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INEC The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it will suspend its ongoing online pre-registration of voters on May 30. The commission which announced the decision via its twitter account on Wednesday, said its to allow those who have registered online to complete the process offline. It also said the …

Onu Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu, minister of science and technology and presidential hopeful, has resigned his appointment as member of the federal executive council (FEC). His resignation comes hours after Emeka Nwajiuba, minister of state for education, who is also a presidential aspirant quit. Recall that President Muhammadu Buhari had at …

CBN The total net credit to the Nigerian government by the banking sector rose by N2.2 trillion in the first quarter ended March 2022 to N16.32 trillion. This is according to figures from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). According to the apex bank’s data on ‘Money and credit statistics’ …

IBADAN. 11.05.22. Oyo politician, Senator Rilwan Adesoji Akanbi, has officially declared his intention to return to the Nigerian Senate to represent Oyo South Senatorial District on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), confirming what has been one of the most anticipated declarations in Oyo politics since the buildup to …

Justice A. R. Mohammed of the Federal High Court in Abuja has asked the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF),  Abubakar Malami, to show cause on why the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Godwin Emefiele should not be allowed to contest the …

Merged Photos of Mike Ozekhome SAN and CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, has urged the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja to order that he “cannot be hindered, stopped or precluded from participating, voting or being voted for at the convention …

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) early Monday morning extended the ongoing strike by 12 weeks. The decision was taken at an emergency National Executive Council (NEC) held at ASUU Secretariat in Abuja. A statement signed by ASUU president, Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke, said this was to give the government …

Tinuade Sanda, MD, EKEDC Residents of Ebute-Metta in Lagos State on Sunday protested against the “outrageous estimated billing system” by the Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the residents trooped out into Apapa Road and moved to Oyingbo, at about 4.00 p.m., to …

LAGOS. 06/05/21. Ahead of the 2023 presidential race, three different groups have purchased the All Progressives Congress (APC) Expression of Interest and Nomination Form for the Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele. The groups, Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria, Friends of Emefiele and Emefiele Support Group, said Emefiele …

OPEC Secretary General, Mohammed Barkindo/Twitter The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries has stated that the loss of crude oil and other liquids exports of more than seven million barrels per day from Russia could not be replaced. This is just as the Organisation has revised the demand for crude oil …