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• Presidency Orders Prosecution Of App Users, Says Suspension Temporary • Ban Sends Poor Message To Citizens, Investors – US, UK, EU, Canada • Editors Call For Caution • Telecoms Companies Seek Speedy Resolution As Nigerians Devise Alternative Routes To Twitter President Muhammadu Buhari administration’s growing insatiable thirst for undermining freedom of expression has exposed the country to national and international ridicule, especially with the suspension hammer slammed on Twitter on Friday. The suspension order came two days after Twitter had removed what is considered offensive in President Buhari’s tweets in line with the social media company’s “abusive” behaviour policy. Across the world, individuals, civil rights groups and governments have sided with the Nigerian people in condemning the government’s attempt to stifle free speech. ....
Major health stories published last week A report said Nigeria spends about N526.4 billion on tobacco-related illness annually, thus affecting its healthcare system. 3 min read The world continues to battle the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic which has claimed millions of lives globally and affected the health systems of many countries. The virus, which was first reported in Wuhan, China in December 2019, has spread to over 200 countries. More than 100 million people have been infected with over 2.4 million deaths recorded globally, data from Some countries are also reporting new COVID-19 variants leading to increase in infection cases and deaths. While some countries are already administering the COVID-19 vaccines on citizens, many others have yet to do so. ....
• Buhari deserves credit for diminishing corruption, says Presidency • ‘War against corruption requires participation of all citizens’ Transparency International (TI) has, again, passed a damning verdict on Nigeria’s anti-corruption war, ranking the country 149th on its yearly Corruption Perception Index (CPI) after it picked 25 points, the worst since 2013. With the rating, Nigeria dropped three points from its last (2019) ranking when it sat 146th on the table. The 2020’s index was co-led by New Zealand and Denmark after they polled 88 points individually. They were followed by Finland, Switzerland and Singapore (a country that emerged from a stinky official corruption history under the late Lee Kuan Yew) in that order. ....