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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said the  continued attack on its offices across the country might affect the 2023 elections. Mahmood Yakubu, INEC chairman, disclosed this on Friday when he appeared before the house of representatives ad hoc committee investigating attacks on the facilities of the commission. According to him, the commission has made efforts to replace election materials destroyed in its offices, but said if such attacks continue, it may affect the...

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The inspector-general of police (IGP), Usman Baba has said separatist groups in the country are working to disrupt the 2023 elections. Baba said this on Friday when he appeared before the house of representatives ad hoc committee investigating attacks on the facilities of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The police chief who was represented by Dandaura Mustapha, deputy inspector-general in charge of operations, said the attacks on the offices of the electoral body increased...

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The next general election will be conducted in a few weeks and for citizens, this is the ticket to a more conducive standard of living. Transport workers in Abuja are eager to commence electioneering and vote in a new government with the hope to lessen economic hardship. At Zuba car park, Gwagwalada LGA, Abuja, drivers who spoke to WAP say they are optimistic that electing a new leader would reduce inflation, fuel scarcity and poverty....

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The federal government says it is phasing out the antiquated pioneer status incentive and other tax exemptions for mature industries with the 2022 finance bill. Zainab Ahmed, the minister of finance, budget, and national planning, disclosed this while addressing a state house correspondent on Wednesday. The bill is for tax collection in 2023. It was designed to support the implementation of the 2023 budget. The pioneer status incentive (PSI) is a tax holiday that grants...

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Bola Tinubu, the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), says he will make strategic investments in industry and infrastructure to boost the economy of Niger state. He said this on Wednesday during the APC campaign in Minna, the Niger capital. He also said one of the projects he will embark on if voted as president is to dredge the River Niger. “Your state has ample resources and large potential. Not only does Niger...

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Due to fear of safety, Nigeria’s whistleblower policy has lost momentum according to the federal executive council (FEC). A draft bill to save the policy was introduced and approved by the council at the FEC meeting at the presidential villa, Abuja on Wednesday. The policy which was initially launched in December 2016, encourages Nigerians to disclose information on fraud, bribery, looted government funds, financial misconduct, and any other form of corruption to the ministry of...

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Nyesom Wike, Rivers governor, says he has no issue with Atiku Abubakar, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate. The governor said this on Tuesday when political associates and Rivers elders visited him at his residence to mark his 65th birthday. “I have no problem with the presidential candidate. All I am saying is what is the interest of Rivers people? What is the interest of the south-south and the south?” Wike asked. “I don’t regret...

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The minister of information and culture, Lai Mohammed  has accused the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) of nurturing Boko Haram into a monster. Lai Mohammed said the party nurtured insurgency into the monster it became when President Muhammadu Buhari assumed office in 2015. Mohammed said this at 11th edition of the scorecard series of Buhari’s administration, and in response to a comment credited to Atiku Abubakar, standard bearer of the PDP. His statement was a reaction...

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An investigation conducted by Reuters, an international news agency, has revealed how top military commanders order officers to kill children born to insurgents. The report which was published on Monday showed the inhumane activities carried out by the military on the instructions of top officials. According to the report, this intentional killing of children was carried out because the officials considered kids fathered by Boko Haram members to be potential insurgents. A witness who was...

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Femi Falana, a human rights advocate, has described the new cash withdrawal policy introduced by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) as illegal and null. Falana expressed his dissatisfaction in a statement on Monday The central bank had earlier disclosed that it has directed deposit money banks and other financial institutions to ensure that weekly over-the-counter cash withdrawals by individuals and corporate entities do not exceed N100,000 and N500,000, respectively. The policy is expected to...

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