politics

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, says it has established contact with two of its missing staff after the gunmen attack in Imo State. Confirming the development, INEC Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye, revealed that the commission has suspended registration in 54 additional centers in the state. Okoye maintained that the safety of staff remains a primary concern to the Commission. He assured that the electoral body […]

The National Assembly has passed amendments to the 2022 Appropriation Act and 2022 Fiscal Framework. The Senate and the House of Representatives considered and adopted reports on the amendment bills based on the request by the President Muhammadu Buhari. The parliament approved a new oil price benchmark of $73 per barrel, a new oil production volume of 1.600 million per day, and a PMS subsidy of N4 trillion. The Fiscal […]

The People’s Democratic Party, PDP, has promised to rebuild Nigeria on the pillars of political, economic and social integration. Speaking at the party’s secretariat while addressing members of the National Working Committee, NWC, former Senate President, Pius Anyim and Bauchi state governor, Bala Mohammed, highlighted the cardinal programmes their administrations would look into ahead of the 2023 Presidential election. The aspirants expressed readiness to return PDP to power at the […]

The Nigeria Labor Congress, NLC, has issued an ultimatum to the federal government to resolve the issues with members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions, NASU, Senior Staff Association of Nigeria Universities, SSANU. NLC issued the 21 day ultimatum in a communiqué jointly signed by the President, Ayuba Wabba, and the congress’ General Secretary, Emmanuel Ugboaja. According to the communiqué, […]

United States Embassy in Nigeria has pledged to work with Osun state government to achieve a credible governorship election in the state. The Political and Economic Chief of the US Embassy in Nigeria, Brandon Hudspeth, disclosed this during a visit to State Governor, Adegboyega Oyetola, in his office in Osogbo, the state capital. Hudspeth said the team would visit security officials, civil societies and other stakeholders before the poll.

INEC Chairman, Mahmood Yakubu, disclosed this during a press conference in Abuja. Yakubu noted that the figure was from completed registration starting from June 2021 to January 14, 2022. The commissioner added that the country was now in the fourth quarter of the ongoing Continuous Voter Registration which was restarted on June 28, 2021.

President Muhammadu Buhari has sworn in commissioners of the National Population Commission, NPC and Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, ICPC, This was made known, at the commencement of the weekly virtual Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting at the State House, Abuja, on Wednesday. The ICPC commissioners are retired Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIG) Olugbenga Adeyanju, Ekiti State,  Anthony Agbo, Ebonyi, Anne Otelafu Odey, Cross River, among […]