Electoral Bill: NASS will override Buhari if… ― Lawmaker
By Levinus Nwabughiogu, ABUJA A member of the House of Representatives, Hon. Serguis Ogun has expressed optimism that President Muhammadu will give assent to the reworked electoral act amendment bill this week. He said that the National Assembly has given attention to the wishes and demands of the President, stressing that there was no other […]
2,038 lives lost to air crashes since Independence – AIB
A total of 2,038 lives have been lost to air crashes in Nigeria since independence, the Accident Investigation Bureau, AIB, has said.
I’ll leave office with my head high – Obiano
CHIEF Willie Obiano, who would bow out as governor of Anambra State on March 17, 2022 has been relishing his achievements since assuming office in 2014, saying he will leave office with his head high.
Leverage e-commerce for wealth creation, Minister counsels youths
*Says Nigerians spent $7bn making online purchases in 2021 By Luminous Jannamike The Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Chief Sunday Dare, has called on youths in the country to leverage e-commerce technology to create wealth and improve their financial well-being. He made the call in a keynote address at the maiden edition of the […]
Bridging Nigeria’s digital divide system integration and Agile Solutions
In an era where digital transformation is revolutionizing governance worldwide, Nigeria’s public sector remains hampered by fragmented IT systems.
CSOs to Buhari: There’s no excuse tenable to prevent assenting Electoral Bill
AS the polity gets heated ahead of 2023 general elections, Civil Society Organisations, CSOs, Sunday, put it across to President Muhammadu Buhari, that there is no more excuses tenable to prevent assenting to the Electoral Act Amendment Bill retransmitted by the National Assembly.
2023: ‘Nigeria doesn’t need President that calls youth lazy people’
AHEAD of the 2023 general elections, The Nigerian Group, TNG, has warned the youth to reject any Presidential candidate that will call them lazy youths after using them to win election.
N51bn UBEC funds: Pay counterpart funds or face legal action, SERAP tells 36 governors
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged the 36 state governors to “immediately redirect public funds budgeted to pay ex-governors undeserved pensions and other retirement benefits, and for ‘security votes’, and to use some of the savings to pay the counterpart funds that would allow poor children to enjoy access to quality basic education […]
Cybercrime Cases: Our judges need more training, CJN tells US officials
By Ikechukwu Nnochiri ABUJA–The Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Justice Ibrahim Muhammad, has urged the United States of America, USA, to assist in training judges in the country on how to handle cybercrime related cases. The CJN specifically called for capacity building workshop for judges on block chain technology and online dispute resolution as it […]
Domestic airlines increase fares by 100%
.. least economy ticket now N50,000, effective March 1 By Lawani Mikairu After a meeting in Lagos, domestic airline operators have resolved to increase airfares by 100% with effect from next week, March 1. The increment will be across the board. The resolution adopted by all the domestic operators sees the least economy ticket now […]
Pantami: Leave FUTO out of your destructive politics, SSANU tells politicians
By Emmanuel Iheaka, Owerri The Federal University of Technology Owerri (FUTO) branch of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) has urged politicians to leave the institution out of their destructive politics. Chairman of FUTO SSANU, Comrade Nwokeji Uchenna made the call, weekend, while fielding questions from newsmen in Owerri, the Imo State capital. […]
How we have sustained my husband’s legacies – Margaret Idahosa
By Ozioruva Aliu BENIN CITY – THE wife of the founder of the Church of God Mission International, Archbishop (Mrs) Margaret Benson Idahosa has said that the training her late husband, Archbishop Benson Idahosa bequeathed to them while he was alive is what has helped her to sustain and build on his legacies since he […]
Aniagoh set to clinch APGA ticket as he receives multiple endorsements
As the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released the official timetable for the 2023 general elections, political parties and intending aspirants are seriously doing consultations and declaring their interests.
LG Poll: Enugu govt declares Feb 23 work-free day
Enugu State Government has declared February 23 work-free day to enable residents vote for their choice candidates in the Local Government election. This is contained in a statement on Sunday in Enugu by the Special Adviser to the governor on Information, Mr Steve Oruruo on Sunday in Enugu. Oruruo said: “The Enugu State Government wishes […]
Osun 2022: Oyetola extends olive branch to Adeoti, Lasun
Governor Gboyega Oyetola of Osun, has appealed to those who lost at the state All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship primaries, to join hands with him towards the victory of the party in July 16 poll. Oyetola made the call on Sunday, after emerging the bearer of the APC at the end of the party’s direct […]
Delta 2023: Ijaw decision to contest PDP guber primary irreversible
By Emma Amaize ASABA- THE Delta- Ijaw Governorship Advocacy Group, DIGAG, on Sunday, said the decision of Ijaw ethnic nationality in Delta State to contest the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, 2023 governorship primaries was unwaveringly unstoppable. Director-General of the group, Augustine Okporu, in a statement, reacting to “impudent and arrogant” appeal by some Delta Central […]
