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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says Nigeria is on course to achieving optimal democracy. Festus Okoye, INEC national commissioner for information and voter education, spoke on Tuesday in response to the European Union (EU) election observation mission’s final report on the recently concluded general election. Barry Andrews, the chief observer, said […]

Senate President Godswill Akpabio says Nigerians should be patient with the new administration of President Bola Tinubu. In his Eid al-Adha message on Tuesday, Akpabio appealed for calm from the citizenry because some of Tinubu’s policies, as he tackles the country’s endemic challenges, “will cause inconveniences”. Upon assuming office in May, Tinubu […]

A federal high court in Abuja has restrained Abba Yusuf, Kano state governor, and the state’s attorney-general from re-arresting or detaining Alhassan Doguwa, lawmaker representing Doguwa/Tundun Wada federal constituency. Donatus Okorowo, presiding judge, restated the order following an oral application by Afam Osigwe, Doguwa’s counsel, on Tuesday. On February 28, Doguwa was […]

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has pegged daily transaction limits to N50,000 for contactless payment. Contactless payments are a secure and convenient method of making transactions without physical contact between a payment device, such as pre-paid, debit, and credit cards, key fobs, mobile electronic devices, and wearable devices. It utilises near-field […]

Clement Onwuenwunor, lead counsel to Abdulazeez Adediran, has accused Olaolu Adekanbi, an official of the West African Examination Council (WAEC), of compromising evidence in his testimony at the election petition tribunal. Adediran, also known as Jandor, who was the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the last elections, is calling […]

The European Union (EU) election observation mission in Nigeria says the recently concluded general election in the country exposed enduring systemic weaknesses that need to be corrected. On Tuesday, the mission presented its final report on the general election in Abuja. Barry Andrews, the chief observer, said the report was based on […]

The European Union (EU) election observation mission in Nigeria says the recently concluded general election in the country exposed enduring systemic weaknesses that need to be corrected. On Tuesday, the mission presented its final report on the general election in Abuja. Barry Andrews, the chief observer, said the report was based on […]

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has fixed July 10 and 11 to hold its national caucus and national executive committee (NEC) meetings respectively. Iyiola Omisore, national secretary of the APC, announced the dates in a notice on Tuesday. APC NATIONAL CAUCUS, NATIONAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE (NEC) MEETINGS FIXED FOR 10TH & 11TH OF […]

A federal high court in Abuja has ordered the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission (ICPC) to pay N1 million to Dibu Ojerinde, former Registrar of Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), over unlawful detention. Obiora Egwuatu, presiding judge, also awarded N200,000 fine against the ICPC as the cost of instituting […]