NIS ORDERS PROBE INTO ALLEGED UNLAWFUL DETENTION, SEXUAL ASSAULT BY OFFICER
By Aishat Momoh. O. The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has ordered a comprehensive investigation into allegations of serious misconduct involving one of its personnel, following...
ELECTORAL ACT AMENDMENT: SENATE RETAINS ELECTRONIC TRANSFER OF RESULTS, REJECTS REAL-TIME TRANSMISSION
The Electoral 2022 Act's provision for the electronic transfer of election results was upheld by the Senate on Wednesday. The red chamber also rejected ideas for a 10-year ban on vote purchasers and realtime results transmission during the Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill's consideration, choosing instead to uphold the current penalties of fines or jail time. The MPs claimed that in order to prevent operational and legal problems in the handling of election results, a distinction between electronic transfer and real-time transmission is required. Under the retained provision, “the presiding officer shall transfer the results, including the total number of accredited voters and the results...
ASSOCIATION URGES NLC TO RESPECT COURT ORDER
By: Balogun Ibrahim The Senior Staff Association of Statutory Corporations and Government-Owned Companies (SSASCGOC) has cautioned the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) against intervening in what...
TRAVEL ALERT: AUSTRALIA WARNS CITIZENS TO AVOID 26 NIGERIAN STATES
By: Balogun Ibrahim The Australian government on Tuesday expanded its travel warning for Nigeria, urging citizens to avoid 26 states amid escalating security risks, including...
BENUE PDP SLAMS SUSWAM OVER DEFECTION TO APC
By: Balogun Ibrahim The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Benue State has played down the resignation of former governor, Gabriel Suswam, stating that he had...
CYBERBULLYING: SOWORE’S ATTEMPT TO SUBMIT TINUBU’S ANTI-JONATHAN COMMENT FAILS
By: Balogun Ibrahim The Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday declined to admit documents presented by the defence in the ongoing cyberbullying trial of...
TGPS SANNI SEEKS STRONGER LGA PARTNERSHIP TO BOOST TEACHING AND LEARNING.
The Tutor-General/Permanent Secretary (TG/PS), Education District II, Mr. Omotayo Layemo Sanni, has paid a courtesy visit to the Chairmen of Somolu and Bariga Local Government...
ROTARY CLUB OF LAGOS ENHANCE EDUCATION AND DIGITAL SKILLS IN LOCAL SCHOOLS
By: Balogun Ibrahim The Lagos State Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education has joined forces with the Rotary Club of Gbagada South and 11 other clubs within Rotary...
TINUBU DEPLOYS ARMY TO KWARA COMMUNITES AFTER GUNMEN KILL 75
BY JENN NOMAMIUKOR President Bola Tinubu has told the military to send a battalion right away to Kaiama Local Government Area in Kwara State. This...
FG DECRIES SLOW PACE OF FREE ELECTRICITY METER DISTRIBUTION
BY JENN NOMAMIUKOR Only about 200,000 smart meters have been installed so far under the Federal Government's $500 million World Bank-supported Distribution Sector Recovery Programme,...