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- 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…
- 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.…
- 12 Feb 2021
Why #EndSARS Campaigners' Bank Accounts are Still Frozen - Malami
Abubakar Malami, SAN, attorney-general of the federation and minister of justice, has given reasons the federal government was yet to obey the court order to unfreeze bank accounts of 20 #EndSARS…
- 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…
- 28 Oct 2020
#EndSARS, Ondo Election Results, Others Top Nigeria’s Google search trends in October
Google on Wednesday announced the top trending searches in Nigeria in October with Independence Day, #EndSARS, Ondo election results topping the trending search lists. Taiwo Kola-Ogunlade.…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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,…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 15 Oct 2020
#EndSARS: Hackers Down Police Website, Target other FG Websites
Hacktivists, a group, known for hacking repressive governments’ websites has rendered the official website of the Nigeria Police Force inaccessible after the group compromised its database Thursday.…
- 14 Oct 2020
#EndSARS: Nigeria’s Tech Startup Scene Faces Horrors of Police Brutality
Nigeria’s bubbly tech startup scene which is awash with “young-and-getting-it coders and tech entrepreneurs” has been disproportionately affected by the SARS menace. According to weetracker.com,…
- 19 Nov 2020
#EndSARS: FG Says No Going Back on Social Media Regulation
Alhaji Lai Mohammed, minister of Information and Culture, yesterday, argued forcefully on the need to regulate the social media. Alhaji Lai Mohammed, minister of Information and Culture Mohammed at a…
- 28 Oct 2020
BON, NBC Disagree over N9m Fine on Broadcast Stations for EndSARS Broadcast
The Broadcasting Organization of Nigeria (BON) has disagreed with the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) over N9 million fine slammed on three broadcast media stations, demanding for withdrawal…
- 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…
- 8 Nov 2020
#EndSARS: SERAP, Others Asks Court to Reject ‘Suit on Twitter Shut Down’
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) and 365 concerned Nigerians have filed an application before the Federal High Court, Abuja, asking the court to “reject a suit seeking to shut…
- 11 Nov 2020
#EndSARS: NBC Cautions TV Stations, Threatens to Raise Fine
National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), has cautioned broadcast stations in the country to independently verify the authenticity of information sourced on the social media before dissemination to the…
- 13 Nov 2020
#EndSARS: Hoodlums, Arsonists Hit Zinox Group Warehouses
Zinox Group, the business conglomerate which includes; Zinox Technologies Ltd; TD Africa; Task Systems Ltd; TD Plus; TDiLife, as well as the Konga Group, among others, suffered huge losses running…
- 19 Oct 2020
#ENDSARS: Airtel Denies Offering Free Airtime
Airtel Nigeria has denied rolling out free N1,000 recharge to its numerous subscribers. This was disclosed on Monday, by a source in the Telco, who preferred to be anonymous as he is not permitted to…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…