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The National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, has said there have been increased threats of attacks on telecommunications systems, banking platforms, power and energy grids, and military networks in Nigeria.   Ribadu stated this during a workshop on critical national information infrastructure protection and resilience, which the National Cybersecurity Coordination Centre in ONSA organised for policymakers and sector regulators.   He …

Lawyer and activist, Deji Adeyanju, has knocked Nigerians over their attitude towards the recent increase in petrol pump price.    Nigerians woke up today with the news of NNPC changing the pump price of petrol from N868 to 1031 at its various outlets in Abuja.   Worried by the silence of Nigerians to the new development, Deji wrote; ‘’Fuel is …

The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has defended the recent 45% increase in Nigerian passport fees, attributing the rise to fluctuations in the exchange rate between the naira and the dollar. Speaking at a media briefing in Abuja, marking his first year in office, Tunji-Ojo explained that the government could no longer subsidize the cost of passports.   In August, …