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  • ‘Loophole’ in Electoral Act made Lawan Yobe North candidate – Sowore

    By Ifunanya | February 10, 2023 | Comments Off on ‘Loophole’ in Electoral Act made Lawan Yobe North candidate – Sowore

    The presidential candidate of the African Action Congress, Omoyele Sowore, has claimed that the Electoral Act 2022 contains loopholes that allowed some candidates to be purportedly imposed on the Independent National Electoral Commission for the […]

  • Buhari approves reconstitution of insurance fund board

    By Ifunanya | February 10, 2023 | Comments Off on Buhari approves reconstitution of insurance fund board

    The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd), has approved the re-constitution and placement of a new 11-man management board of the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund, The reports. The reports that this is in consonance […]

  • 2023 elections: Peter Obi reacts as NUC orders closure of universities

    By Ifunanya | February 10, 2023 | Comments Off on 2023 elections: Peter Obi reacts as NUC orders closure of universities

    Peter Obi, Labour Party presidential candidate, has commended the National Universities Commission, NUC, for directing the closure of all universities and inter-university centres. Media Talk Africa had reported that the NUC ordered the closure of […]

  • No challenges associated with CAPS – JAMB

    By Ifunanya | February 10, 2023 | Comments Off on No challenges associated with CAPS – JAMB

    The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has said there are no challenges associated with the Central Admissions Processing System, CAPS. JAMB said after updating the CAPS platform to improve security to serve the institutions […]

  • 24/7 real-time monitoring device to be installed on Abuja-Kaduna rail line – Minister

    By Ifunanya | February 10, 2023 | Comments Off on 24/7 real-time monitoring device to be installed on Abuja-Kaduna rail line – Minister

    The Minister of Transportation, Mu’azu Sambo, has announced the Federal Government’s resolve to adopt a 24/7 online monitoring of the Abuja-Kaduna rail corridor. In a statement by the Director of Press and Public Relations of the ministry, Henshaw Ogubike, […]

  • Naira protest: Police arrest suspected hoodlums for allegedly stockpiling arms in Oyo

    By Ifunanya | February 10, 2023 | Comments Off on Naira protest: Police arrest suspected hoodlums for allegedly stockpiling arms in Oyo

    The Police Command in Oyo State says it has arrested some suspected hoodlums for allegedly stockpiling and smuggling arms into the state to cause violence, under the guise of peaceful protest over naira notes and […]

  • Relocate in two weeks, PCN orders medicine dealers

    By Ifunanya | February 10, 2023 | Comments Off on Relocate in two weeks, PCN orders medicine dealers

    PSN registra Pharm Ibrahim Babashehu Ahmed. Photo credit: PSN Ted Odogwu, Kano The Registrar of Pharmacy Council of Nigeria, on Friday in Kano, issued a two-week deadline that all all patent medicine dealers, particularly those […]

  • Council of State backs cashless policy, tasks CBN on addressing hardship of Nigerians

    By Ifunanya | February 10, 2023 | Comments Off on Council of State backs cashless policy, tasks CBN on addressing hardship of Nigerians

    The National Council of State has backed the Federal Government’s new monetary policy but tasked the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, to take urgent steps to arrest the scarcity of cash across the nation. The Attorney-General […]

  • EU agrees tougher rules for irregular migrants

    By Ifunanya | February 10, 2023 | Comments Off on EU agrees tougher rules for irregular migrants

    An employee inspects newly created European Union and Union Flags in the factory of Flying Colours Flagmakers Ltd in Knaresborough, northern England. Photo: AFP The European Union leaders have agreed on tougher rules aimed at […]

  • CBN policy may frustrate military operations – NSA

    By Ifunanya | February 10, 2023 | Comments Off on CBN policy may frustrate military operations – NSA

    The Office of the National Security Adviser has expressed fears that recent policies introduced by the Central Bank of Nigeria may frustrate military operations, if not properly executed, as it will become difficult to pay […]

  • INEC seeks NBA’s help in handling electoral cases

    By Ifunanya | February 10, 2023 | Comments Off on INEC seeks NBA’s help in handling electoral cases

    He said as of Feb. 6, INEC had been joined in 1,241 intra-party lawsuits in different courts of law, not on elections conducted by INEC but on primaries conducted by political parties for the nomination […]

  • Currency swap crisis bites in Kwara as banks shut down operations

    By Ifunanya | February 10, 2023 | Comments Off on Currency swap crisis bites in Kwara as banks shut down operations

    The crisis which trailed the currency swap across Nigeria continued unabated in Kwara State despite the Supreme Court ruling restraining the Federal government and the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, from withdrawing the old naira […]

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