30 results
- 16 Oct 2020
Activists Turn to Bitcoin for #EndSARS Protests as Banks Shut Them Out
As protests surge through Nigeria in response to police brutality, one enclave of protestors has turned to bitcoin as a financial lifeline during turbulent times, according to CoinDesk. The Feminist…
- 7 Dec 2020
FG Barks as Fears of another #EndSARS Protests Grip Nigeria
President Muhammadu Buhari has reiterated the administration’s readiness to decisively deal with hoodlums and hooligans hiding behind peaceful protests to disrupt public peace. This is coming as…
- 18 Oct 2020
#EndSARS Protesters Block CBN Head Office
Protesters demanding an end to police brutality have blocked the two entrances of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) head office in Abuja. Mr. Godwin Emefiele, CBN governor Chanting anti-government…
- 30 Oct 2020
Insurance Chiefs Commit to Compensation for #EndSARS Protests' Victims
Chief executive officers (CEOs) of insurance companies have assured businesses under their coverage that were destroyed by hoodlums last week of adequate compensation. However, they said any victim…
- 23 Oct 2020
Facebook, Instagram Apologised for Censoring #EndSARS Protests
Facebook and Instagram have apologised for wrongly tagging content linked to peaceful anti-police brutality demonstrators in Nigeria as fake news. According to Ime Archibong, Facebook spokesperson,…
- 8 Nov 2020
#EndSARS: Fresh Protest Looms as CSOs Urge FG to Unfreeze Promoters’ Accounts
Controversies have trailed the ex parte order obtained by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to freeze the accounts of 20 individuals and an organisation linked to the #EndSARS campaign. This is…
- 7 Dec 2020
Emefiele, CBN Gov Denies Freezing #EndSARS Promoters’ Accounts
Godwin Emefiele, Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has faulted claim that his bank obtained court orders to block accounts associated with promoters of the #EndSARS protests. Godwin…
- 29 Oct 2021
Tyson Fury vs Wilder, EndSARS, Tiwa Savage sextape, others Top Google Search in October
Nigerians trooped to Google to search for a number of trending stories across the country. Some of these stories caught the interests of many thereby making them to top Google search trend for the…
- 27 Nov 2020
#EndSARS: FG Seeks to Change Narratives on Lekki Shooting
Federal government has tasked the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) and local media in Nigeria to change the narratives on the alleged massacre of #EndSARS protesters at the Lekki Tollgate on…
- 19 Nov 2020
FG Claims TV Stations Have Paid Fines over “Fake News”
The sanctions imposed on some broadcast media stations in the aftermath of the #EndSARS protests were justified and that the affected stations already paid their fines, according to Alhaji Lai…
- 4 Nov 2020
#EndSARS: Group Asks NBC to Revoke Licenses of Channels Tv, Others
Coalition of Civil Societies for Police Reform and National Unity has threatened to take legal action against Arise News TV, Africa Independent Television (AIT) and Channels Television if the…
- 21 Oct 2021
#ENDSARS: No Real Consequence for Leadership Failures in Nigeria
By Chinwendu Ohakpougwu I was in Zanzibar, on a work leave when the protest that held Nigeria standstill happened. It was the #ENDSARS – a protest which was largely and primarily against police…
- 13 Oct 2020
#EndSARS: Angst as CBN Blocks Flutterwave Account
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has temporarily blocked the account of Flutterwave, reason being that the platform was being used to receive donations for the ongoing ENDSARS Protest in the country.…
- 9 Dec 2020
Falana Claims CBN Froze Accounts of #EndSARS Promoters before Court Order
Femi Falana (SAN), Nigerian lawyer and human rights activist has accused the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) of freezing of bank accounts associated with some promoters of the #EndSARS protests two…
- 1 Nov 2020
Banks Overhaul Firewall Servers over Threat of Cyber-Attacks
The alleged cyber-attacks on the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and other public institutions during the #EndSARS protests, has caused apprehension in the financial service industry with Information…
- 6 Nov 2020
#EndSARS: Court Gives CBN Nod to Freeze 20 Accounts
A Federal High Court in Abuja has granted request of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to freeze accounts of some 19 individuals and a firm linked with the #EndSARS protests. Mr. Godwin Emefiele, CBN…
- 20 Oct 2020
#EndSARS: NBC Reminds Broadcast Stations of Rules on Coverage of Crisis
National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), has reminded broadcast stations in the country of the rules on coverage of crisis. This is coming as the #EndSARS protest continues in the country. The…
- 10 Nov 2020
Emefiele and Nigerian Youths: An Appraisal
By Jackson Ugbechie Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), under the leadership of Mr. Godwin Emefiele, has come under attack recently. Mr. Godwin Emefiele, CBN governor Reason? The CBN applied and obtained…
- 17 Nov 2020
#EndSARS: Insurers Battle with High Claims from Riots
Nigerian insurance companies are facing a huge bill in compensation following violence that rocked the country during the #EndSARS protests. Property worth about $5 billion has so far been declared…
- 1 Nov 2020
Arson Attack: Jobs of Our 550 Employees Intact—TVC
The management of TVC Communications has denied media reports making the rounds that it has reduced its workforce following the attack on its studio by some hoodlums during the #EndSARs protests in…
- 20 Oct 2020
Nigeria in Focus: LCCI, Inflation & Naira
By Lukman Otunuga, Senior Research Analyst at FXTM, According to the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI), Nigeria has lost roughly N700 billion Naira to the #EndSARS protests over the two…
- 20 Oct 2020
Garba Asks Court to Ban Twitter in Nigeria, SERAP Hires Falana to Oppose Suit
Adamu Garba, Nigerian businessman Tuesday asked a federal high court in Abuja to ban Twitter from operating in any part of the country. But Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP)…
- 21 Feb 2022
Agusto says Nigerian Insurance Industry Resilient Amid Challenges
The Nigerian insurance industry has remained resilient despite challenges in the economy, according to a report by Agusto& Co. Limited. Agusto & Co., a pan-African credit rating agency and…
- 26 Oct 2020
SERAP Kicks as NBC Slams Fines on Channels, AIT, Arise TV
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), leading Nigerian rights group, has given the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) 48 hours to cancel the fines imposed on three TV channels…
- 2 Jul 2021
Okeke, Nigerian Asks Court to Wind up CNN Africa in Nigeria
Kenechukwu Okeke, a Nigerian dragged CNN Africa to the Federal High Court in Lagos, praying the court to shut down the operations of the multinational news-based television channel in Nigeria.…
- 12 Jan 2022
Twentyten Daily Celebrates First Anniversary of Improving Media Innovation
TwentyTen Daily is celebrating its first anniversary, a milestone marked by many exciting moments with its own fair share of highs and lows. Over the past one year, with its team made up of…
- 3 Jan 2021
LERSA Donates Security Vehicle to Area J Police Command
Lekki Estates Residents and Stakeholders Association (LERSA) has donated a Toyota Hilux security van to Lekki Area J Police Command that will assist the command to discharge its constitutional duty…
- 6 Nov 2020
Operators Seek Review of Insurance, Pension Investment Legislations
Operators in the real sector as well as the insurance and pension sectors have called for urgent review of legislations guiding investments in various sectors of the economy in order to allow real…
- 1 Nov 2020
SERAP, Others Sue Mohammed, NBC, for Fines on Channels, AIT, Arise TV
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), 261 involved Nigerians, civil society and media teams have filed a lawsuit in opposition to the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) and…
- 19 Oct 2020
EFCC Confirms Attack on Commission’s Website
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Monday admitted that its official website was attacked by yet-to-be identified cyber criminals during the weekend. A group of activists with a…