Daily Archives: October 6, 2021

NCC disqualifies Nigerians below 18 from getting SIM

Nigerians below 18 have been disqualified from registering and owning a Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) by the Nigerian Communications Commission. In a draft copy of the modified Registration of Telephone Subscribers Regulations published on the commission’s website, the NCC said the regulations were made in line with the powers conferred upon the commission by section 70 of the…

NASS confirms President Buhari’s EFCC board nominee who ‘started school before birth’

The Nigerian senate on Tuesday October 5, confirmed the nomination of Yahaya Muhammad (Yobe State) by President Muhammadu Buhari, as a board member of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The Nation reported that while a senator representing Jigawa North East, Hassan Hadejia, said there was a discrepancy in the sequence of Muhammad’s educational experience because…

‘I’ve caught Covid twice but I won’t get vaccinated’ – Ireland and West Brom striker, Callum Robinson

Republic of Ireland international and West Brom striker, Callum Robinson has disclosed that he has chosen not to be vaccinated against Covid-19 despite being hit by Covid twice. The 26-year-old forward first tested positive in November last year and then again in August, meaning he had to sit out last month’s World Cup qualifiers. Asked in a recent interiview…