Rescue Ship Picks Up Over 200 Migrants In Mediterranean
July 5, 2021 The migrant rescue ship, Ocean Viking has rescued 203 people, including 67 minors, in recent days, its owner SOS Mediterranee said on Sunday. The migrants came from…
First COVID-19 case could have emerged in China in Oct 2019 – study
June 25, 2021 The virus that causes COVID-19 could have started spreading in China as early as October 2019, two months before the first case was identified in the central…
Twitter suspension in line with national, int’l laws – FG insists
June 23, 2021 The Federal Government has said that its decision to suspend the activities of Twitter is well founded in law and it has not breach the citizens’ rights…
Lai Mohammed leads FG team to engage with Twitter over suspension
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the composition of the Federal Government’s team to engage with Twitter over the recent suspension of operations of the micro blogging and social networking service…
SERAP Sues FG, Lai Mohammed, NBC Over Directive Asking Broadcasters To Stop Using Twitter
June 20, 2021 Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit asking the Federal High Court in Abuja “to stop the Federal Government and the Minister of Information…
Cryptocurrency: Despite Ban Nigerians Will Lead Bitcoin – Twitter CEO
June 13, 2021 Twitter CEO and billionaire co-founder Jack Dorsey says Nigerians will lead bitcoin, the largest cryptocurrency by market value. “The people of Nigeria will lead bitcoin” he said…
FG says Twitter has reached out for negotiation, will ensure Facebook, Instagram register in Nigeria
June 9, 2021 The Federal Government says the management of Twitter has reached out for dialogue and that henceforth it has resolved to ensure other social media platforms like Facebook and…
Swallow your pride, accept your misdoing, settle issues with Twitter – NASS Joint Minority Caucus ells FG
June 9, 2021 The Joint Minority Caucus of the Senate and the House of Representatives has met over the ban on Twitter by the All Progressives Congress (APC)-led Federal Government…
Online Publishers to Buhari: Suspension of Twitter has ruined our business; rescind it
JUNE 8, 2021 We note that there are also millions of Nigerians who use Twitter to ventilate their democratic right of freedom of expression responsibly. The suspension clearly shrinks the…
Twitter suspension in national interest, security – Minister
June 7, 2021 Nigeria’s suspension of Twitter is in the interest of national security and peace, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr Geoffrey Onyeama, said in Abuja on Monday. Onyeama made…