Mr Pantami said the census exercise was fraught with corruption and abuse, while the process involving the NIN was more effective.
Muaz Magaji has deleted his infamous Facebook post celebrating the victory of the Taliban in Afghanistan.
In one of his vicious sermons in the 2000s, Mr Pantami had prayed, “Oh God, give victory to the Taliban and to al-Qaeda.”
The consulate general of Nigeria in New York says it is making arrangements to enrol Nigerians living in the U.S. for NIN as part of Isa Pantami’s push.
Mr Bello, former premier of the northern region and conservative politician, pushed hard for the modernisation of Northern Nigeria and the unification of the diverse tribes in the region.
NCC disclosed Buhari’s letter ordering telecommunications providers to suspend access to Twitter will not be made public, as it can result in national security threats.
Communications and digital economy minister Isa Pantami has deployed digital emergency call centres to fight armed bandits in Zamfara.
Pantami has commended Nigerians for complying with the directive to link their NIN to their SIM as the federal government extends the exercise to July 26.
Twitter wrote to President Buhari seeking to engage with the federal government over the suspension, with a view to charting a path forward.
Since his terror-philic past resurged into limelight, the minister has been receiving awards and commendations from groups falling over to seize the moment.
