The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has dismissed allegations of irregularities in its online pre-registration data for the ongoing nationwide Continuous Voter Registration (CVR), stating there is nothing “extraordinary” about the figures. The Chief Press Secretary to INEC Chairman, Mr Rotimi Oyekanmi, made the clarification in a statement in Abuja. This followed a statement from…
The Federal Government has said that Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product could receive a major boost from the digital economy, with contributions projected to rise to 21 per cent by 2030, if the proposed National Digital and E-Governance Bill is passed into law. The Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Dr Bosun Tijani, stated this…
The Academic Staff Union of Universities on Thursday knocked the Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, over claims that the government never signed any agreements with the union. Alausa made the clarification on Thursday while addressing journalists in Abuja. According to him, the documents often cited by ASUU as binding agreements were never signed, but…
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC and opposition political parties, yesterday, disagreed over alleged irregularities in the ongoing voters pre-registration exercise and figures coming out. According to the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Labour Party, LP, and former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, the new voters pre-registration figure showing massive listings in…
Former Minister of Transportation and chieftain of African Democratic Congress, ADC, Mr Rotimi Amaechi, has declared that there is “no retreat, no surrender” in his quest to contest the presidency in 2027, under the platform of the ADC. Amaechi, former Rivers State governor, stated this during an interaction with journalists in Kano, after a meeting…
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Abia State, Prince Paul Ikonne, has condemned the unbearable hardship being meted out to traders in Aba by Governor Alex Otti’s administration. He described the current taxation regime in the state as insensitive, exploitative, and destructive to the commercial lifeline of the country. Ikonne in a…
The Yobe State Emergency Management Agency has stated that it is working tirelessly with the Local Emergency Management Committee and humanitarian partners to ensure the safe and dignified relocation and recovery of families affected by the recent flooding in Garin Kolo. Also, the YOSEMA has taken swift action to support affected families, providing 32 temporary…
The ruling All Progressives Congress, on Wednesday, mocked the African Democratic Congress over its leadership crisis, saying the opposition party lacked the capacity to manage itself, let alone challenge the APC ahead of 2027. The drama followed the self-declaration of a former Deputy National Chairman of the ADC, Nafiu Bala, as the new national chairman…
The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) has pledged to support the Federal Government’s initiative aimed at enhancing the growth and development of Nigeria’s creative economy and tourism sectors. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the federal government outlined key strategic interventions to grow the arts, culture, tourism and creative economy contributions to the Gross…
Seven months into the implementation of the 2025 budget, Nigeria’s oil production has fallen short by 82.46 million barrels, representing an 18.88 percent deficit against the Federal Government’s target of 2.1 million barrels per day (bpd). Latest data from the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) showed that between January and July 2025, the country produced 354.26…
