2023:  Disband Jagaban Army, Have Peaceful Elections, PDP Advises FG, Securuty Agencies, INEC

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...

NBTE Unveil Over 60 Curricula Of National Diploma, Higher National Diploma

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...

G-5 governors renege on the promise, fail to unveil preferred presidential candidate

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...

Election: Buhari orders NIS to enhance border security

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...

CBN Advises Nigerians To Deposit Their Ola Naira Notes In Banks

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...

RoLAC Supports Passage Of Six Laws In Adamawa State-Plang

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...

SpaceX’s satellite internet service, Starlink, has been officially launched in Nigeria

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...

JAMB makes personal email address compulsory for 2023 UTME registration

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says candidates without personal emails will not be able to register for the 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) from 31 January. This is contained in a statement signed by the board’s head of public affairs and protocol, Fabian Benjamin, yesterday. Benjamin said the directive, which is to ensure that the candidates’ up-to-date data are duly captured during registration, followed a review of the board’s advisory on the...

Whither Political Freedoms in Africa?

When it comes to civil liberties in Africa, Western governments and institutions must put their monies where their mouths are. A marked disjuncture between the consolidation of democratic forms and the affirmation of civil liberties is one of the many paradoxes of Africa’s democratic evolution. On the whole, the sphere of individual liberty has shrunk in tandem with undeniable progress in formal institutionalization. The more regular elections have become, for instance, the less free the...

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