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5 African Countries That Have Restricted Social Media In 2021
Africa is forming a niche for itself as a continent with zero tolerance for the freedom of expression the internet and social media affords its citizens. About 30 countries have blocked or heavily restricted social media access between 2015 – 2021, especially during elections, protests, demonstrations, or examinations. In 2021 alone, 5 African countries have…
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How Insecurity, Poverty Threaten Education In Nigeria
“I’ve never felt this much pain in my life — it’s unimaginable .At first, they were demanding 800 million naira from the families of the kidnapped students … then they started killing the students to show they were serious,” Ojotun, whose 18 year-old sister was among students kidnapped in Greenfield University, Kaduna, had explained. He…
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How Twitter Promoted Movements In Nigeria (Part 2)
While the ‘indefinite suspension’ of Twitter has generated a lot of concerns in Nigeria, the microblogging platform had, in time’s past, been used to drive opinions of the people to the government or affected agencies. With an estimate of 40 million Nigerians operating on the platform, several movements have been staged through the use of…
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[Fact Check] All You Need To Know About The New USSD Rates
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By now, many bank customers in Nigeria may have received the email or text from their banks notifying them of the charge on every USSD transactions. John Akubuiro told TwentyTen that he got an email from Access Bank titled “Important Update on USSD Transactions”. The mail informed him that a fee of N6.98 would be…
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Nigeria Loses More To #TwitterBan (Part 1)
The Nigerian Government on June 4 announced – through the Ministry of Information and Culture– the indefinite suspension of Twitter’s operations in the country. “The Federal Government has suspended, indefinitely, the operations of the microblogging and social networking service, Twitter, in Nigeria,” the statements reads This suspension came after Twitter deleted a tweet by President…
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Freedom Of Expression, The Infeasible Concept In Nigeria
On June 1, 2021, Nigeria’s 78-year-old president via Twitter referenced the Nigerian Civil War of 1967-1970 while threatening fire and brimstone on alleged clamourers of secession in Nigeria. In his words, ” We would treat them in the language they will understand”. A few hours later, the tweet was deleted for violating Twitter’s guidelines on…
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NIN Data: Over Half Of Nigeria’s Population Are Unregistered
In the early weeks of December, the Nigerian Communication Commission issued a directive to all mobile network operators to deactivate all SIM cards that will not be duly registered with valid national identity cards by December 30, 2020. At that time, only 41.5 million Nigerians of the estimated 200 million, according to the commission, had…
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ANALYSIS: Nigeria’s Insecurity Threatens Agricultural Growth
Nigeria’s agricultural sector might begin to plunge in its growth owing to recurrent insecurity challenges emanating from different parts of the country. The impact of these insecurity challenges, just like the COVID-19 pandemic, are beginning to deny farmers and traders access to grow crops and make sales respectively. The Nigerian Economic Summit Group has said…
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10 Richest Countries Vs 10 Poorest Countries In The World
Declared a global emergency in 2020, the Covid-19 pandemic did not only have a detrimental effect on global healthcare systems but the global economy was also affected badly, with countries having to flatten the virus spread curve by shutting down nearly all its revenue-creating sectors. Over a year down the line, the world economy is…
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Timeline Of Military Aircraft Crashes In Nigeria
On Friday, May 21, 2020, a military aircraft crashed in Kaduna State, claiming the life of Nigeria’s newly appointed Chief Of Army Staff (COAS) Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru and 10 other military personnel. Nigeria has lost nearly 200 promising military personnel in non-combat military aircraft mishaps since 1992, a figure experts say is too high by…