The House of Representatives has urged the Nigerian Communications Commission to extend the waiting period before inactive phone numbers are reassigned to new users to one year and six months. Lawmakers said the proposed extension would enhance compliance with the Nigeria Data Protection Act and protect citizens from fraud, identity theft, and wrongful criminal allegations linked to recycled SIM cards. The resolution followed the adoption of a motion sponsored by […]

The House of Representatives has approved a request by Bola Tinubu to secure a $516.3 million external loan for the construction of sections of the Sokoto–Badagry superhighway. The approval followed the presentation of a report by the House Committee on Aids, Loans and Debt Management during plenary on Tuesday. The proposed 1,000-kilometre highway will connect Sokoto, Kebbi, Niger, Kwara, Oyo, Ogun and Lagos states, stretching from Illela in Sokoto State […]

The presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 election, Peter Obi, is currently holding a closed-door meeting with Seyi Makinde at the Oyo State Government House. Obi arrived at the meeting in the company of several associates, including Igbo elders, members of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), and senators from the South-East. The meeting comes less than 24 hours after Obi held talks with former Nigerian President, Goodluck […]

Tension is mounting at Aleshinloye Market as hundreds of traders express deep concern over a proposed demolition said to be planned by the Chairman of Ibadan South West Local Government, Tajudeen Adigun Adeniyi, popularly known as ATU. The development has triggered widespread anxiety among business owners, many of whom fear losing their primary source of livelihood. Describing the move as a direct threat to their survival, affected traders have appealed […]