By OLA MODUPE, Lagos – Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Bola Tinubu to withhold the monthly federal allocations to States that fail to conduct credible Local Government elections. In a letter dated 5 October 2024 and signed by its deputy director Kolawole Oluwadare, SERAP particularly...
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By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – Benue State Independent Electoral Commission (BSIEC), has on Saturday conducted a peaceful local government elections. NATIONAL ACCORD correspondent in Makurdi who went round some polling stations informed that the conduct of the local government elections were peaceful and orderly. In most of the...
As Nigeria continue to grapple with several security challenges that directly impact on its economy and lives of citizens, Government at all levels have been called to provide profound security for students especially the females. Edutainment Communicator and Veteran Broadcaster, Ms Debrah Ogazuma made the call Thursday in Lokoja...
By TOM CHIAHEMEN (Who was in Lokoja) – Former governor of Cross River State, Senator Liyel Imoke, has identified insecurity, electricity deficiency, and the transition to a digital economy as three of the most critical challenges Nigeria faces in the 21st century. These three challenges, according to him, do...
By MBAFAN ADE, Abuja – The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Ltd/ Seplat Energy Joint Venture (JV) partnership has conducted a medical outreach, providing free eye health services to individuals with visual impairments in Ohaji/Egbema community of Imo State. Chief Corporate Communications Officer of the company, Olufemi Soneye, who...
By OLA MODUPE, Lagos – One of the major ICT companies, MTN Nigeria, has partnered with Audiomack, a renowned music streaming platform, to introduce the Audiomack+ subscription program. According to a statement by the ICT company, this strategic collaboration provides MTN subscribers with seamless access to premium Audiomack content,...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has conferred the nation’s second highest national honour, the Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger (GCON), on the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas. In his 64th Independence Anniversary Speech on 1 October, President Tinubu conferred...
Senator (Dr.) George Akume, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), has been named as The Top10 Magazine Man of the Year 2024. He emerged from among many other distinguished personalities in a multi-stage rigorous selection and screening process. In a letter conveying Senator Akume’s selection as...
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara has said he will make every necessary sacrifice to ensure a successful conduct of the Saturday’s local government council election in the state. Fubara told newsmen in Port Harcourt on Friday that the scheduled local government council election was in compliance to a judgment...
The Police Command in Lagos State has released the nine protesters arrested during the #FearlessInOctober demonstrations on Oct. 2 in Lagos. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that police operatives arrested the suspects at the Gani Fawehinmi Freedom Park, in the Ojota area of the state, and detained...
The All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA) has said that the party is fully prepared to participate in the Saturday local government elections in Benue. Mr. Edward Akpen, APGA Deputy National Chairman, stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Makurdi. Akpen, who...
The Police Command in Rivers has announced that it will boycott the forthcoming local government council elections scheduled for Saturday. SP Grace Iringe-Koko, the command’s spokesperson, told journalists in Port Harcourt on Friday that the decision followed an order from the Federal High Court. Iringe-Koko confirmed that the command...
Benue State Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mr Ezekiel Adaji, has said that the party would use Saturday’s local government polls as a litmus test for 2027. Adaji stated this on Friday in Makurdi when he took over the leadership of the party in the state. The...
Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) President Joe Ajaero has urged the Federal Government to ensure policy consistency in the education sector, citing the recent HND/BSC dichotomy challenge as a result of policy inconsistency. Speaking at the 2024 International Teachers Day event in Abuja on Friday, organised by the Colleges of...
Rep. Ado Doguwa (APC-Kano state) has disagreed with the Sen. Rabiu Kwankwaso over the rating of President Bola Tinubu’s performance in the 16 months in office. Doguwa registered his disagreement with Kwankwaso, the presidential candidate of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) in the 2023 general elections, while addressing...
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt..-Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, says training remains the best welfare that can be given to any soldier in ensuring results in areas of operations. Lagbaja said this on Friday at the graduation ceremony of 585 Special Forces of Exercise Restore Hope VII, at the...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, has requested the State House of Assembly for an additional N61b to the initial N358.7b total budget size which was signed into law on January 10, 2024. The governor’s request was read on the floor of the State...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, has constituted a committee to examine and ascertain the cause of the collapse of Alau Dam which resulted in the flooding of Maiduguri Metropolis and its surrounding local government areas. A part of the dam collapsed on September...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Executive Secretary of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), Arc. Sonny Echono, has recommitted to allocating taxpayer resources more effectively for educational growth. He stated this immediately after receiving the Legacy Award from the College of Education Academic Staff Union (COEASU), alongside other...
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has threatened to embark on indefinite strike over failure of the Federal Government to honour the 2009 agreement reached with it. The Bauchi Zonal Coordinator of the union, Prof. Timothy Namo, said this during a news conference on Friday in Jos. Namo...