LAGOS NOVEMBER 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-There is no going back on social media regulation, Minister of Information and Culture Lai Mohammed said on Thursday. He told online publishers in Abuja that the government will not be deterred by criticisms. He stressed that it was the right thing to do. The minister said the government was yet to…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Federal Government, through the Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy, has ordered the termination of cash payment in NIPOST offices nationwide. The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Ali Ibrahim (Pantami) gave the order in a statement made available to DAILY POST on Thursday by his Spokesperson, Mrs Uwa…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Convener, Concerned Nigerians, Deji Adeyanju, has rejected plans by the President Muhammadu Buhari administration to censor usage of the social media in the country. Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, had on Tuesday said there was no going back on plans by the administration to regulate activities on social media in…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Some rice millers in Gombe State say they have recorded increased sales and patronage since the closure of the border by the Federal Government. The Federal Government shut borders with neighbouring countries of Benin Republic, Cameroun and Niger Republic since August. President Muhammadu Buhari had on Aug. 28 at the Seventh Tokyo…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Telecommunication operators in Nigeria said yesterday that the directive by the Federal Government that cost of data should be reviewed downward in five days is “unrealistic and insensitive” considering the high operating cost in the country. The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, yesterday, directed the Board…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria has temporarily lifted a suspension of the operations of two aid groups, Mercy Corps and Action Against Hunger, in the country’s northeast. The army forced both groups to close some of their offices in September, accusing Action Against Hunger of aiding terrorist groups and alleging that a large amount of money…
LAGOS OCTOBER 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-The presidency has said Nigeria will procure weapons including fighter helicopters from Russia to enhance the Nigeria’s ongoing fight against insurgency, banditry and violence crimes. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, made this known when he fielded questions from State House correspondents in Abuja…
LAGOS OCTOBER 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-MTN Nigeria yesterday said it will go ahead to charge its customers for Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) voice or text message which allows them access to bank services via their mobile phones. The telecom said it would start charging its subscribers from today, despite a directive by the Federal Government to…