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This is a statement of fact that most people don’t recognise. Not recognising this fact has a lot of consequences in the way you handle money. One of the consequences is lack of appreciation for small money and hence carelessness about such amounts of money. N1 is small and can rarely buy anything in Nigeria today. As a result, most …

The new Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Joash Amupitan, on Thursday assumed office at the commission’s headquarters in Abuja. Amupitan arrived at about 2:40 p.m. in the company of the Acting Chairman, Mrs May Agbamuche-Mbu, national commissioners and the secretary to the commission, shortly after he was sworn-in at the presidential villa. He is expected to …

The Nigeria Police Force said it arrested the human rights activist, Omoyele Sowore, for luring protesters into a restricted area to protest in contravention of an order of a court. The Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin, said this during a media conference on Thursday in Abuja. “Sowore has been arrested by the Nigeria Police Force, and the reason …

President Bola Tinubu on Thursday urged the newly appointed Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Professor Joash Amupitan, to defend the integrity of Nigeria’s elections, describing credible polls as the bedrock of any democracy. Speaking at the State House in Abuja shortly after administering the oath of office to the new INEC boss, Tinubu said Amupitan’s appointment, confirmed by …

The House of Representatives has passed a bill seeking to strip the president of the power to remove the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), without recourse to the National Assembly, for the second reading. The proposed legislation — A Bill for an Act to Amend the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (Establishment) Act, 2004, and for …

VP Shettima pledges to table NUJ’s demands for protection, review of libel laws, and others before the president. The Nigeria Union of Journalists has asked the Bola Tinubu administration to defend press freedom and review laws that criminalise journalism in the country. The NUJ stated this on Wednesday when its leadership met with Vice President Kashim Shettima at the Presidential …

* Charges him to protect integrity of nation’s electoral system  * Shettima presides over NEC meeting  President Bola Tinubu on Thursday sworn in Professor Joash Amupitan as the new Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), marking the commencement of his five-year tenure as head of the nation’s electoral body. The president administered the oath of office on the …

The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has announced the suspension of its two-week warning strike, giving the Federal Government a one-month window to conclude the renegotiation of the 2009 FGN/ASUU Agreement and address other unresolved issues affecting the nation’s university system. President of the union, Prof. Chris Piwuna, disclosed this on Wednesday during a press briefing in Abuja, where …

According to the security alert, the ISWAP operatives have already commenced surveillance on soft targets in the identified areas, prompting a call for the immediate strengthening of security operations to avert tragedy. Security agencies in Ondo State have been set on high alert following a leaked memo from the State Security Services (SSS) , warning of threats by terrorists to …

Wishing for peace is far easier than making peace. President Donald Trump’s grand ambitions in the Middle East and Ukraine are struggling against their own internal limitations and the horrific hangovers of two brutal wars. Trump ditched plans for a quick second summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin, declaring Tuesday that he didn’t want to waste his time, in the latest …