Hukumar Sadarwa ta Najeriya (NCC) ta ƙaddamar da wata sabuwar manhajar tantance wayoyi mai suna Device Checker Platform, domin tabbatar da bin ƙa’idojin fasaha da kuma yaƙi da yaɗuwar wayoyin bogi, waɗanda aka kwaikwaya ko aka shigo da su ba tare da izini ba a ƙasar.

Mai kula da ofishin hukumar na shiyyar Kano, Injiniya Maigana Gidado, ne ya bayyana hakan yayin wani taron manema labarai kan matakan hukumar na tabbatar da ingancin fasaha da tsaron hanyoyin sadarwa, wanda aka gudanar a ofishin NCC da ke Kano ranar Alhamis, 29 ga Oktoba, 2026.

Gidado ya ce ƙaddamar da manhajar ya zama wajibi sakamakon bunƙasar tattalin arzikin zamani na Najeriya, domin tabbatar da cewa na’urorin da ke amfani da katin SIM wajen haɗuwa da hanyoyin sadarwa suna bin ƙa’idojin fasaha da dokokin da aka shimfiɗa.

Ya bayyana cewa hukumar ta sauƙaƙa hanyoyin samun lasisi da kuma daidaita matsayin masu sana’ar sayar da na’urorin sadarwa a Jihar Kano. Haka kuma, ta gudanar da wayar da kai ga masu shigo da kaya da sauran masu ruwa da tsaki a Legas da wasu sassan ƙasar, domin ƙara fahimtar ƙa’idojin amincewa da na’urori kafin amfani da su.

A cewarsa, manhajar za ta bai wa masu ruwa da tsaki damar tantance lambar IMEI ta kowace na’ura da kuma ɗora bayananta kai tsaye a tsarin. Ya kuma shawarci masu sayen waya da su tabbatar da sahihancinta kafin saye ta hanyar ziyartar shafin **http://www.ncc.gov.ng/devicechecker**⁠, yayin da masu sana’ar na’urori za su iya amfani da **https://imeiscanner.registermydevice.ng/**⁠. Haka kuma, akwai jagorar tantance na’urori a **http://www.ncc.gov.ng/DeviceCheckerGuide**⁠.

Mai kula da ofishin ya jaddada cewa manhajar ba ta da alaƙa da sa ido kan mutane, kuma ba ta shiga saƙonninsu, hotunansu, lambobin wayoyinsu ko bayanan kuɗinsu. Ya buƙaci jama’a su riƙa tantance wayoyi kafin saye, su saya daga hannun dillalai masu lasisi, sannan su yi amfani da layin kyauta na hukumar mai lamba 315 domin neman bayani ko taimako.

A nata ɓangaren, Babbar Manajar Fasaha da Tsaron Hanyoyin Sadarwa, Miss Kingi Bayi, ta bayyana cewa sabuwar dokar ta shafi shigo da kayan sadarwa ne, ba na’urorin da jama’a ke amfani da su a halin yanzu ba. Ta ce hukumar za ta tabbatar da bin ƙa’idojin izinin shigo da na’urori da amfani da manhajar, inda za a fara nuna na’urorin da ba a yi wa rajista ba domin a yi musu rajista kafin ɗaukar matakin toshe su. Ta ƙara da cewa tsarin zai taimaka wajen gano wayoyin jabu da waɗanda aka kwaikwaya, tare da ƙarfafa kariya daga satar waya, zamba da fallasa bayanan sirrin jama’a.

The Chairman of the Kano State Independent Electoral Commission (KANSIEC), Professor Sani Lawal Malumfashi, has resigned from his position following his nomination by Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, for appointment as a commissioner.

The resignation was announced in a statement issued by Bashir Habib Yahya, Media Aide to the KANSIEC Chairman, who disclosed that Professor Malumfashi communicated his decision during a farewell address to commissioners and staff of the electoral commission.

In his farewell address, Professor Malumfashi expressed appreciation to the commissioners and staff for their support and cooperation throughout his tenure, particularly during the conduct of the 2024 local government elections in Kano State.

The outgoing chairman acknowledged the contributions of the commission’s personnel to the electoral process and thanked them for working with him during his leadership of the institution.

Professor Malumfashi also urged the commissioners and staff to extend the same level of cooperation and support to the incoming leadership of the commission to ensure continuity in its activities.

He called on the personnel to maintain their commitment to the responsibilities of the commission, stressing the importance of cooperation in supporting the new leadership.

The former chairman further sought forgiveness from anyone he might have offended in the course of his service, assuring the commissioners and staff that he was leaving office without holding grudges against anyone.

Responding on behalf of the commissioners, the Commissioner for Media and Publicity, Alhaji Lawan Badamasi, popularly known as Galadiman Gezawa, commended Professor Malumfashi and advised him to justify the confidence reposed in him by Governor Yusuf through his nomination for the commissioner position.

The statement did not disclose the specific portfolio for which Professor Malumfashi had been nominated or provide further details regarding the confirmation and swearing-in process.

Professor Malumfashi’s resignation marks a leadership transition at KANSIEC following his nomination to serve in the Kano State Government’s executive arm.

The development comes after the commission conducted the 2024 local government elections, which formed a major part of its responsibilities during his tenure.

The statement was signed by Bashir Habib Yahya, Media Aide to the KANSIEC Chairman.

By Yusuf Danjuma Yunusa

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential campaign council has alleged a plot to pressure the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to postpone the January 16, 2027 presidential election over the Ebola outbreak.

In a statement issued on Wednesday, Phrank Shaibu, director of strategic communication of the campaign council, said the opposition party had received information that Joash Amupitan, INEC chairman, could be summoned to the Presidential Villa and instructed to change the election date.

Shaibu, however, did not provide details or evidence to substantiate the allegation.

The ADC campaign council spokesperson urged President Bola Tinubu to abandon any alleged attempt to alter the election timetable, saying he should seek re-election through the ballot box rather than postpone the poll.

“Professor Joash Amupitan must refuse any instruction to change the timetable and immediately make any such approach public,” the statement reads.

“The election date belongs to Nigerians. It must not be rewritten behind closed doors at the Villa.

“Nigerians have endured three and a half years of soaring prices, shrinking incomes and relentless hardship. They have the right to judge this government at the ballot box on 16 January.

“A government that has made life this difficult for Nigerians must not be allowed to postpone its day of judgment.”

While acknowledging that Ebola was a serious public health concern, Shaibu cautioned against using the outbreak as a justification for delaying the election.

He called on health professionals to sustain containment efforts and urged INEC to take necessary measures to protect voters and election workers.

The council spokesperson also cited comments by Jide Idris, director-general of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC), who said there was no current reason to postpone the 2027 general election over the outbreak.

“As of now, there is no need for that. We in the health sector will not use disease issues as a political weapon,” Idris said on Monday.

Shaibu called on INEC, domestic observers and international election monitors to scrutinise any proposal to change the election timetable.

He said any such proposal should be made openly, backed by published health evidence and subjected to public scrutiny.

On Sunday, Adewole Adebayo, presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), cautioned against postponing the election or cancelling political campaigns over the outbreak.

Speaking at a dinner organised by the SDP presidential campaign council in Abuja, Adebayo said a single confirmed case was insufficient to justify shutting down public activities.