MTN Must Pay N1.04 Trillion Fine in Full-House Of Reps Insist

 

The Chairmann House of Representatives Committee on Telecommunications, Hon. Sajeed Fijabi, on Wednesday insisted that MTN Nigeria should be made to pay the N1.04 trillion fine in full instead of reducing it to N780bn.

The Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, had in October 2015 slammed an initial fine of N1.04 trillion on the telecom company for failing to disconnect 5.2 million unregistered subscribers on its network but was later reduced to N780 billion and gave the network provider till December 31, 2015 to pay up after the company had pleaded for leniency.

Nigeria House of Reps committee on National Security & Intelligence order Buratai to Investigate Zaria Shia Massacre

The House of Representatives committee on National Security and Intelligence of Nigeria has ordered the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai, to investigate the Army's attack on Islamic Movement members and arresting of Sheikh Zakzaky and provide the House with a report to that effect in three weeks.

At least 200 and by some accounts as many as 1000 Shia Muslims were massacred by the Nigerian army under command of Chief of Army Staff Lt. General Buratai on December 12th to 13th.

This was the outcome of the close-door meeting between the lawmakers and the army boss on Tuesday, December 22, in Abuja.

While fielding questions from journalists, chairman of the committee, Aminu Jaji, said the report would assist the green chambers to have a clear understanding of what happened between his men and members of the Islamic Movement.