Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has said he planned to reform the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) in 2018. The former vice-president made this statement in a series of tweets on Wednesday, According to him, the All Progressives Congress (APC) led government cut short his plans. “I had in 2018 made public my plans to reform the NNPC to make it more profitable, transparent, and efficient. The APC-led government...
ABUJA — President Muhammadu Buhari says delighted with the choice of the former governor of Borno as the APC’s vice-presidential candidate. Buhari said this on Wednesday at the state house in Abuja. He expressed optimism that the All Progressives Congress (APC) will win the 2023 presidential election. On Wednesday, the APC unveiled Shettima, former Borno governor, as the running mate to Tinubu, the party’s presidential candidate. Garba Shehu, presidential spokesman, in a statement indicated that...
The Platform for Youth and Women Development (PAYW-DEV), a non-governmental organisation (NGO), has said it will carry out grassroots voter education for the 2023 elections. Ogoegbunam Kingdom, the executive director of the organisation made the announcement at a media briefing on Tuesday. He noted that the project, which is in partnership with the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), aims to provide citizens with the information needed to actively participate in elections. According to him, the...
The Corporate Accountability for Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has urged the national assembly to stop the national water resources bill from being reintroduced in the parliament. The controversial bill was reintroduced in the house of representatives in June by Sada Soli, a lawmaker from Katsina state. Soli is the chairman of the house committee on water resources. The proposed legislation seeks to establish an act that would provide a regulatory framework for the nation’s water...
President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the minister of education, Adamu Adamu, to end the contention regarding the strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). The president issued the directive at a meeting with the minister and other stakeholders on Tuesday. ASUU has been on strike since February 14 over the federal government’s failure to honour an agreement on issues bordering on funding of universities, as well as salaries and allowances of lecturers. The...
OWERRI — The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said it will investigate claims about buried permanent voter cards (PVCs) in Imo state. In a viral video online, residents were seen gathered around several PVCs said to have been dug out of the ground. “These are people’s original PVCs hidden underground to stop them from voting,” a voice in the video said. In a statement on Thursday by Festus Okoye, INEC national commissioner, information and...
The running mate of Bola Tinubu, Kashim Shettima has said those against the APC Muslim-muslim ticket should look beyond religion when electing leaders. Shettima’s nomination as Tinubu’s running mate triggers mixed reaction from the public, many opposed his nomination because both of them are Muslims. Hosting an APC group led by Mohammed Hassan, a former Nigerian ambassador to the US, on Friday, the former Borno governor said the task before him and Tinubu is to...
Report by SB Morgen (SBM) has shown that ninety-nine percent of Nigerians who commenced the voter registration process encountered violence. The report which evaluated INEC’s CVR process showed that despite the focus from INEC and civil society on encouraging Nigerians to go and register, there has been little concerted reporting by INEC on actual permanent voter card (PVC) collections. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) launched the continuous voter registration (CVR) exercise with a portal...
The Kaduna state chapter of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN) has said the choice of a Muslim-Muslim ticket by the All Progressives Congress (APC) showcases the country in a bad light. Last week, Bola Tinubu, APC presidential candidate, announced Kashim Shettima, former governor of Borno State, as his running mate. The nomination of Shettima, who is a Muslim like Tinubu, elicited mixed reactions from Nigerians, especially Christian groups. In a statement issued on Wednesday,...
Christian political leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the north have expressed reservations over the APC Muslim-Muslim ticket. The Christian leaders indicated that they cannot campaign for the party due to the decision to field Muslims as presidential and vice-presidential candidates. Last year, Sunday, Bola Tinubu, presidential candidate of APC, unveiled Kashim Shettima, former Borno governor, as his running mate. The announcement garnered mixed reactions from different groups across the country. The Christian...
