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FEC Approves $11.17 Billion Rail Project to Link Coastal Cities

FEC Approves $11.17 Billion Rail Project to Link Coastal Cities

Owing to Federal Government’s commitment to expanding and consolidating on the rail project, the Federal Executive Council has approved the sum of $11.17bn to link all of Nigeria’s coastal cities by rail in six years. Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, briefed State House correspondents after the virtual FEC …

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Nigeria Demands Social Media Firms Get Local Licence

Nigeria Demands Social Media Firms Get Local Licence

Social media firms wanting to operate in Nigeria must register a local entity and get an operating licence, the country’s information minister said on Wednesday, the government’s latest move since it banned Twitter last week. “We are insisting that for you to operate in Nigeria you must first be a …

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FG Indefinitely Suspends Twitter Operations in Nigeria

Nigeria announced the suspension days after days Twitter deleted a tweet from President Muhammadu Buhari’s account for violating its rules. Nigeria’s information ministry said Twitter was “suspended, indefinitely,” because of “persistent use of the platform for activities that are capable of undermining Nigeria’s corporate existence” Nigeria’s government said on Friday …

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