Imo bye-election: PDP accuses Uzodimma of rigging as APC wins Ngor Okpala seat
The Independent National Electoral Commission has declared the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Blyden Amajirionwu, as the winner of the Ngor Okpala House of Assembly bye-election which was held on Saturday. This is as the People Democratic Party called on the electoral umpire to cancel the election, alleging that the Governor of Imo state, […]
Russia: No visa required for Nigerians moving from Ukraine to Romania, Hungary -FG
The Federal Government has announced that free visa arrangements are in place for Nigerians arriving from Ukraine through the borders in Romania and Hungary. Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Gabriel Adudar, made this known in a statement on Sunday. Adudar also said due to the challenges faced by Nigerians crossing into countries bordering Ukraine, […]
Kaduna Govt. disburses N152.4m LFTAS performance grants to 23 councils
The Kaduna State Government has disbursed N152.4 million to 23 Local Government Councils (LGCs) of the state as performance grant for its Local Government Fiscal Transparency, Accountability and Sustainability (LFTAS) programme. The Commissioner for Planning and Budget Commission, Muhammad Sani Dattijo, disbursed the grants in Kaduna on Thursday after the 14th Economic Planning Board Meeting, […]
INEC shifts 2023 elections over late signing of Electoral Act
The Independent National Electoral Commission has shifted the 2023 Presidential election from February 18 to February 25, 2023, following the late signing of the Electoral Act by the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.). This was announced by the Chairman of the commission, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, at a news conference in Abuja on Saturday. He […]
Niger Republic frees Boko Haram members, ‘terrorist chiefs’ for peace
Niger has freed “terrorist chiefs” from jail, including members of Boko Haram, as part of reconciliation efforts in the West African nation, officials and state media said Saturday. President Mohamed Bazoum made the announcement on Friday evening during a meeting on the security situation attended by military and government officials and traditional leaders, state television […]
PDP to challenge impeachment of Zamfara deputy governor in court
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says it is working on plans to challenge the impeachment of Zamfara deputy governor, Alhaji Mahdi Aliyu by the state House of Assembly from office.The party stated this in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Mr Debo Ologunagba in Abuja. Ologunagba said that the impeachment by the House was […]
FG threatens 296 workers with sanctions over posting
The Federal Government has said it will sanction 296 federal workers should they fail to report at their new postings by February 28, 2022. It was also observed that the affected workers were redeployed from their old ministries, departments and agencies to fill new vacancies in their new MDAs. The affected officers are between Grade […]
Fuel scarcity persists, NNPC engages security agencies to tackle distribution hitches
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited on Friday said it was working to resolve the distribution hitches that had continued to prolong the three-week scarcity of Premium Motor Spirit popularly called petrol. Petrol scarcity continued on Friday and practically grew worse in Abuja and neighbouring states, as motorists formed massive queues in the few filling […]
ASHIRU APPOINTS DEPUTY DG, NEW DIRECTOR, DEPUTY DIRECTORS, AND OTHERS INTO CAMPAIGN CONSULTATIVE WORKING COMMITTEE (CWC)
In furtherance of his bid to assemble a crack team of seasoned politicians ahead of the 2022 PDP governorship primary elections in the state, Rt. Hon. Isa Mohammed Ashiru, yesterday released the appointment of Hon. Godfrey Ali Gaiya and Hon. Alex Guruza as Deputy Director General and Director respectively, of the Stakeholder Relations of his […]
CONSTITUTION AMENDMENTS: House of Reps Committee Submits Report.
Provisions being amended are as follows; “1. Bill for an Act to Alter the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 to Abrogate the State Joint Local Government Account and Provide for a Special Account into which shall be paid all Allocations due to Local Government Councils from the Federation Account and from the […]