2023 election will hold – Yakubu

Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof Mahmood Yakubu, has said despite the violence in various parts of the country, the general election will proceed as planned. Yakubu, who said this while delivering a speech at Chatham House in London yesterday, assured there is no plan to postpone the election. He said INEC […]

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Lagos records 5497 emergencies in four years

LASEMA response unit; Photo: Twitter Lagos State government on Tuesday revealed that 5497 emergencies were recorded in the last four years in the state. The Permanent Secretary, of Lagos State Management Emergency Agency (LASEMA), Dr Olufemi Damilola Oke-Osanyintolu, revealed this at a briefing on the agency’s activities for 2022. He disclosed: “In the last four […]

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Why Nigeria’s 178,000MW renewable energy target may fail – GenCos

Plans by the Federal Government to generate 178,00 megawatts of electricity through renewable energy may remain a mirage, power generation companies have said. Managing Director of the Association of Power Generation Companies (APGC), Dr Joy Ogaji said the challenges that kept the power sector in limbo in the past persist and may remain bottlenecks to […]

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Senate demands details of N23.7tr CBN facility to FG

Blames Ahmed, Emefiele for delayed approval Following opposition to restructuring of the N23.7 trillion Ways and Means facility advanced the Federal Government by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) in the last 10 years, the Senate, yesterday, directed the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed and governor of the apex bank, Godwin […]

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2023: Restructuring and the APC manifesto – Part 2

APC chairman Adamu But concerned Nigerians would not let it be forgotten that they gave APC the job and an opportunity to govern on the strength of its promises that include to ‘‘entrench true Federalism and the Federal spirit.’’ Sustained agitation forced the party to set up, in August 2017, a 23-person Committee on Federalism […]

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Governors invite Emefiele to emergency meeting over naira redesigning

Governors of the 36 states of the federation have invited the Central Bank Governor, Godwin Emefiele, to an emergency meeting in Abuja on the recent policy of redesigning the Naira Notes. The meeting according to a statement signed on behalf of the Chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum and the Governor of Sokoto State, Aminu […]

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2023: We’re ready, INEC chair, Yakubu assures at Chatham House

Commission to conduct mock accreditation nationwide ‘Electoral body prepared for possible presidential run-off’ Affirms allegiance to Nigerians not parties or candidates Chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, yesterday, declared to international audience that the Commission is ready to conduct next month’s general elections. Yakubu gave the affirmation at the Royal Institute of […]

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Oyo Deputy Governor charges workers on ethics

as pensioners honour six octogenarians Oyo State Deputy Governor, Barrister Adebayo Lawal on Tuesday, charged civil and public servants in the state to uphold work ethics and integrity in discharging their duties. This was contained in a statement by the Commissioner for Information, Culture and Tourism, Dr Wasiu Olatubosun. Lawal stated this during an event […]

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