Day: November 30, 2020

Anger as Buhari’s Aide says Slaughtered Farmers Didn’t Get Approval to farm

ADEOLA YUSUF

  . Nigerian Army disputes UN’s 110 fatality figure, insists only 43 killed   Presidential spokesman, Garba Shehu, says farmers killed in Borno State at the weekend did not get military clearance before visiting their farms, a statement that has attracted serious rage and criticism from some Nigerians to him. Shehu told the BBC on Monday that though the military is in “full control” of all parts of Borno, the farmers and residents ought to get clearance before visiting certain areas. Suspected Boko Haram members attacked Zabarmari, about 20 kilometres…

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Nigerian Communications Commission Rakes In N240m From VAS Aggressors 

Aliyu Aliyu

  As part of its regulatory and revenue generating functions, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has recorded N240 million from licences issued to operators in the Value Added Service (VAS) segment of the telecommunications sector. New Telegraph reported that the industry regulator had so far issued licences to 24 firms within the period with 10 given out last year and nine issued earlier this year. NCC further consolidated the process with additional five licences, bringing the total to 24 with each costing approximately N10 million. The newly licensed firms, according…

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