The Association of Licensed Telecommunication Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) on Monday said there is no connection between the ongoing subscriber line barring exercise and the planned national protest. The telecommunication operators disclosed this in a statement jointly signed by its Chairperson, Gbenga Adebayo and its Executive Secretary, Gbolahan Awonuga. “The attention of the Association of … Read more
Key actors in the academia and the private sector have commended Omoniyi Ibietan for his efforts at establishing how political conversations on various platforms, especially the social media, influence voters’ behaviour and ultimately impact election outcomes in Nigeria. At the book reading and further reviews of Mr Ibietan’s ‘Cyber Politics: Social Media, Social Demography and … Read more
A rights campaigner, Olukoya Ogungbeje, on Monday, filed a suit before a Federal High Court Lagos, against telecommunications companies in Nigeria, challenging the recent barring of phone lines of citizens. NAN reports that the applicant joined as respondents to his suit, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), the Chief Executive Officer of NCC, Aminu Mada, and … Read more
