By Agnes Bature Some youths in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have attributed their low level of participation in politics to exclusion, distrust in political institutions and doubt about their impacts. The youth told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in separate interviews on Monday that their views wereContinue Reading
By Talatu Maiwada The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has won all the 21 chairmanship seats in the Adamawa Local Government Elections conducted on Saturday. Mr Mohammed Umar, Chairman of the Adamawa State Independent Electoral Commission (ADSIEC), announced the results on Monday in Yola. Umar alsoContinue Reading
By Adeyemi Adeleye Chairmen of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Accord Party and Zenith Labour Party (ZLP) in Lagos State have faulted a Federal High Court judgment ordering the deregistration of their parties. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Justice Peter Lifu of the Federal HighContinue Reading
By Naomi Sharang The National Assembly and Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) on Monday renewed efforts to expand the student loan scheme, with a plan to increase direct beneficiaries from the current 1.6 million to, at least, seven million. Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of NELFUND, MrContinue Reading
By Monday Ajogun Mr Peter Obi, 2027 Presidential candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has advised that the judgment, ordering deregistration of some political parties in Nigeria should be reversed. The NDC presidential candidate decried the growing damage to the nation’s sacred institutions on the altar ofContinue Reading
By Nefishetu Yakubu Accord Party has rejected the Federal High Court judgment ordering the de-registration of five political parties, describing the ruling as a travesty of justice. The National Chairman of the party, Maxwell Mgbudem, said this in a statement on Monday in Abuja. Mgbudem said theContinue Reading
By Usman Aliyu Gov. Monday Okpebholo of Edo on Monday assured National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members deployed to the state that his government is taking steps to address welfare concerns to improve their overall service experience. Okpebholo made the pledge in his address at the NYSC PermanentContinue Reading
By Afusat Agunbiade-Oladipo A group of elders and stakeholders in the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kwara has expressed concern over the party’s primary that led to the emergence of the governorship candidate for the 2027 election. The group, at a news conference on Monday in Ilorin, urged the nationalContinue Reading
By Nefishetu Yakubu Presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in the 2023 general election, Dr Adewole Adebayo, has called for stronger democratic governance in Nigeria, saying the country has yet to attain full democratic practice albeit years of civilian rule. Adebayo made this call in a statement onContinue Reading
By Nefishetu Yakubu African Democratic Congress (ADC), has picked former Rivers governor Mr Rotimi Amaechi as the running mate to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar for the party’s 2027 presidential election. The party National Publicity Secretary, Malam Bolaji Abdullahi, announced the decision in a statement on Monday inContinue Reading
