With the continued insecurity bedeviling the Northwestern part of Nigeria, the federal government has shut down telecommunication networks in 13 local governments of Katsina State. This comes less than two weeks when National Communications Commission (NCC) ordered telecommunication networks in neighbouring Zamfara to shut down their sites for two weeks from September 3 to enable security agencies to carry out required operations in relation to the prevailing security challenges. The affected LGAs are Funtua, Bakori,...

KADUNA — The Kaduna State government on Tuesday reacted that telecommunication would soon be shut down because of bandits’ threat like the case of Zamfara. In a statement on Tuesday by Muyiwa Adekeye, Special Adviser to the Governor (Media & Communication), the Kaduna State Government has no plans to shut down telecoms services in the State. Adekeye said, the Kaduna State Government did not reach out to any federal agency to request a telecoms shutdown,...