interview with Spanish newspaper … Read more
Robert Lewandowski scored his 34th and 35th goals of the season as Bayern Munich beat Hoffenheim 4-3 to reach the German Cup quarter-finals. The Poland striker nodded in his first just before half-time before scoring in the second half to make it 4-1. Bayern’s Jerome Boateng and Hoffenheim’s Benjamin Hubner had both scored early own … Read more
Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has been sued by activist and lawyer, Mr. Tope Akinyode, for banning commercial motorcycles otherwise known as Okada, and commercial tricycles in six Local Government Areas and nine Local Council Development Areas. The Lagos State Government, the state Attorney-General, the Speaker and the House of Assembly where included … Read more
Residents, shop owners were asked not to panic as security men paraded a road on Wednesday at the Ugbor-Amagba axis of Oredo Local Government Area in Edo State while demolishing T. Latifa Hotel owned by Mr. Tony Adun also known as Kabaka. The hotel was pulled down by the Edo State Government because the owner … Read more
Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG) has launched a new security outfit named “SHEGE KA FASA”, which is targeted at addressing security challenges in the Northeast. Spokesperson of the group, Abdul-Azeez Suleiman said formation of the security outfit became neccessary following the spread of insurgency from the North-East region in 2008 to other parts of the … Read more
Two pupils of the Royal Kings Foundation Nursery and Primary School at Nkpor-Agu in Idemili North LGA of Anambra State, were victims of a fallen overhead tank filled with water, which landed on the top of the roof in their classroom, while lessons where going on. Police public relations officer in Anambra State, SP Haruna … Read more
As the restriction of operations of motorcycles ( Okada) and tricycles ( Keke) bites harder in Lagos, commuters lave lamented that the pains they encounter daily . NAN reports that in spite of the restriction, there has been gridlock on the corridor since Monday. The usual gridlock at Iyana -Ipaja , Iyana- Dopemu, Cement, … Read more
Following a fire breakout in a transformer at Ibadan on Wednesday, Usman Muhammed, Managing Director of Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), has assured that power will be restored to affected areas. The MD who was represented by the head, Transmission Service Provider, Engineer Victor Adewumii, made this known having visited the Ayede power station on … Read more
A baby in China’s epidemic-hit Wuhan city has been diagnosed with the novel coronavirus just 30 hours after being born, Chinese state media reported Wednesday. The infant is the youngest person recorded as being infected by the virus, which has killed nearly 500 people since emerging late last year. CCTV quoted experts as saying it … Read more