Day: January 18, 2024

Saving our youths from societal pressure

LAST week, news broke of a young female banker who committed suicide by drinking Sniper, an insecticide, inside her office restroom. From a published suicide note she was said to have left behind, we could feel her agony, her despair, the depression and the pressure she suffered. “Nothing is working in my life. My figures […]

Abduction epidemic: Police in massive deployment as FG faults raising ransom funds

The Inspector-General of Police Olukayode Egbetokun, on Wednesday, deployed the Special Intervention Squad in the Federal Capital Territory to curb the murderous activities of kidnappers and bandits in border towns within the territory. This came as the Federal Government warned against raising ransom for abducted victims, stressing that this might worsen the security problem in […]

FG sets targets for cheap internet, broadband services

The federal government has concluded its plans on a comprehensive roadmap to attain cheap internet and broadband services across the country, The Nation has learnt. The roadmap would also address underserved and unserved communities in rural areas and places affected by security challenges, especially in Borno, Yobe, and Adamawa states and about 300 communities across Nigeria. The […]

NIN-SIM linkage: Subscribers complain of barred phone lines

Some telecommunications subscribers expressed displeasure on Wednesday over the barring of their lines by telcos, despite having linked their National Identification Number (NIN) with their SIM cards. The subscribers expressed their displeasure in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos. NAN reports that telecommunications (Telcos) operators in Nigeria, including MTN, Airtel, […]

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