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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), yesterday, admitted that it would face daunting task conducting next year’s general elections, but pledged not to disappoint Nigerians in delivering a free, fair and credible poll. It equally reassured the electorate that only their votes would determine winners for the elections, reiterating that its loyalty and allegiance would be to Nigeria and Nigerians. INEC …

The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has announced the dismissal of eight of its personnel from the service while 18 others have also been sanctioned for various offences ranging from indiscipline to employment racketeering and other forms of corrupt practices. This is as a total of 100 of the organisation’s officers and men hitherto attached to the Muritala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) in …

It could also be not unconnected with the security alert by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to Americans in New Jersey that terrorists were planning to attack synagogues. The FBI said it received credible information about a “broad” threat to synagogues in New Jersey urging them to “take all security precautions to protect your community and facility.” The UK …

The Federal Government only paid lecturers under the aegis of the Academic Staff Union of Universities for 18 working days in the month of October, The PUNCH has exclusively gathered. Lecturers and senior members of ASUU, who spoke to our correspondent under strict confidence noted that the government only paid half salaries. ASUU leaders The PUNCH had reported how ASUU called off its eight-month-old …

Foremost Nigerian Professor of Political Economy, Pat Utomi, who is the Leader of the Big-Tent, a political consortium pushing for the election of Labour Party’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has said the All Progressives Congress, APC, ought to be apologising to Nigerians and not campaigning for re-election. Utomi said as a result of APC’s abysmal performance over the last seven …

Alleged compromise, weak oversight and incompetence have been identified as some of the major problems of the current National Assembly in checking bad governance nationwide as dictated by the Constitution. Keen and critical observers of the legislature have insisted that the National Assembly erred for failing to halt alleged breach of federal character principle by the President and interrogating the …

•Obiora puts volume of eNaira-in-circulation at N2.10bn  •Shoprite, Sahad Stores, A.A. Rano, others embrace digital currency The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Godwin Emefiele, yesterday said the existence of low-level formal financial services, low income, and financial illiteracy, underdeveloped technology ecosystem and weak infrastructure have continued to undermine the potential for the integration of digital financial …

As part of the 2023 budgetary allocation for the State House, N7.2 billion was earmarked for the maintenance of Villa facilities. The amount is part of the total N21.1 billion allocated to the State House for the 2023 fiscal year. The State House also earmarked N1.96 billion for vehicle purchase and N644 million for maintenance of the State House Lagos Complex …

Explains why unions rejected FG’s 23.5% salary increase –Says their children can’t go back to school due to no work, no pay policy. Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities, SSANU, has said that the ‘no work, no pay’ policy invoked by the Federal Government during the eight months strike embarked on by the four unions in the public universities should …

Dubai based Emirates Airlines has disclosed plans to suspend operations into Nigeria indefinitely effective from October 29, 2022. According to a statement by the airline on Thursday and obtained by our correspondent, the airline said it had no option but to suspend flights to and from Nigeria to mitigate against further losses moving forward. Emirates Airline The statement read in …