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- 13 Sept 2021
Ray-Ban, Facebook Launch ‘Ray-Ban Stories’ Smart Glasses
Facebook, Inc. and Ray-Ban releases the next generation of smart glasses, Ray-Ban Stories. The highly anticipated collaboration brings forward a new way to seamlessly capture, share and listen…
- 14 Sept 2021
Civil Right Groups Decry FG’s Continuous Ban on Twitter
Coalitions of human right groups have decried the continuous ban on Twitter, a Microblogging firm by the federal government. Nigeria CommunicationsWeek reports that Nigeria’s Twitter ban entered 100…
- 28 Sept 2014
Case Against Tobacco Ban by Analysts, Others
Policy analysts and industry groups have strongly canvassed against the outright banning of tobacco production in Nigeria. Banning the legitimate production and distribution of tobacco products, the…
- 24 Apr 2024
Biden Signs Bill to Ban TikTok in the U.S
President Joe Biden signed a foreign aid package that includes a bill that would ban TikTok if China-based parent company ByteDance fails to divest the app within a year. The divest-or-ban bill is…
- 24 Jun 2025
Lagos Plastic Ban: MAN Warns of Job Losses, Closure of Businesses
Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) has expressed concerns over the impending ban on Single-Use Plastics (SUPs) by the Lagos State Ministry of Environment. It warned that it could lead to job…
- 19 May 2016
EU Urged on Technical Support, Lift Ban on Food Exports from Nigeria
Nigerians have urged the European Union's for more technical support to ensuring food security and expanding the export fortunes of farmers. Similarly, they are of the opinion that EU's continued ban…
- 20 Nov 2012
Etisalat Petitions NCC on Ban on Promos, Lotteries
Etisalat Nigeria said it ought to be exempted from the blanket ban on promos and lotteries run by telecom operators because her network has no capacity problem or network congestions. Steve Evans,…
- 14 Jun 2021
Twitter Ban: Nigeria’s Once Booming Tech Community Now in Shock
The government’s sudden ban of Twitter could jeopardise one of the country’s most promising industries, according to Mail & Guardian . Africa’s biggest startup story in 2020 was the acquisition,…
- 15 Mar 2023
US threatens to ban TikTok if Chinese owners don't Sell Stake
The Biden administration has threatened to ban TikTok in the US if the social media company’s Chinese owners do not divest their stakes in it. The move is driven by fears that US user data held by…
- 19 Feb 2023
SERAP Drags President Buhari to Court over Old N500, N1,000 Notes Ban
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against President Muhammadu Buhari over “the unlawful directive banning the use of old N500 and N1,000 banknotes, which…
- 12 Apr 2013
NCC Lifts Ban on Airtel, Globacom, Etisalat Promos
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has lifted the ban placed on promotions on Airtel, Globacom and Etisalat networks, Mr. Tony Ojobo, director of Public Affairs, NCC has said. The three service…
- 1 Jan 2024
Nigeria Lifts Ban on Bank Accounts for Crypto Firms
Nigeria has lifted the ban on bank accounts for cryptocurrency firms, signaling a pivotal shift in the country’s stance towards digital assets. The move is expected to catalyze a surge in…
- 30 May 2013
Telecom Subscribers Want Resume Ban on Promos, Lotteries
National Association of Telecommunications Subscribers (NATCOMS), has called for resumption of ban on telecommunications promos and lotteries, to ensure improved service. Chief Deolu Ogunbanjo,…
- 14 Feb 2025
TikTok Returns on Apple, Google US App Stores as Trump Delays Ban
TikTok returned to the U.S. app stores of Apple and Google on Thursday as President Donald Trump delayed a ban on the Chinese-owned social media app and assured the tech giants they would not be…
- 6 Oct 2020
IG Bans SARS, Others from Searching People’s Phones, Laptops
Muhammed Adamu, Inspector-General of Police (IGP), has banned policemen, especially men of the Special Anti Robbery Squad (SARS) across the country from searching people’s mobile phones, laptops and…
- 20 Apr 2025
SERAP Files Lawsuit Against NBC Over Ban on Eedris Abdulkareem's Protest Song Tell Your Papa
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) over its ban on Eedris Abdulkareem’s song Tell Your Papa, which…
- 26 Nov 2012
Operators Rues Losses Due to Ban on Promos
Telecommunications operators in the country have lost billions of Naira because of the recent ban on promos and lotteries by Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Nigeria CommunicationsWeek has…
- 12 Aug 2018
Lift ban on radio station, Falz’s ‘This is Nigeria’; SERAP urges NBC
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has called on the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) “to immediately lift the ban on Jay FM 101.9 Jos, stopping the radio station from…
- 30 May 2016
SEC Bans Okumagba, BGL MD, Others 20 Years from Capital Market
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), has banned Mr. Albert Okumagba, BGL managing director and Mr. Chibundu Edozie, his deputy, from participating in capital market activities for 20 years. The…
- 15 Nov 2014
Court Lifts Ban on Abalaka’s HIV Vaccine
Federal High Court in Makurdi, Benue state on Friday lifted the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC’s) ban on the use of Dr Jeremiah Abalaka’s patented vaccines for…
- 15 Jun 2021
Nigeria Loses N25Bn to Twitter Ban in 10 Days
NetBlocks, a watchdog organization that monitors cybersecurity and the governance of the Internet, has reported that Nigeria has lost N24.72bn ($60.14m) in 10 days to the Twitter ban that took effect…
- 18 Mar 2013
FG Bans Importation of Recharge Cards, Others
Federal government has banned the importation of a lot of materials which could be made of Nigeria or may lead to waste, in a bid to improve the country’s economy and to avoid being a dumping…
- 27 Jul 2021
Nigeria Loses $243m in 51 Days after Twitter Ban
The decision by President Muhammadu Buhari's government to ban Twitter in Africa's most populous country in June, has dealt a blow to its revenue ambitions, according to africanews.com According to…
- 26 Mar 2018
Twitter Joins Facebook to Ban Cryptocurrency Adverts On Its Platform
Twitter Inc is to ban most advertising of cryptocurrencies on its platform, joining Facebook and Google in a clampdown on the nascent industry, the company said in a statement. The San…
- 19 Jun 2013
Army Bans Thuraya Phones in Borno
Nigeria’s military banned the use of Thuraya satellite phones on Wednesday in Borno State; a step it said was designed to stop communication by Islamist militants. Thuraya, from the Arabic name…
- 18 Sept 2018
No Plans to Ban Use of Smartphones at Polling Units- INEC
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said it was not banning the use of Smartphone around the polling unit areas, but the moment a prospective voter entered voting cubicle to cast his or…
- 8 Sept 2010
Ban on Okada: Courier Operators Ask for Waiver
Courier operators under the umbrella of Association of Nigeria Courier Operators (Anco) have appealed to Babatunde Fashola, governor of Lagos state for a waiver on ban on the operations of…
- 31 Aug 2016
CBN Reinstates Banks Banned from Forex Market
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has reinstated all the banks that were banned from the foreign exchange market, Mrs Tokunbo Martins, director, Banking Supervision, has said. She said this on…
- 14 Dec 2022
Why U.S Wants to Ban TikTok
Some US lawmakers have introduced new legislation that aims to ban TikTok from operating in the United States. The new bill by Sen. Marco Rubio, the top Republican on the Senate Intelligence…
- 2 Apr 2021
Ban on New SIM Registration still in Force- FG
Federal government has said the current ban on registration of new subscriber identification module, commonly known as SIM, to Nigerians will stay in place for a while longer. Dr Isa Ali Pantami,…