JUST IN: COURT RESTRAINS INEC FROM RELEASING VOTER REGISTER TO RIVERS STATE INEC FOR LG POLL
An Abuja-based court has blocked the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from releasing the 2023 voters' record to the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission. This...
NEWS: CHINA-NIGERIA BILATERAL TRADE HITS $22.5 BILLION, SAYS CHINESE ENVOY
China-Nigeria trade relations has hit $22.5 billion in 2023, Chinese Ambassador to Nigeria, Yu Dunhai has disclosed. This is as the Speaker of House of...
OBEY COURT RULING ON ELECTORAL OFFENCES, SERAP TELLS INEC CHAIRMAN
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has asked the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, to obey court judgement on...
VP SHETTIMA RETURNS TO NIGERIA AFTER UNGA IN NEW YORK
Vice President Kashim Shettima, on Sunday, returned to Abuja after attending the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, United States....
TINUBU NAMES TEGBE AS DG CHINA-NIGERIA STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP
President Bola Tinubu has appointed Mr. Joseph Tegbe as the Director-General and global liaison for the Nigeria-China strategic partnership. This follows the agreements reached during...
ORGANISERS TO POLICE: OCTOBER 1 PROTEST WILL HOLD AT EAGLE SQUARE
The organisers of the planned nationwide protest, scheduled for Tuesday, October 1, 2024, have declared that the police, Department of State Services, and the military...
PETER OBI IN ATHENS: INSECURITY IN AFRICA DUE TO POVERTY, UNEMPLOYMENT
Peter Obi, Labour Party presidential candidate in Nigeria’s 2023 general elections, says security challenges bedevilling Africa are directly linked to poverty, with over 50 per...
SENATE CONFIRMS IYANTAN’S APPOINTMENT AS NPC COMMISSIONER
Mrs. Olukemi Victoria Iyantan, who represents Ondo State, was confirmed by the Senate on Thursday as a Commissioner of the National Population Commission (NPC). The...
UPDATE: SENATE APPROVES ESTABLISHMENT OF SOUTH WEST DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
The South West Development Bill has been passed for a third reading by the upper legislative body following a report provided by Kaka Shehu Lawan,...
GOV. UMO ENO EMPOWERS FARMERS WITH 12,000 BAGS OF FERTILIZERS, SEEDLINGS
Umo Eno, the governor of Akwa Ibom State, has provided 12,000 bags of fertiliser and improved seedlings to farmers in the state's three senatorial districts...