By Emmanuel Oloniruha No fewer than 69,376 voters completed online pre-registration within seven hours of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) resuming its nationwide Continuous Voter Registration (CVR). INEC National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Sam Olumekun, disclosed this on Monday in Abuja. Olumekun explained that theContinue Reading
By Muhyideen Jimoh President Bola Tinubu has congratulated all the winners of Saturday’s by-elections in 16 constituencies across 12 states. This is contained in a statement issued by Presidential Spokesperson, Mr Bayo Onanuga on Sunday in Abuja. The President also commended the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) forContinue Reading
By EricJames Ochigbo Director-General of National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies (NILDS), Prof. Abubakar Suleiman, has called on policy makers to ensure gender parity across the country for speedy development. Sulaiman made the call on Friday in Abuja at the closing of the Fifth NILDS Internship Programme on LegislativeContinue Reading
By Collins Yakubu-Hammer No fewer than eight million Nigerians are set to benefit from the Renewed Hope Empowerment Scheme across the political wards of the country. Mr Bayo Onanuga, the Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Information and Strategy, disclosed this during Citizens’ Engagement with the people of EnuguContinue Reading
By EricJames Ochigbo The Director-General of the National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies (NILDS), Prof. Abubakar Sulaiman, has called for continuous learning, innovation and excellence to strengthen the effectiveness of legislative institutions in West Africa. Sulaiman made the call on Thursday at the opening ceremony of a two-week capacityContinue Reading
By Muhyideen Jimoh Gov. Charles Soludo of Anambra has reaffirmed strong support for President Bola Tinubu’s bold economic reforms aimed at stabilising and reviving Nigeria’s economy. Soludo spoke to State House correspondents after meeting Tinubu on Tuesday at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The former Central Bank governor stressed the urgencyContinue Reading
By Deborah Coker Sen. Ned Nwoko (APC-Delta) has launched initiatives focused on both education and sports empowerment for outstanding students of Delta North origin to study at the Sports University of Nigeria (SUN) Idumuje-Ugboko. Nwoko, representing Delta North Senatorial District, said the initiative tagged “Sports meet Education” is aimed atContinue Reading
Three South-South states — Edo, Bayelsa and Delta — say they are taking bold steps to implement Nigeria’s decentralised electricity policy and entrench local government autonomy, signalling a shift in how subnational governments manage critical infrastructure and grassroots governance. A News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) survey shows that the threeContinue Reading
By Muhyideen Jimoh President Bola Tinubu has expressed heartfelt condolences on the passing of Chief Audu Ogbeh, a former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), describing him as a great patriot. Ogbeh, 78, died peacefully on Saturday, according to a statement from his family. In a condolence messageContinue Reading
By Olaide Ayinde Peter Obi, presidential candidate of Labour Party (LP) during the 2023 presidential election, has advocated for a 5-year single term for President in Nigeria. Obi stated this in Bauchi when he paid a courtesy visit to Gov. Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State. According to him, there shouldn’tContinue Reading
