The Independent National Electoral Commission will spend not less than N239.2bn on procuring voting materials and vehicles that will be used in the 2023 general election. This is according to the 2023 General Election Project Plan that was launched by INEC in Abuja on Thursday. The commission stated that N239.2bn, which constitutes 78.44 per cent […]
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Posters of Nigeria’s former President, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan were seen in some part of Lagos State and FCT, Abuja at early hours of Friday 21st of January, 2022. They were posted courtesy of “Greater Nigeria Ambassador GRENA),” with the inscription “Pls run, Nigerians are calling again.” The posters calling on him to run again for […]
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The United States embassy in Nigeria has said that individuals studying in the US may be eligible to renew their student visa without an interview when they return to Nigeria this summer. However, to qualify for the procedure, the applicant must be physically present to renew a student visa that is still valid or has […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered security agencies to immediately rescue all captives held hostage by kidnappers and terrorists across the country. The National Security Adviser (NSA), retired Maj.-Gen. Babagana Monguno, said the president gave the order at the 2022 maiden meeting of the National Security Council, presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari at the State […]
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Members of the progressive group (TPP) have expressed the readiness to procure the All progressive congress (APC) expression of interest and nomination forms for the Vice President Prof Yemi Osinbajo in pursuit of his presidential ambition. TPP’s chairman, Senator Kabiru Gaya, who made this known to reporters in Abuja, explained that the gesture speaks volume […]
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Former Nigeria President Olusegun Obasanjo has recommended the formation of state police system to curb the insecurity in the country. He said this when he received the leadership of the Association of Ex-Local Government Chairmen in Nigeria in Abeokuta, Ogun State on Thursday. The former president suggested that the security threat in Nigeria requires such […]
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Nigerian troops Photo: Twitter Operation Safe Haven (OPSH), the military task force maintaining peace in Plateau and parts of Kaduna and Bauchi states, has seized 517 small arms and light weapons. Commander of the task force, Maj.-Gen. Ibrahim Ali, made the declaration on Thursday in Jos. He said the weapons, which he handed over to […]
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NERC admits insecurity, other challenges frustrating DisCos The Federal Government is looking at ending tariff shortfall, averaging N200 billion yearly, in the power sector by the end of the year. Between 2015 and 2020, the shortfall reportedly stood at about N2.4 trillion, averaging N200 billion yearly. The shortfall accrued from suppressed charges for electricity consumption. […]
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Seeks modalities to host community fund, others NNPC GMD unfolds targets ahead of July 1 transition Nigeria is planning about six new regulations on the backdrop of the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) that sets fresh modalities for oil and gas royalty, award of oil blocks, fees and rentals amidst divestment by International Oil Companies (IOCs). […]
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Adviser, International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor, Mamadou Racine (left); ICC Chief Prosecutor, Karim Ahmad Khan; President Muhammadu Buhari; Foreign Affairs Minister, Geoffrey Onyeama; Chief of Staff to the President, Prof. Ibrahim Gambari and Nigerian Ambassador to the Netherlands, Dr. Eniola Ajayi when Buhari received Khan in audience, at State House, Abuja…yesterday. Photo: Philip Ojisua President […]
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