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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has rejected the verdict of the presidential election petition tribunal.  On Wednesday, the tribunal struck out the various petitions filed by the PDP and its candidate, Atiku Abubakar, against President Bola Tinubu’s victory in the February 25 election. In a unanimous decision, the five justices led by […]

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited Exploration and Production (NEPL) has expressed concerns about the divestment of the Nigerian Agip Oil Company’s (NAOC) participating interest in its joint venture (JV) partnership, over non-conformity to regulatory processes, TheCable understands. Oando had announced that it reached an agreement with Eni, on the acquisition of a […]

President Bola Tinubu says the tribunal judgement has renewed his goal of unifying Nigeria.  The president was quoted as speaking in a statement by Ajuri Ngelale, his spokesperson. After months of legal fireworks at the tribunal, Tinubu was returned on Wednesday by the five-man panel as the duly elected president of the Federal […]

The presidential election petition tribunal has upheld the election of President Bola Tinubu in the February 25 poll. “Having concluded and decided that all three petitions are all devoid of merit, the petitions are hereby dismissed,” the panel said on Wednesday. After more than nine hours of examining the petitions and defence […]

The presidential election petition tribunal on Wednesday dismissed the suit by Atiku Abubakar, candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), seeking to disqualify President Bola Tinubu on the ground of dual citizenship. The tribunal ruled that the information in Atiku’s reply was an attempt to smuggle in fresh evidence to make up for […]

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has directed civil servants to go back to work after the completion of the two-day warning strike. The union, in a statement on Wednesday, asked its members across the country to resume work on Thursday. “As we mark the end of the two-day nationwide warning strike today, […]

The Labour Party (LP) has rejected the judgement of the presidential election petition tribunal that dismissed the petitions of Peter Obi, its candidate, against the victory of President Bola Tinubu in the February 25 polls. On Wednesday, the tribunal struck out the various charges filed by Obi and the LP challenging Tinubu’s victory. […]

The presidential election petitions tribunal says the federal capital territory (FCT) is not treated specially in the election as it is not superior to any state. The tribunal said the interpretation of the 25 percent votes cast in the  FCT by the Labour Party (LP) is “fallacious”. “With due respect to counsel […]

The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has approved an increase in the prices of prepaid electricity meters. NERC made the announcement on Tuesday in a circular marked NERC/2023/020, and jointly signed by Sanusi Garba, the commission’s chairman and Dafe Akpeneye, its commissioner, legal, licencing, and compliance. The commission said a single-phase meter […]