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Russia’s noncompliance with the New START Treaty, and its claimed suspension of the treaty, are unfortunate and irresponsible steps, the United States said on Wednesday.  According to the State Department, mutual compliance with New START strengthens the security of the United States, our allies and partners, Russia, and the world.  Russia’s claimed suspension of the New START Treaty is legally …

The 2023 population and housing census earlier scheduled for March 29 has been shifted to May 2023.Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed made the disclosure at the end of the Federal Executive Council presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari.The Minister while briefing State House Correspondents disclosed that the decision was necessitate by the rescheduling of the gubernatorial election to …

• Business owners, traders defy CBN, reject old N500, N1,000• CBN silent on returned banknotes, warehoused cash• Residual notes amount to drop in ocean, analysts insist• NIBSS: ePayment recorded series of failed transactions in February• HURIWA charges CBN to disburse old, new notes to banks The silence of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on the trillions of naira it …

To cement the African economy, the Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Godwin Emefiele, has urged the Governors of Central Banks and other African financial sector regulators to be more vigilant and strict in their regulatory and supervisory roles to forestall any run on banks in their respective jurisdictions. Mr. Emefiele gave the charge on Wednesday, at the opening …

EFCC accused the former minister, Mr Wakil, and his co-defendants of receiving N450 million from the $115million disbursed by then Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, to influence the outcome of the 2015 presidential election. The Federal High Court in Maiduguri, Borno State, on Tuesday, heard how a former Minister of Power, Mohammed Wakil, and others allegedly received N450 million …

The Peoples Democratic Party and its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, have withdrawn an application they filed to compel the Independent National Electoral Commission to allow their agents to participate in the process of sorting out ballot papers that were used for the February 25 presidential election. Both the PDP and Atiku, who are separately challenging the outcome of the election …

Obi’s epic judicial battles and tenacity made Anambra the first state in Nigeria to have an off-season governorship election. The judicial trenches are certainly not unfamiliar terrain for Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 25 February general election. About 20 years ago, Mr Obi contested the 19 April, 2003 governorship election in Anambra State on …

*Funding by AfDB, France, Islamic Devp. Bank, BOI for young Nigerians ages 15-35 *VP calls on African Governments, private sector to invest more in innovation, targeting job creation *AfDB President commends VP’s dynamic leadership, says “you are an amazing leader in our nation, you are very focused, very determined…” Vice President Yemi Osinbajo (SAN), today launched a $600 million programme …

…Tasks Strategic Police Managers on Stakeholders Engagement Nigeria’s Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Usman Alkali Baba, CFR, has directed Commissioners of Police in charge of State Commands to ensure that investigations in all cases of violations against the 2022 Electoral Act are concluded. According to the IGP, electoral violations that are to be swiftly concluded and the case files forwarded to …

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has disclaimed all disengagement letters issued in the last couple of weeks to workers in the Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, insisting that they are illegal, null and void. In a statement on Tuesday, Special Adviser to the Governor on Media Projects, Crusoe Osagie said the governor has ordered an investigation of the issue, noting …