President Muhammadu Buhari has reappointed Mahmood Yakubu as the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Recall that Mahmood Yakubu was first appointed INEC chairman in November 2015. He succeeded Attahiru Jega, who supervised the 2015 general election. Mr Yakubu supervised the 2019 general election and off-cycle elections in states such as Kogi, Edo […]
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The President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria has finally spoken up on the shooting of #ENDSARS protesters in Lekki, Lagos by suspected security operatives almost a week after. The spoke through his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu vowing to ensure justice for “peaceful protesters who lost their lives” and property […]
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The Lagos State Ministry of Justice is currently evaluating the files of 229 persons who allegedly took advantage of the EndSARS protest to destroy and loot public and private properties in different parts of the state. This information was contained in a statement by Kayode Oyekanmi who is the Director, Public Affairs of the Ministry of […]
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Seven persons have been arrested in connection with the invasion of Teslim Folarin’s house in Ibadan on Saturday. Mr Yinka Folarin, the lawmaker’s elder brother, told journalists on Saturday in Ibadan. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that some hoodlums had on Saturday invaded Mr Folarin’s house, carting away items worth more than N200 […]
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Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, has said the plans of both the Federal and State Governments to investigate police brutality and prosecute erring police officers, create new State-based Security and Human Rights Committees, as well as provide compensation to victims of the disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) and other police units, would be a game-changer […]
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The Commonwealth Secretary-General is in close communication with the Nigerian Government and is following with deep concern the alarming reports of attacks on demonstrators in Lagos and other parts of Nigeria. Commonwealth Secretary-General Patricia Scotland called for an end to all violence and restoration of peace in Nigeria. She said: “The Commonwealth strongly condemns the […]
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The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) have suspended their planned nationwide protest scheduled to hold today. This was contained in a communique read by the Minister of Labour after a technical session that started late on Sunday and lasted till the early hours of Monday morning. The hike in electricity prices […]
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The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, on Thursday cleared the air on the construction of a rail line from Nigeria to the Niger Republic. The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, on Wednesday, announced that the Federal Executive Council approved $1.96bn for the construction of a rail line to […]
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A total of 40.1 per cent of Nigerians earn less than N377 daily, according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). The NBS made this known in its 2019 poverty and inequality report. According to the report, while four in every ten Nigerian earn less than ₦377 per day, about nine in ten individuals in […]
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The federal government of Nigeria has asked every person that owns an account with financial institutions to undergo a self-certification process. The directive was announced on Thursday via the federal government’s Twitter handle. Account-holders are required to obtain, complete and submit the self-certification forms to their respective financial institutions. The federal government said individuals who […]
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