The 2019 presidential election is only 423 days away,the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) announced yesterday. Nigerians,according to the time table released by the commission,are expected to elect the president on February 16,2019. Also scheduled for the same day is the election into the Senate and the House of Representatives. News of the election dates was broken by INEC chairman,Professor …
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Ahead of the National Convention of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), members of the National Assembly caucus of the party on Thursday night exchanged blows at the residence of a former Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Chief Godswill Akpabio, over the choice of the next national chairman of the party. Akpabio, who is the Minority Leader in the Senate, had …
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Atiku, who stated this in a letter to a comedian, Francis Agoda, better known as I Go Dye, also said that he assembled the economic team of the Olusegun Obasanjo-led administration. The ex-Vice-President said that it was not true that he used his position as the vice-president to enrich himself. The former vice-president’s letter was a reply to the one …
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The Controller General of the Nigeria Prison Service, CGP, Ja’afaru Ahmed, has disclosed that over 11,000 officers have been promoted as part of efforts to boost the morale of the rank and file. Mr. Ahmed who received an Award of Icon of Crisis Management in Nigeria from the Centre of Crisis Communication, stated this at a workshop on Information Management …
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – All countries, including United States and United Kingdom that are attractive destinations for corrupt wealth have been called upon to take immediate steps to close down the secrecy loopholes in their jurisdictions and ensure that facilitators of corrupt wealth are prosecuted and sanctioned. A coalition of Civil Society Organizations from four countries, including Nigeria, Sri Lanka, Tunisia …
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PRESS STATEMENT The Governor of Edo State, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has approved the appointment of one Special Adviser and 18 Special Assistants on Gender, in pursuance of his administration’s policy designed to give the required attention to gender issues. Obaseki gave the approval for the appointment of the 19 aides on Thursday in Benin City, the Edo State capital. According …
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Journalists and supporters of former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar were, yesterday, shocked after the former vice-president came out from a meeting with former President Ibrahim Babangida with a long face reflective of a red card shown to his 2019 presidential aspiration.Atiku, who arrived Minna airport to a cheerful reception from his supporters, breezed past the same supporters after a one and …
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Barely 24 hours after oil workers under the aegis of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria, Lagos State Chapter, suspended the plan to withdraw their services, the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria on Thursday threatened to embark on a nationwide strike. Last week, IPMAN, Lagos Chapter, accused the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation of under-supplying its …
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The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has begun registration for the 2018 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination in over 700 centres across the 36 states of the federation. The board advised candidates to avoid being conned by fraudulent operators, noting that an extension would not be given for the UTME registration. The JAMB’s spokesman, Fabian Benjamin, stated this on Thursday in …
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The Federal Civil Service Commission of Nigeria (FCSC) on Thursday announced nationwide vacancies into various Ministries Departments and Agencies (MDAs). All qualified Nigerians who currently hold an OND, HND or the BA/BSc are advised to apply on the commission’s website According to the FCSC in a statement released to newsmen in Abuja, location includes Abia, Abuja, Adamawa, Akwa Ibom, Anambra, …
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