5G penetration
14 Feb 2024
Statistics from the Nigerian Communications Commission have shown that the adoption of the Fifth Generation (5G) network is now 0.96 percent penetration of the served communities in the country as of November 2023.
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Ekiti State Government, has expressed concern over the emergence of two family heads popularly called “Elerebi” within the Attah Esubiyi royal dynasty of Ayede-Ekiti, Oye Local Government Area of the State. The Deputy Governor, Mrs Monisade Afuye, said this on Wednesday, at her office in Ado-Ekiti, while intervening in a chieftaincy dispute brewing in the…
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The United Nations Wednesday welcomed an exemption for its emergency AIDS relief programme from the United States' foreign aid funding freeze, saying it would "restore hope" to millions living with HIV. On returning to office last week, US President Donald Trump signed an order temporarily suspending foreign aid programmes for 90 days pending reviews of…
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Germany's parliament narrowly passed a resolution Wednesday urging tough restrictions on immigration that was especially controversial because it was backed by the far-right AfD. The motion was brought, ahead of the February 23 elections, by the conservative opposition CDU-CSU and backed by, among others, the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party. That broke a long-standing taboo…
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The Federal Government has said that it will impose vehicular restriction on the Iddo Bridge in Lagos State, from Februray 2, to facilitate essential repairs. The Federal Controller of Works in Lagos, Mrs Olukorede Kesha, made the disclosure at a press briefing on Wednesday in Lagos. She said that the restrictions were necessary to ensure…
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Prime Minister Francois Bayrou was at risk on Wednesday of losing the little tacit opposition support he relies on in parliament after suggesting that immigrants were "flooding" France. Bayrou sparked an angry outcry from the leftist opposition, as well as rebukes from centrist allies, when he said Monday that immigration was "a positive" so long…
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President General, Nigeria Supreme Council of Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) and Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III, has expressed support for the establishment of an Independent Shariah Arbitration Panel in Ekiti and Oyo States. The sultan also expressed concern about what he said is the high spate of intolerance and disregard for the rights of…
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Mr Adegboyega Oyetola, the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, says that Nigeria has commenced the deployment of advanced technology to enhance its global competitiveness in maritime trade. The minister made this remark on Wednesday during the inauguration of the new executive committee of the Nigerian Institution of Facilities Engineering and Management (NIFEngM) in Port…
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The Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has expelled former governor of the state and immediate past Minister for Interior, Mr Rauf Aregbesola, over anti party activities. The party expelled Aregbesola in a letter signed by the APC chairman and secretary in Osun, Tajudeen Lawal, Alao Olabisi Kamoru, respectively on Wednesday. "We…
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The police command in Ogun says it has neutralised five suspected kidnappers in a gun duel on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway. CSP Omolola Odutola, the Command’s Spokesperson disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday in Abeokuta. According to Odutola , the Sagamu Area Commander received a distress call on Saturday, at 7:00p.m, from commuters travelling on…
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Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic on Tuesday pardoned 13 people arrested during a string of recent mass demonstrations over the fatal collapse of a train station roof in November. Serbia has been rattled by unrelenting protests in the wake of the deadly disaster at the train station in the northern city of Novi Sad that killed…