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HILLARY ESSIEN

Hillary Essien is a reporter with Peoples Gazette focusing on special reports and critical national news. She is a lawyer with 2 years of writing and reporting. Prior to working with The Gazette, Hillary served as an administrative assistant at a non-profit organisation focused on food security for children of low income households.She is on Twitter @Hillary_essien
December 16, 2020

SIM Registration: NIMC hires contractors to enrol Nigerians for identification numbers

The move could expose citizens’ private data, including biometric information, to entities without a track record in handling sensitive material.

December 16, 2020

Nigerian government to deactivate 163 million phone lines over controversial NIN requirements

The controversial policy will also send Nigerians rushing to obtain a national identity number, exposing millions to coronavirus infections.

Minister of communications and digital economy Isa Pantami (Credit: Twitter)
December 15, 2020

Bill to reform Police Service Commission passes second reading

This bill has been voted on and passed for its second reading and referred to the House Committee on Police Affairs.

Force Headquarters
December 14, 2020

U.S. Removes Sudan from state sponsor of terrorism blacklist

Sudan has been designated as a state sponsor of terrorism since 1993.

Donald Trump
December 14, 2020

Ondo: Akinribido, other suspended lawmakers reinstated

The Akure Division of the Court of Appeal had struck out a motion for stay of execution filed against the reinstatement of the four lawmakers.

Ondo Assembly
December 14, 2020

EXCLUSIVE: Bank documents expose how Buhari’s henchman Isa Funtua received N840 million windfall from FIRS

For weeks, the revenue office failed to say why it sent nearly N1 billion to the president’s ally, throwing the payment’s legitimacy into suspicion.

Late Isa Funtua and Tunde Fowler
December 13, 2020

United Nations demands state of emergency over climate change

An online summit held to keep pressure on member nations to make carbon reduction plans

António Guterres
December 12, 2020

#LekkiMassacre: Army Colonel who led soldiers to tollgate refuses summon from Lagos Panel

The Army and its personnel involved were markedly absent at the Saturday session.

Lagos State Judicial Panel
December 12, 2020

Saraki heads to Lagos as in-law Dapo Ojora dies by suicide

The Lagos socialite reportedly died of gunshot wounds to his head.

Dapo Ojora
December 11, 2020

Biden, Harris emerge Time’s 2020 Person of the Year

The annual selection recognises a person’s influence in the media over the past year.