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Some Nigerians have again taken to Twitter to condemn an alleged breach and compromise of voters registration by the Independent Electoral Commission (INEC). In a Twitter trend #OccupyINEC, on Thursday, they alleged that the national register of voters had been compromised as questionable names and other information were noticed in it. Consequently, they threatened to take over the commission’s offices nationwide on …

The All Progressives Congress (APC), the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the African Action Congress (AAC) and New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) have drawn their daggers over the recent poll which favoured Mr. Peter Obi of the Labour Party (LP) to win the 2023 presidential election. The survey conducted by the ANAP Foundation placed Obi ahead with 21 per cent while Bola …

President, Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke, has said the union is wiling to end its seven-month old strike. Osodeke, however, said this could only be achieved if concrete agreements are reached with the Federal Government. He gave the assurance in Abuja, yesterday, at a National Town Hall Meeting on Tertiary Education tagged: ‘The Locked Gates of …

The Independent National Electoral Commission on Thursday said it might appeal the court judgement ordering it to accept and publish Godswill Akpabio’s name as the candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC) for the 2023 Akwa Ibom North/West Senatorial District election. The commission however maintained that it won’t take a position until it receives a Certified True Copy of the …

Last Wednesday, the United Nations, UN, Resident/Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria, Mr. Matthias Schmale, said that our dear country, Nigeria, is not on track to meet many SDGs (Strategic Development Goals) by the year 2030. Schmale said this in a speech at the opening ceremony of a three-day capacity building workshop for the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC’s educators on the UN …

• NACCIMA worries over rising prices, says companies face tougher times • Inflation spike will throw more Nigerians into poverty, says LCCI Nigeria’s inflation rate reached a 20 per cent mark in August 2022, reflecting the rising cost of living crisis facing Nigerian families and firms. It was the biggest inflation numbers since October 2005 with the cost food hitting …

By Okhide Em’ya David Operatives of the Benin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC,  on Tuesday,  September 13, 2022 arrested two owners of yahoo schools: Internet Fraud Coaching Centre (a.k.a HK), and seven suspected internet fraudsters  in Benin City, Edo State. A Statement by the Head, Media & Publicity of the Commission Mr. Wilson Uwujaren says …

*Panel emphasizes official welfare for motivation *leadership of Nigeria should be thoroughly overhauled to ensure proactive steps towards crime detection and prevention By Okhide Em’ya David Former Nigeria’s Inspector General of Police, Dr. Solomon Arase has strongly advocated that the nature of emerging security challenges facing the country are multi-dimensional and would require the skills and competencies which no single …

… declares zero budget for CBN, NNPC next year The Chairman of the Senate Committee on Finance, Senator Olamilekan Adeola, said on Wednesday that over 400 out of 541 Federal Government’s Ministries, Departments and Agencies are to be scrapped as recommended by Stephen Orosanye-led Presidential Committee on agencies’ rationalisation. Olamilekan, who made the declaration on the second day of the …

Militant leaders of the Niger-Delta region are currently at war over the N4.5 billion monthly pipeline surveillance contract awarded to former leader of Movement for the Emancipation of Niger-Delta, MEND, Government Ekpemupolo, popularly known as Tompolo, by the Federal Government, with Alhaji Asari Dokubo, yesterday, alleging that he (Tompolo) bluntly refused to involve him and other ex-militant leaders in a …