The Association of Waste Managers of Nigeria (AWAMN) has endorsed the Deputy Governor of Lagos State, Dr Obafemi Hamzat, as its preferred candidate for the 2027 governorship election.Continue Reading
By Aderogba George The 2023 presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Mr Dumebi Kachikwu, has welcomed the decision of the Supreme Court of Nigeria directing parties in the party’s leadership dispute to return to the Federal High Court for continuation of the case. Kachikwu, in a statement onContinue Reading
By Mubarak Gana/Perpetua Onuegbu The Convener of Nigeria Civil Society Situation Room, Mr Yunusa Ya’u, has called for sustained accountability in the country’s electoral cycle. Ya’u stated this at the unveiling of a digital platform designed to strengthen electoral transparency and citizen participation on Thursday in Abuja. He noted thatContinue Reading
By EricJames Ochigbo The House of Representatives has directed 11 electricity distribution companies to refund N55.42 billion obtained under the National Mass Metering Programme (NMMP). Lawmakers on Thursday adopted a committee report giving the DISCOs a seven-month deadline to repay the loan to the Central Bank of Nigeria.Continue Reading
By Emmanuel Mogbede The All Progressives Congress (APC) National Working Committee (NWC) has extended the sales of the party’s Expression of Interest and Nomination forms to aspirants from May 2 to May 4. The party’s Deputy National Publicity Secretary, Mr Durosinmi Meseko, who announced this while speaking with newsmenContinue Reading
By Nefishetu Yakubu African Democratic Congress (ADC) has welcomed the Supreme Court ruling affirming Sen. David Mark as the National Chairman and Rauf Aregbesola as National Secretary. The party’s National Publicity Secretary, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, in a statement issued in Abuja on Thursday, said the judgment reinforced theContinue Reading
By Aliyu Usman Mr Omoregie Ogbeide-Ihama, an aspirant for Edo South Senatorial District, says the 2027 general elections offer a critical opportunity to reposition the youth generation. Ogbeide-Ihama stated this during a consultation visit to the Oredo Local Government Secretariat of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on ThursdayContinue Reading
By Nefishetu Yakubu A former Chairman of Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG), Mohammed Hayatu-Deen says the Supreme Court ruling on ADC’s leadership dispute signals urgent need for shared direction. Reacting to Thursday’s apex court ruling affirming the Sen. David Mark-led National Working Committee (NWC), Hayatu-Deen congratulated MarkContinue Reading
By Emmanuel Oloniruha The Tanimu Turaki-led Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says the Supreme Court judgment of Thursday leaves the main opposition party without a defined leadership structure. Ini Ememobong, the National Publicity Secretary of the faction, stated this in a statement in Abuja in reaction to the SupremeContinue Reading
By Naomi Sharang/Angela Atabo The National President of the Nigeria Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ), Hajiya Aisha Ibrahim, has called on Nigerian women to rise, organise and take their rightful place in leadership and national development. Speaking at a marketplace advocacy programme organised by NAWOJ FCT branch atContinue Reading
