The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced that there would be a mock accreditation exercise in Lagos State to test the functionality of the Bi-modal Voter Accreditation System (BIVAS) ahead of the 2023 general elections. The electoral body in a press statement on Wednesday from the office of the Resident Electoral Commissioner, INEC Lagos State, Olusegun Agbaje reads, “This is to announce to the general public particularly the residents of Lagos State that the...
…says he will appeal Awka Court judgment ‘delivered without jurisdiction’ The Labour Party (LP) standard-bearer for the Anambra Central Senatorial race, Senator Victor Umeh, has said that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its candidate, Uche Ekwunife, have no locus standi to question his nomination by LP. Umeh, a front-runner in the senatorial contest stated this in a statement he titled: “My purported disqualification from the Anambra Central District Senatorial Race”, issued in reaction to...
“By far, Anambra voters are willing to consider other candidates despite the fact that Peter Obi, their son, brother, and former two-term governor of the state, is on the ballot.” —Ebuka Onyekwelu The candidate of the All Progressives Congress- APC, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has intensified consultations across the country ahead of the February 25th Presidential Election. On January 31st, he was in Awka the Anambra State capital, for his party’s Presidential rally. On the same...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has advised the Federal Government, security agencies and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to disband the Jagaban Army, to be able to achieve a peaceful election in 2023. PDP made this known on Arise TV on Wednesday when Kola Ologbondiyan, the PDP presidential campaign spokesperson and immediate past National Spokesperson of the party, was a guest at a programme, Morning Show. According to Ologbondiyan, the party had raised the...
The National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) has unveiled over 60 new and reviewed curricula of the National Diploma (ND), and the Higher National Diploma (HND) curricula in the last two years. The Executive Secretary, NBTE, Prof. Idris Bugaje, stated this during a public presentation of the new and reviewed ND, HND curricula, NOS and ODFeL in Abuja Tuesday. Bugaje noted that the reviewed curricula are the National Occupational Standards (NOS) and Open, Distance and...
The G-5, the aggrieved members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has failed to keep to their vow to reveal their preferred presidential candidate for the 25 February election. The G-5 consists of governors Nyesom Wike of Rivers State, Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State, Samuel Ortom of Benue State, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State, and Seyi Makinde of Oyo State. Since the emergence of Atiku Abubakar as the presidential flag bearer of the PDP, the...
President Muhammadu Buhari has mandated the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) to intensify border surveillance and control ahead of the forthcoming general election. The minister of interior, Rauf Aregbesola conveyed the president’s order while inaugurating the Katsina NIS command office and the roll-out of the enhanced e-passport. He said the president gave the directive to avoid the manipulation of the general elections scheduled for 25 February and 11 March by ‘foreign bodies’. “President Muhammadu Buhari has...
The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN has appealed to Nigerians to take advantage of the ten days extension for the old two hundred, five and one thousand naira to cease as legal tender and deposit in their Bank accounts old naira notes in their possession before the expiration of the deadline. The Apex Bank made the plea through the Director of Internal Audit of the Bank, Mrs. Alpha Lydia Ifeanyi Chukwu while addressing market men and...
The National Programme Manager (RoLAC) Danladi Plang has applauded the harmonious working relationship between the three arms of government in Adamawa, noting that with the support of RoLAC, six laws were passed in the lifespan of the programme in the state, saying one of these laws is yet to be passed in the last ten years in one of the states. He disclosed this during the close-out event of the Rule of Law and Anti-Corruption...
The Elon Musk-owned company announced this in a tweet on Monday, stating that Nigeria was the first African country to enjoy its services. Starlink is now available in Nigeria – the first African country to receive service! → https://t.co/slZbTmZmAt — SpaceX (@SpaceX) January 30, 2023 According to an update on its website, SpaceX said the cost of Starlink’s hardware and subscription plan would be N274,098 and N19,260 monthly, respectively. The company said the service comes...
