Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Mahmood Yakubu, to seek constitutional and legal reforms that would promote voter's rights and free, fair, and honest elections.SERAP specifically urged Professor Yakubu to use INEC's mandates to promote constitutional and legal
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The Joint Unions Action Committee (JUAC) of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) and the Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA) have denied having anything against the minister of FCT, Nyesom Wike, over the alleged salary cut.The JUAC president, Mr. Matilukuro Oluwakorede, stated this in Abuja when he reacted to a
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Former Vice President Mike Pence announced Saturday that he is withdrawing from the US presidential race, saying, “This is not my time.”Speaking at the annual meeting of the Republican Jewish Coalition in Las Vegas, Pence, the first major 2024 candidate to suspend his campaign, said: “It’s become clear to me:
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The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the February 25 presidential election, Atiku Abubakar, will address the press on national issues on Monday.A statement issued on Saturday by the PDP Publicity Office said the press conference would be held at the National Secretariat of the party in Abuja
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A former Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Ms. Hadiza Bala Usman, has fired back at her former boss, the former Minister of Transportation, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi.Speaking at the annual lecture organised by an online publication, Amaechi accused Bala Usman of documenting a false narrative in her book
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President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of the chairman and members of the Federal Civil Service Commission (FCSC), subject to the confirmation of the Nigerian Senate:(1) Prof. Tunji Olaopa — Chairman(2) Dr. Daudu Ibrahim Jalo — Member (Representing Adamawa, Gombe | Taraba)(3) Ms. Gekpe Grace Isu — Member (Representing
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The Federal Government, on Friday, launched the Compressed Natural Gas, CNG, Initiative with the handing over of two CNG-fuelled buses to the management of the State House.At the official launch of the initiative at Presidential Villa, Abuja, Chairman of the Presidential Compressed Natural Gas Initiative (P-CNGi), Mr. Zacch Adedeji, performed
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Former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, has been arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).Emefiele is currently being detained at the EFCC Headquarters in Abuja. He was picked up by operatives of the commission hours after his release by the Department of State
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The African Development Bank (AfDB), alongside the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) and the International Fund for Agricultural Development, have voted $1 billion to further deliver special agro-industrial processing zones in 24 states of Nigeria.This is in addition to an initial $520 million voted by the development partners for the development
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A High Court sitting in Enugu has on Thursday asked the Nigerian Federal Government and South-East Governors to pay the sum of N8,000,000,000.00 (eight billion naira) to the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu.The court also mandated the respondents to apologize to Kanu for the
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