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Anambra State government has deplored threats by the Federal government to declare a state of emergency in the state. The Commissioner of Information in Anambra State, Don Adinuba, opined that it is outrageous for the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN), to say a State of Emergency might be declared in Anambra to ensure that the November 6 governorship election in the state takes place. According to the commissioner, “Anambra has not experienced the level of killings recorded in Kaduna, Borno, Zamfara and the other Northern states where rampaging bandits have murdered hundreds of innocent…

Google plans to invest $1 billion in Africa in five years for fast and cheaper internet and will back startups for the continent’s digital transformation. This is also as it revealed plans to land another submarine broadband cable which will run across Nigeria to other five African countries and connect them to Europe, Google said on Wednesday. The investment money which will be spread over five years is to support Africa’s digital transformation. The investment focuses on enabling fast, affordable internet access for more Africans; building helpful products; supporting entrepreneurship and small businesses; and helping nonprofits to improve lives across Africa.…

Two American scientists won the 2021 Nobel Prize for Medicine on Monday for the discovery of receptors in the skin that sense temperature and touch and could pave the way for new pain-killers. They are David Julius and Ardem Patapoutian. This is as German Benjamin List and Scottish-born David MacMillan equally won the 2021 Nobel Prize in Chemistry on Wednesday for developing new tools for building molecules that have helped make new drugs and are more environmentally friendly. Julius and Patapoutian’s work, carried out independently, has helped show how humans convert the physical impact from heat or touch into nerve…

Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has stopped Nigerians below 18 from registering and owning a Subscriber Identity Module (SIM). In a draft copy of the modified Registration of Telephone Subscribers Regulations published on the commission’s website, the NCC said the regulations were made in line with the powers conferred upon the commission by section 70 of the Nigerian Communications Act, 2003. The announcement was made at a Public Inquiry on the Registration of Telephone Subscribers Regulations, alongside the draft SIM Replacement Guidelines and the draft Spectrum Trading Guidelines at NCC’s head office in Abuja on Tuesday October 5. NCC’s Executive Commissioner Stakeholders’…

Work at the proposed site of Federal University of Technology, Ikot Abasi in Akwa Ibom State is to commence soon, Federal Ministry of Education has assured. The Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu gave the assurance when he led a delegation for an inspection of the proposed site at Ikot Ukpoinua. Adamu was represented by the Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Education  S. T Echono, who was accompanied to the project site by the former Minister and pro-chancellor of Akwa Ibom State University, Udoma Udo Udoma. Others include the Executive Secretary, National University Commission, Abubakar Rasheed and the Director University Education,j…

A retired employee of Nigeria’s Post and Telecommunications (P&T) has died in his residence along Udo Street by Akpabio Street in Uyo, the state capital, Akwa Ibom Police Command has confirmed. Straightnews learned that the deceased, an Igbo man (name withheld) was engaged in s3x orgy by two teenage girls, whom he was alleged to have promised juicy job opportunities through NIPOST, when employers tender such request to be posted on the notice board for interested applicants. According to a neighbour, who would not want his name mentioned, “the deceased died of apparent exhaustion arising from the marathon s3x with…

Lifeline has been given to Korean-based Company, Kumbit Global Limited for the establishment of Ibom Industrial Park worth $600 million in Nung Ikot Obiodo, Oruk Anam Local Government Area. This follows a deal between the Akwa Ibom Government and the company, two years after the company had submitted the proposal to the government for consideration and approval. The project facilitated by Engr. Anietie John dragged after the company had sent a proposal on Memorandum of Understanding to the state government for signatory followed by management paying a courtesy visit on Governor Udom Emmanuel. The agreement was signed for the state…

The Federal Government has approved payment of N75,000 per semester to each Education undergraduate in public universities in Nigeria.  Also, each Nigeria Certificate in Education (NCE) student will receive N50,000 as a stipend per semester, as promised by President Muhammadu Buhari last year. This is part of the government’s deliberate effort to attract the best brains into the teaching profession. Malam Adamu, the Minister of Education, made the announcement on Tuesday, October 5, at the World Teachers’ Day celebration in Eagle Square, Abuja. Adamu, whose speech was read by Arc. Sonny Echono, Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Education, said his ministry would…

After 10 years, the controversial 25 kilometres Uyo-Ikot Ekpene Federal Highway in Akwa Ibom State has been completed and inaugurated. The dual carriageway highway that traverses six local government areas (Itu, Ibiono Ibom, Ikono, Abak, Essien Udim and Ikot Ekpene) was awarded by Chief Godswill Akpabio administration in 2011 to Julius Berger Construction Plc. From Straightnews survey, Akpabio administration commenced construction work in earnest on the highway and did more than 50 per cent work. Straightnews can authoritatively reveal that Akpabio flanked by his wife, Unoma, Udom Emmanuel, then secretary to the State Government and other members of the state…

Mark Zuckerberg’s personal wealth was reduced by $6 billion after a six-hour outage experienced on Facebook, Whatsapp and Instagram Monday, October 4. This outage knocked him down a notch on the list of the world’s richest people. Yesterday’s outage was one of the longest outages Facebook and its services like WhatsApp and Instagram faced. Facebook in a blog noted that the cause of the global outage was a glitch in routers. Facebook has blamed the outage on faulty configuration change. Hours before the outage, a whistleblower came forward and revealed her identity which also likely contributed to the outage. In…