The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has sworn in the newly appointed Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs). The RECs, 19 in total, were appointed by President Muhammadu Buhari in July, following the expiration of the tenure of many former RECs. Five of these nominees were reappointed for a second and final term of five years while 14 others […]
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A former presidential aide to Goodluck Jonathan, Reno Omokri has said the Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar has secured the commitment of the United States on issues concerning the 2023 elections. Omokri spoke on Thursday during an interview with Channels Television. Recall that Atiku Abubakar, travelled to the US for meetings believed to […]
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The Governor of Edo State, Mr. Godwin Obaseki has described the redesign naira notes by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) as political and diversionary. Governor Obaseki who stated this on Wednesday in Benin, while inaugurating the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Women Campaign Council, added that the move was a ploy by the All Progressives […]
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Former vice-president and presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has cautioned Kashim Shettima, vice-presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), against “irresponsibility and disrespect”. Atiku made the comment sin light of a recent comment by Shettima, the administration of Bola Tinubu will be “anti-entrepreneurship” if he wins the 2023 election. […]
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NIGERIA – The minister of power, Abubakar Aliyu, has said the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is currently investigating the controversial award of the $5.8 billion Mambilla hydro-electric power project to Sunrise Power. Recall that Sunrise has taken Nigeria to arbitration alleging breach of contract, but the manner of the award of the contract […]
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The Federal Government of Nigeria has introduced a ‘Work Nation’ programme for the N-Power Batch C beneficiaries whose arrangement with the scheme ended recently. This was made known in a statement on Wednesday morning by the National Social Investment Management System (NASIMS), obtained. NASIMS said the ‘Work Nation’, which is optional, is Africa’s skill acquisition platform, where talents […]
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North Korea fired more than 10 missiles Wednesday, including one that landed close to South Korea’s waters in what President Yoon Suk-yeol said was “effectively a territorial invasion”. It also fired an artillery barrage into a maritime “buffer zone”, in what experts said was part of an “aggressive and threatening” response by Pyongyang to the […]
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In line with its mission to empower Africans with the payment solutions they need to thrive in a digital community, HabariPay has partnered with Google Hustle Academy to train targeted MSMEs on digital payment solutions. The Hustle Academy seeks to provide MSMEs across Kenya, Nigeria, Ghana, and South Africa with expert training on business strategy […]
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presidential spokesperson, Femi Adesina, has dismissed speculations of a plan to stop the use of the bimodal voter registration system (BVAS) in the 2023 elections. Adesina who spoke on Tuesday at a policy dialogue organised to mark the 2022 International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists (IDEI), said there is also no plan […]
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The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, has revealed that the manifesto of his party currently in circulation should be disregarded. Obi, a former governor of Anambra state, said the LP’s manifesto is still under review. He issued the clarification on Monday in a post on his official Twitter handle. According to […]
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