Buhari to sign Electoral Bill tomorrow — Presidency source
By Johnbosco Agbakwuru & Steve Oko The pressure to get President Muhammadu Buhari to sign into law the Electoral Act Amendment Bill heightened, yesterday, as founder of Stanbic Chartered Bank, Atedo Peterside; Methodist Bishop, Sunday Onuoha, and Chief Executive Officer of Albino Foundation, Jake Epelle, asked the president to bequeath the legacy of sound electoral […]
CBN unveils N65/$ rebate for non-oil exporters
By Babajide Komolafe, Economy Editor Exporters will now enjoy a rebate of N65 for every dollar of Non-Oil export proceed sold to third parties through the official foreign exchange market also known as the Investors and Exporter (I&E) window of the foreign exchange market. The rebate is part of the benefits under the Non Oil Exports […]
Nigeria to host 2022 World Toilet Summit in November
Nigeria has been named as the official host of the 2022 World Toilet Summit, slated for November 2022. Mr Jack Sim, Founder of the World Toilet Organization (WTO), made this announcement at a virtual meeting of Water Sanitation and Hygiene Stakeholders and Development Partners on Wednesday. According to Sim, the United Nations member countries in […]
Electoral Act: Anxiety over Buhari’s assent unnecessary, says Uzodimma
Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo has described as “unnecessary”, the anxiety of some Nigerians over President Muhammadu Buhari’s delay in signing the electoral Act. The governor said this while addressing newsmen at the Government House, Owerri, on Wednesday. “The amended Electoral Act is already before the President waiting for his assent before it becomes operational […]
Russia may invade Ukraine in 48 hours
U.S. President Joe Biden has warned the Ukrainian government there will be a full-scale Russian invasion of their country in the next 48 hours. Biden warned Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky of an ‘imminent’ attack by Vladimir Putin’s troops, just hours after Ukraine was hit by a ‘massive’ cyberattack targeting its government and banks. A U.S. […]
UK to help Ukraine mitigate Russia’s aggression with $500m
The United Kingdom (UK) Foreign Ministry announced on Wednesday that London was ready to offer Ukraine 500 million dollars loans to support Kiev and help “mitigate economic effects of Russian aggression.” This is contained in a statement by Foreign Secretary Liz Truss. “We are putting our money where our mouth is and using Britain’s economic […]
ELECTORAL ACT: Buhari ‘ll sign bill into law before Friday – Sen Abe
Chieftain of the All Progressive Congress, APC, Senator Magnus Abe, has said he’s optimistic that President Muhamadu Buhari would sign the resubmitted electoral act into Law before Friday.
Nigeria’s future depends on what it does with its youth population — Adesina
The President, African Development Bank Group, Akinwumi Adesina, has said that the future of Nigeria depends on what it does today with its dynamic youth population.
Elizade Varsity@10: Tunde Bakare to deliver Anniversary Lecture
The Serving Overseer, Citadel Global Community Church, Pastor Tunde Bakare is to deliver the 10th year anniversary lecture of Elizade University, llara – Mokin, Ondo state.
2023 Election: Ignore alleged tension in llaje/ljaw, orchestrated by desperate Reps aspirants — Group
A group, the Ilaje Patriotic Youths Movement, IPYM in Ondo state has raised alarm over alleged plot by some desperate House of Representatives aspirants to seek the 2023 election on the altar of ethnicity.
352 inmates currently on death row in Kirikiri – NCoS
The Lagos State Controller of the Nigeria Correctional Service (NCoS), Mr Adewale Adebisi, says 352 inmates are on death row at the Kirikiri Maximum Correctional Centre. Adebisi made the disclosure on Wednesday while delivering his address of welcome at the 2022 Correctional Centres Decongestion Exercise. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Decongestion […]
