The Peoples Democratic Party has rejected the confirmation of a card-carrying member of the All Progressives Congress, Rhoda Gumus, as a National Commissioner (South-South) in the Independent National Electoral Commission. The PDP described the confirmation which was done “despite widespread outcry by Nigerians” as a “coup” against democracy and an …

Telcos lose millions, customers’ verification affected, NIMC apologises as engineers battle crisis Thousands of telecommunication subscribers nationwide seeking to retrieve their lost Subscriber Identity Module cards or acquire new lines temporarily have been left stranded, following a technical glitch in the National Identity Management Commission portal that has grounded SIM-related …

•Buni Some aggrieved members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) under the aegis of the Progressive Youth Movement (PYM) have withdrawn a suit they filed seeking sack of the National Chairman, Caretaker Extra-Ordinary Convention Planning Committee (CEOCPC), Governor Mai-Mala Buni of Yobe State. Led by PYM Chairperson, Princess Zahrah Mustapha-Audu, …

Popular skit maker and Instagram comedian, Kelvin Anagbogu aka Lord Lamba has joined the long list of bachelors interested in billionaire heiress, Cuppy. The humour merchant via his Insta story said lately he’s been having recurrent dreams about the disc jockey. A few days ago, Lord Lamba revealed he is …

  The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has introduced self-registration outlets in Abuja and Lagos for the 2022 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) and Direct Entry (DE) examinations. The Board said the system would, in the long run, reduce the crowds at Computer-Based Test centres (CBT) in these cities. …

DG, CPPE, Muda Yusuf and The CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele The Centre for the Promotion of Private Enterprise has advised the Central Bank of Nigeria to revoke its newly introduced  electronic invoicing (e-invoicing) and evaluator for exporters and importers. The e-invoicing became effective on February 1, 2022. The CBN had …

After incurring a N2m fine over alleged disobedience to order of court, the Legal Adviser of the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS), Jimoh Abdulkadir Adamu has finally bowed to court with the release of the passport of Dr. Peter Odili. The passport of the former Rivers State governor, unlawfully confiscated by …

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) said it had arraigned a former Secretary General of the Athletic Federation of Nigeria (AFN), Amaechi Akawo, for alleged involvement in a $150,000 fraud. The anti-graft body said the alleged fraud was perpetrated under Akawo back in July and August …

The Central Bank of Nigeria has debited fourteen banks led by Zenith Bank a total of N356.1bn for failure to meet Cash Reserve Requirement (CRR) requirement. The debit is the first suffered by banks in the new year 2022. The affected banks include; Zenith Bank (N170m debit), Providus (N40bn debit) …

  The All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), under the governorship of Prof Chukwuma Soludo, will win all legislative seats in the state come 2023 general elections. This was contained in a release by APGA’s Media Warriors’ national coordinator, Chinedu Obigwe, which was made available to THE WHISTLER in Awka on Monday. The …