Nigerian Communications Commission Approves 1,843 Phone Brands For Nigerian Market

BusinessTelecommunicationNigerian Communications Commission Approves 1,843 Phone Brands For Nigerian Market

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)April 27, 2022

ABUJA — The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has approved 1,843 phone brands for the Nigerian market. The new approvals represent a total increase of 351, from the 1,492 phones approved in 2020 by the regulator. The telecommunications regulator disclosed this in its ‘Type Approval’ regulation published on Tuesday. “The mobile handsets approved have been tested and found to meet the applicable Type Approval standards required to allow them to be sold to consumers and operated...

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Adamawa State House of Assembly Declares Seat Of Member Representing Michika Constituency Vacant

PoliticsAdamawa State House of Assembly Declares Seat Of Member Representing Michika Constituency Vacant

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)April 27, 2022

YOLA — Adamawa State House of Assembly on Wednesday declared the seat of the member representing Michika state constituency, Mr. Joseph Ayuba Kwada vacant for defecting from the ruling People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in the state to the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC). The declaration of the seat followed a constitutional matter raised on the floor of the house by the Deputy Speaker, Mr. Pwamwakeno Mackondo (PDP-Numan) citing section 109 sub-section 1 ‘G’ of the...

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People’s Democratic Party Will Screen 17 Presidential Aspirants

NewsNigeria ElectionsPeople’s Democratic Party Will Screen 17 Presidential Aspirants

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)April 27, 2022

Ahead of the 2023 general elections in Nigeria, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) will on Friday begin the screening of the 17 presidential aspirants seeking to be the party’s presidential flagbearer. Former Senate, Chief David Mark, is the chairman of a nine-member screening committee set up to screen the aspirants. Those to face the screening committee include former senate President Bukala Saraki, former vice president Atiku Abubakar, former secretary to the Government of the federation...

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Governor Fintiri Make Case To End Insecurity In Adamawa

Crime & SecurityGovernor Fintiri Make Case To End Insecurity In Adamawa

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)April 26, 2022

Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri Monday tasked the National Institute for Security Studies (NISS) to help Adamawa with a practical solution to ending the menace of security challenges. The Governor made the appeal when he received in audience participants of a local tour by Executive Intelligence Management (EIMC) Course 15 of the Institute in the Government House, Yola. The team are from Ghana, Ruwanda, Gambia and Nigeria drawn from various security outfits and government agencies. The...

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APC Will Commence Sales Of Expression Of Interest, Nomination Forms To Aspirants

NewsNigeria ElectionsAPC Will Commence Sales Of Expression Of Interest, Nomination Forms To Aspirants

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)April 26, 2022

Ahead of primaries of the All Progressives Congress (APC), the party will today (Tuesday) commence the sale of Expression of Interest and Nomination Forms for various elective positions. The National Working Committee (NWC) of the party has directed organising secretaries from the 36 States to collect forms for aspirants vying for the State House of Assembly positions so as to meet up with the schedule of activities and the timetable of the Independent National Electoral...

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Nigerian Lawyer Drags Buhari To Court For Causing Nigerians ‘Pain, Hardship And Agony’

NewsNigerian Lawyer Drags Buhari To Court For Causing Nigerians ‘Pain, Hardship And Agony’

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)April 25, 2022

A Nigerian lawyer, Festus Ogun, has sued President Muhammadu Buhari over the pain and agony Nigerians experienced as a result of the recent fuel scarcity. In series of tweets on Monday, April 25, Ogun blamed Buhari’s double role as President and Petroleum Minister as the cause of the “gross inefficiency and mismanagement in the Petroleum Sector, that led to the fuel scarcity”. According to the human rights activist, he dragged President Buhari before the Federal...

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99% Of Private Hospitals In Nigeria Lack Registered Pharmacies

Health99% Of Private Hospitals In Nigeria Lack Registered Pharmacies

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)April 25, 2022

Association of Community Pharmacists of Nigeria (ACPN) says more than 99 percent of private hospitals in Nigeria run unregistered pharmacies. National Chairman and Secretary of the Adewale Oladigbolu and Ezeh Ambrose, in a statement, said those hospitals lacked pharmacists to superintend dispensing and counselling of drug-related endeavours. The association was reacting to a statement by the Registrar of the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria, Tajudeen Sanusi, that private hospitals in Nigeria were the centres...

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State Police: Presidency Replies Obasanjo

National SecurityNewsPoliceState Police: Presidency Replies Obasanjo

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)April 23, 2022

ABUJA — The Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the President, Femi Adesina, has questioned former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s call for State police and restructuring of the country. Obasanjo had on Wednesday suggested that the creation of State police would be a better option than community policing to help fight insecurity in the country. Adesina, while speaking on Channels Television on Friday over the former President’s belief that the security challenges across the country...

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Another Blast Hit Taraba State, Nine People Injured

Crime & SecurityNewsAnother Blast Hit Taraba State, Nine People Injured

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)April 23, 2022

JALINGO — Another bomb exploded on Friday at Nukkai, in Jalingo, the capital of Taraba State, though, the numbers of casualties at the time of filing this report could not ascertain. The incident, three days after members of the Islamic State in West Africa Province (ISWAP) claimed responsibility for a bombing attack on a bar near a cattle market in Iware community of Ardo-Kola, where scores were killed and several others injured. The latest blast...

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Security Operatives Sealed Diplomatic Suite Hotel Abuja, Stop Cannabis Party

EntertainmentLifestyleNewsSecurity Operatives Sealed Diplomatic Suite Hotel Abuja, Stop Cannabis Party

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)April 22, 2022

ABUJA — A joint operation of men of the Department of State Services (DSS) and operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have raided and sealed the Diplomatic Suite Hotel, Asokoro, Abuja, and stopped a cannabis party and the launch of a suspected new psychoactive drink. The hotel was raided at about 8:18 pm on Wednesday 20th April following actionable intelligence that some youths were planning to hold a hemp party at the hotel....

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