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United States Department of State and the Office of the Chief of Protocol have announced the 28th Experience America trip to Boston, Massachusetts with members of the foreign Diplomatic Corps between March 26 and 28, 2023.  Information from the office of the State Department’s Spokesperson said more than 30 foreign ambassadors – representing countries across 5 continents – will join …

The Labour Party governorship candidate in Lagos State, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, has dismissed the call for healing by president-elect Bola Tinubu. He alleged that the All Progressives Congress (APC) is diabolical and does not mean well for Nigeria and Nigerians. Tinubu recently called on Nigerians to forget about the pains, disappointments, and agonies that trailed the 2023 general election and embrace …

• As CBN tightens credit squeeze, raises interest to historic 18 per cent• MPR in sync with economic realities, experts argue• Impacts of SVB’s failure on Nigeria, other African markets in focus at US summit• CBN has taken steps to insulate local banks from risks, Emefiele assures In the face of excruciating credit squeeze, high cost of production, restrictive fiscal …

The 21 states include three of the 11 states that Mr Obi won based on the final result announced by INEC. The Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has disputed the results of the 25 February election in 21 of the 36 states in Nigeria. The 21 states include three of the 11 states Mr Obi won based on the final …

..say votes of Nigerians must count …call for the arrest of INEC Chair, Yakubu for subverting the will of Nigerians …want Truth, Reconciliation Committee to be set up in Lagos, and other states over threat, intimidation of voters Die-hard protesters, under the aegis of Free Nigeria Movement Tuesday, besieged the National Assembly gate in Abuja, demanding the establishment of an …

INEC declared the Kebbi State governorship election inconclusive following the cancellation of results in polling units across 20 of the 21 local government areas of the state. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the governorship election in Kebbi State as “inconclusive”. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the election was keenly contested by the two giant political parties, …

Following the declaration of Alex Otti as the winner of the Abia state governorship election, supporters of the Labour Party have swung into jubilation mood. The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, on Wednesday, declared Otti, the candidate of the Labour Party winner of the March 18 governorship poll in Abia state after days of a political logjam. Otti polled a …

Following days of political logjam and anxiety, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Wednesday, declared Labour Party candidate, Alex Otti the winner of the March 18 governorship poll in Abia State. Otti polled a total of 175, 467 votes to defeat his closest rival, Chief Okey Ahiwe of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party who scored 88,529 votes. Enyinnaya Nwafor of …

The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) and the Edo State Government will facilitate the dredging of a river channel to connect the Port to the sea in line with efforts to ensure the realization of the Benin Port Project. This is contained in the Request for Qualification document published to invite investors to commence the project which is to be delivered …

Abia State governorship election Presiding Officer and Vice Chancellor of the Federal University of Technology Owerri (FUTO), Professor Nnenna Oti, has just arrived at the INEC collation centre to resume collation of the governorship election results. She arrived at exactly 4:25 pm and assumed her seat at the high table, the Vanguard reports. Heads of security agencies and other stakeholders …