Author Archives: Chief Oyibo

SIM registration now costs N100

Telecoms operators in the country now charge their subscribers N100 to register their new SIM cards in the open market. When the SIM registration exercise started March 28, subscribers were not charged. But Daily Trust findings in Abuja and Lagos … read more

Gun battle, explosions erupt in north

A sustained gun battle broke out between Nigerian security forces and suspected Islamist militants in the northern city of Damaturu on Thursday, and several explosions were heard, witnesses and the local police commissioner said. Confrontations between security forces and the … read more

No date yet for removal of oil subsidy

The Nigerian government has not decided on when it will remove oil subsidy, Finance Minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala said on Thursday. She said the government was still engaged in dialogue with all opinion groups concerning the issue, after which the President … read more

Menace of ‘okada’ riders in Lagos

Many commentators have in the recent past assessed the Nigerian situation and concluded that Nigeria is a failed state. In arriving at this debatable conclusion, they draw attention to certain indices that point to this direction, the poor or non-existent … read more