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Published 23 April 2021
The minority caucus of the House of Representatives has faulted the Speaker, Femi Gbajabiamila, for faulting how the Minority Leader, Ndudi Elumelu, called for a debate on the issues around the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami.
The opposition lawmakers stated that Elumelu came on the right order and Gbajabiamila should not have prevented a debate on the call.
The caucus also condemned Chairman of the House Committee on Media and Public Affairs, Benjamin Kalu, for allegedly insulting the Minority Leader , asking the House’ spokesman to apologise to the Minority Leader.
A spokesman for the caucus, Francis Agbo, stated this in a statement issued on Friday, titled ‘Isa Pantami: Elumelu’s Motion Properly Presented on the Floor -Minority Caucus Replies House Spokesman…Caucus Insists on the Resignation of Minister Isa Pantami…Calls on House Spokesman to Apologise to the Minority Leader Over His Reck
The new deadline, according to the
National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) is April 6, 2021.
The deadline was previously given as February 9, 2021 from previous deadlines of December 30, 2020 and January 19, 2021, respectively.
Communications Minister
Isa Pantami says the extension will give Nigerians and legal residents more time to integrate their NIN with their SIM, according to a press statement from the
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC).
A total of 56.18 million NINs have been collected by mobile network operators since the exercise began.
The statement adds that: Pantami reiterated the need for Nigerians and legal residents who are yet to register for the NIN to be diligent and take advantage of the extension to enroll for their NIN and link with their SIMs.
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A report by the Nigerian Communications Commission has indicated that the cost of internet data in Nigeria reduced by 50 percent between January and November.
The Ministry of Communications and Digital Communications revealed this in a statement on Thursday.
The NCC report said the average cost of 1GB of data has been reduced from N1,000 to N487.18.
According to the statement, the reduction is in line with Minister Isa Pantami’s Nigerian National Broadband Plan which was launched in December 2019.
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A photo combination created on December 10, 2020 showing the visual identities of internet giants Facebook, Netflix, Twitter, and Google.
A report by the Nigerian Communications Commission has indicated that the cost of internet data in Nigeria reduced by 50 percent between January and November.
The Ministry of Communications and Digital Communications revealed this in a statement on Thursday.
The NCC report said the average cost of 1GB of data has been reduced from N1,000 to N487.18.
According to the statement, the reduction is in line with Minister Isa Pantami’s Nigerian National Broadband Plan which was launched in December 2019.
One of the goals of the Plan is to reduce the average cost of 1GB of data to a maximum of N390 by 2025.