Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has said it would seek ways to reduce the cost of elections in the country. According to the commission, the increasing cost of elections in the country is partly due to security and logistical reasons. At a validation workshop on the study of the cost …

A political pressure group, Buhari/Osinbajo Mandate Group, BOMG, vowed yesterday that no amount of unnecessary distraction from the opposition can stop President Muhammadu Buhari’s from winning his re-election bid in the 2019 presidential poll. The National Coordinator, BOMG, Ali Baba Mohammed said in a statement issued in Abuja, that, the …

Fresh information at our disposals has revealed that the Kogi State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and its senatorial candidate for Kogi East district in the 2019 general elections, Alh. Jibrin Isah Echocho have enlisted thugs to disrupt the forthcoming senatorial election in the zone, this newspaper gathered. …

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has endorsed ex-Vice-President Atiku Abubaklar for the 2019 presidential election. Mr. Obasanjo spoke when Atiku Abubakar and leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party visited him at his Abeokuta home on Thursday. Abubakar, who served as Obasanjo’s deputy between 1999 and 2007, is the presidential candidate of …

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, on Thursday adopted Salihu Takai as Kano governorship candidate, following protests over congress that saw the emergence of Abba Yusuf, an in-law to former governor Rabiu Kwankwaso as candidate. The decision followed Mr Takai’s adoption by 38 local party executives and state party leaders in …

Nigeria’s leading retail bank Diamond Bank Plc has been rated 4stars and ranked as one of the best retail banks globally by the Lafferty Banking 500 index 2018. According to Lafferty, Diamond bank was selected as one of the top banks globally after credible information gathering process adopted by the …

Nigerian lender, Fidelity Bank Plc on Monday unveiled a novel account opening initiative, just as it launched a new savings promotion campaign aimed at rewarding new and existing customers of the bank. The new account opening initiative, the first of its kind in the Nigerian banking industry, enables members of the …

Senatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Delta South Senatorial District, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan, has promised to work towards the enactment of a law legalising local refineries, if elected. The former governor of Delta State said this Wednesday on his verified Facebook page. In his words: “About 6,000 …

By Jonathan Eze President Muhammadu Buhari has finally resisted pressure from cash strapped state governors, who have been agitating for the release of balance of Paris Club refund, and insisted that the payment would only be made to states that are not owing workers salaries. The president, according to THISDAY …

Nigeria Airways The Federal Government will on Monday, October 15, 2018 begin the final verification and payment of entitlements to former workers of the defunct Nigeria Airways.According to a statement by Paul Abechi, the special adviser on media and communications to the finance minister, the payment will last one week …