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The Federal Government has extended the deadline for the provision of National Identification Number by telecommunication service subscribers to February 9, 2021. This was revealed in a statement on Monday by the Federal Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy. The statement titled, “Extension of Registration Period and Cancellation of USSD and Verification Fees,” was jointly signed by the Executive Vice-Chairman, Nigerian Communications Commission, Umar Danbatta; and Director-General, National Identity Management Commission, Aliyu Aziz. The statement noted that three weeks have been added for subscribers already with NIN while six weeks have been added for those without NIN. It reads, “The National Task Force on National Identification Number and SIM Registration met today, 21st December, 2020. “The meeting was chaired by the Honourable Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Ali Ibrahim (Pantami) with major stakeholders in the sector including Chair

President Buhari and Femi Adesina. The Peoples Democratic Party and some activists have knocked presidential spokesperson, Femi Adesina, over his recent comment that Nigerians should be thankful because bombings don’t happen daily. Despite the widespread insecurity in the country, Adesina had while featuring on a Channels Television programme, claimed the situation improved under President Muhammadu Buhari when compared to past administrations. President Buhari and Femi Adesina. See Also Insecurity Be Thankful Bombings Don’t Happen Daily, Femi Adesina Tells Nigerians 0 Comments 13 Hours Ago But speaking with SaharaReporters on Monday, the PDP National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan, said it was unfortunate that such an utterance could come from the presidency. He also noted that the president has failed to fight insurgency as promised during his campaigns before the last presidential elections. He said, “It is unfortunate that the presidency will on a daily

Some Nigerians have taken to the social media to demand justice for Don David, an 11-year-old junior secondary school student. He was allegedly molested by his seniors at Deeper Life High School, Uyo Campus in Akwa Ibom State. A Twitter hashtag #JusticeForDonDavid has been trending with many calling on relevant authorities to ensure that the perpetrators are brought to book. FR The development comes after the victim’s mother, Deborah Okezie, went live on Facebook to share her pains about the health of her son, whom she said had just returned from the school on Friday. This has generated mixed reactions on social media as some Nigerians were calling for justice while others insisted that both sides of the story must be heard. Deeper Life School Management Begs Us To Withdraw Case – Parents Of Sexually Assaulted Student | Sahara Reporters https://t.co/JYYHzQtQKD pic.twitter.com/va39dPMTRD — Sahara Reporters (@SaharaReporters) December 21, 2020 Here are reactions fr

The Ijaw Youths Council has blocked the East-West along the Mbaima axis in protest against the appointment of Effiong Okon-Akwa, as the interim Administrator of the Niger Delta Development Commission.  Okon-Akwa, who was appointed by President Muhammadu Buhari, was the Acting Executive Director, Finance and Administration of the commission, a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants, and a Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Nigeria. The protest on Monday, led by Ebilade Ekerefe, Spokesman of IYC, accused the Minister of Niger Delta, Godswill Akpabio, of pocketing the region and playing politics with NDDC thereby, undermining the region’s development for selfish gains.  Ekerefe, “Niger Delta is not your estate; you cannot pocket a region. We say no to the appointment of a sole administrator. A sole administrator is alien to the NDDC act.”   The blockage has led to heavy traffic gridlock with travellers plying the route stranded. Niger Delta News AddThis : 

The Nasarawa State House of Assembly has passed a Bill for a Law to prohibit all forms of violence against persons and provide maximum protection and effective remedies for victims. The bill stipulates that the perpetrators of rape are to get life imprisonment to serve as a deterrent to others and for peace to reign in the state. The Speaker of the House, Alhaji Ibrahim Abdullahi, also the Sponsor of the bill, announced its passage during proceedings in Lafia on Monday. According to Vanguard, the Speaker thanked members of the House for supporting the bill, saying, “This is a bill I personally sponsored. “The bill, if assented to, will address the issue of violence against all persons in the state. “I appreciate you all for the support and particularly the committee that handled this bill for a job well done, as we swore to an oath to provide quality legislation to our people.” The Speaker said that the bill provided for an offender less than 14 years of age to be liable t