‘Route to take Nigeria from consumption to production’ — Peter Obi joins Labour Party
Peter Obi, a former governor of Anambra and presidential hopeful, has joined the Labour Party. The former governor confirmed the development in a post on his Twitter handle on Friday. The development comes hours after Obi announced his resignation from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The former governor had been scheduled […]
Zainab Ahmed: Nigeria’s low oil production not enough to cover petrol import costs
Zainab Ahmed, minister of finance, budget and national planning, says the country’s low oil production cannot cover the cost of imported petrol from its oil and gas revenue. Ahmed said this on Thursday in an interview with Reuters on the sideline of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos. She said the […]
IN FULL: Uba Sani, Omo-Agege, Tonye Cole… winners of APC guber tickets
The governorship primaries of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the 2023 governorship election are rounding off across states. In Ogun state, Dapo Abiodun secured the party’s ticket to seek a second term in office. During the election held at the main bowl of the MKO Abiola Stadium in Kuto, Abeokuta, Wale […]
Newspaper Headlines: Jonathan condemns monetised primaries, criticises section 84(12) of electoral act
The aftermath of the just concluded governorship primaries of the All Progressives Congress (APC) dominated the cover pages of Nigerian newspapers. Source: Top Stories
NUT president defeats senate majority leader to win Kebbi APC guber ticket
Nasiru Idris, president of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), has won the governorship ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kebbi state. Idris defeated Yahaya Abdullahi, senate majority leader, and Abubakar Gari-Malam, another aspirant, to clinch the ticket. Announcing the result during the exercise which took place on Thursday, Idris […]
Zulum: I’ve gotten offers for VP slot — but I’ll prefer to continue as governor
Babagana Zulum, governor of Borno, says he has been approached by presidential aspirants to be their running mate in the 2023 general election. He said this on Thursday during the governorship primary organised by the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state. Zulum, who secured the APC governorship ticket, said he would […]
Confusion in Ebonyi APC as parallel primaries produce two guber candidates
Two governorship candidates have been elected in Ebonyi from parallel primaries organised by members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state. The parallel primaries for the APC governorship ticket took place in the state on Thursday. The governorship primaries were organised by the Ebonyi APC faction loyal to David Umahi, […]
Other aspirants not cleared, says panel as Sanwo-Olu secures Lagos APC guber ticket
Babajide Sanwo-Olu, governor of Lagos, has secured the governorship ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the 2023 general election. He was declared as winner of the primary which held on Thursday at the Mobolaji Johnson arena, formerly known as Onikan stadium, on Lagos Island. According to Ahmed Yuguda, chairman of […]
Guber primary: Gunmen ‘shoot’ three PDP delegates in Niger
Three delegates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have been reportedly shot by gunmen around Tegina LGA of Niger state. Speaking with TheCable on Thursday, Yahaya Abdullahi, zone c PDP chairman in Niger, said the incident happened at about 4:30pm on Wednesday. Earlier on Thursday, Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, deputy governor of Bayelsa who […]
EXPLAINER: Programmed withdrawal, retiree life annuity… what to know about pension payment options
In 2020, the National Pension Commission (PenCom) and the National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) co-published a guide on contributory pension scheme (CPS) retirement pack for prospective retirees. The pack provides information on the two modes of accessing retirement benefits — Programmed Withdrawal (PW) and Retiree Life Annuity (RLA) — to enable would-be retirees to […]