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Anambra Governor, Ohanaeze Mourn Passing of Former NEC Chairman Humphrey Nwosu
Anambra State Governor, Professor Chukwuma Soludo, and the prominent socio-cultural group, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, have expressed profound grief over the passing of former National Electoral Commission (NEC) Chairman, Prof. Humphrey Nwosu.
The…
Kano LG Elections: Governor Yusuf Vows to Hold Elections
Kano State Governor, Kabir Yusuf has promised that the Local Governments elections in the state must hold according to plan.
The Governor made the commitment in Kano while presenting flags to chairmanship candidates of New Nigerian…
Speaker Abass Calls for Protection of Nigeria’s Infrastructure
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr. Tajudeen Abbas has called for collaborative efforts amongst the stakeholders in the electricity sector to effectively tackle incidences of fire, electricity network failures, infrastructural…
Kaduna SIECOM Presents Certificates of Return to 23 LG Chairmen-Elect
The newly elected Chairmen in the last Saturday Local Government elections in Kaduna State, have received Certificates of Return from the Kaduna State Independent Election Commission (KAD-SIECOM).
Presenting the…
Senate Seeks Sustainable Funding for Zonal Development Commissions
The Nigerian senate is seeking consensus on source of funding for the various Zonal Development Commissions created by the Senate along with the House of Representatives.
This is as it struck out some provisions of section 23…
Ondo Polls: INEC to Conduct Mock Accreditation on 6 Nov 2024
As Ondo State prepares for it's governorship election holding on Saturday 16th November 2024, the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, is test-running the deployment of the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) and result…
Chidebe Elected New Anambra PDP Chairman
The Anambra State chapter of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has elected the former youth leader of the party, Mr. Chidi Chidebe.
He emerged after a closely contested election held early on Thursday morning. Chidebe emerged…
President Tinubu Seeks Senate Approval For Seven Ministerial Nominees
President Bola Tinubu has submitted a request to the Nigerian Senate on Thursday, seeking their confirmation for the appointment of seven ministerial nominees. These nominees were announced in Abuja on Wednesday.
President Tinubu's request…
Senate Passes Bill To Establish National Eye Centre in Nasarawa State
The Nigerian Senate has passed a bill for the establishment of National Eye Centre Doma in Nasarawa state.
This followed the adoption of report of Committee on Health, on the National Eye Centre Doma, Nasarawa State establishment bill…
House Rejects Bill Seeking To Increase Derivative To 50%
The House of Representatives has rejected a constitutional amendment bill aimed at increasing the derivation fund from the current “not less than 13 percent” to not less than 50%.
This will ensure the development of all Nigerian states…