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The National Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Mahmood Yakubu, on Tuesday, called on the National Assembly to support the commission in creating additional polling units in the country. Yakubu spoke when he made a “presentation on the state of voter access to polling units in Nigeria” …

The Director General, National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, CCIE, has said that nurturing entrepreneurship skills and creating desired social and economic outcomes by facilitating innovative, technology-driven economic growth, through the use of ICT among people with special needs are on top of NITDA’s agenda. Abdullahi stated …

Nigeria has received nearly four million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine, shipped via the COVAX Facility, a partnership between CEPI, Gavi, UNICEF, and WHO. It was learnt that COVAX shipped 3.94 million doses of the AstraZeneca/Oxford vaccine, manufactured by the Serum Institute of India, from Mumbai to Abuja. According to …

President Muhammadu Buhari has declared Zamfara a no-fly zone, following the recent abduction of schoolgirls in the state. The president has also approved a ban on mining activities by non-state actors. The steps are to curb the rising insecurity in the state. Babagana Monguno, national security adviser (NSA), spoke to …

The Department of State Security (DSS) has freed Salihu Tanko-Yakasai, the former spokesman to the governor of Kano State, Abdullahi Ganduje. More to come…

Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje of Kano state has relieved his Special Adviser on Media, Salihu Tanko Yakasai of his appointment for criticising President Muhammadu Buhari and the All Progressive Congress (APC) government for insecurity in the country. The state commissioner for Information, Malam Muhammad Garba, who conveyed the governor’s directive …

President Muhammadu Buhari has described the latest abduction of hundreds of students of Government Girls Secondary School, Jangebe in Zamfara State as inhumane and totally unacceptable, sending out a strong warning to bandits and their sponsors. Reacting to the incident on Friday, President Buhari said that “this administration will not …

The Third Mainland Bridge will be open for use by 12 noon today, Saturday. The minister of works, Babatunde Fashola disclosed this in a tweet on his official handle. He said: ”Third mainland bridge rehab completed. Fully opens to traffic at 12noon today. Thank you all for your patience. Drive …

The students abducted from Government Science College, Kagara, Niger state, have been freed by their abductors.  About 27 of the students and 12 other persons who were kidnapped from the school when gunmen struck about 10 days ago have arrived Niger State. A source at the Niger State government house …

Niger Delta militants under the aegis of Supreme Egbesu Liberation Fighters have threatened to destroy infrastructure in Lagos State and Abuja. In a video posted on Tuesday by AIT, members of the group were seen wearing masks and putting on a military uniform. One of them, who read a statement …