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Opinion is divided on the prospects and viability of electronic voting in 2023 polls. But, some stakeholders want the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to take a cue from the Kaduna State Independent Electoral Commission (KADSIECOM), which has successfully deployed technology twice in the local government elections. Deputy Editor EMMANUEL …

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the establishment of the National Blood Service Commission, NBSC, replacing the National Blood Transfusion Service, NBTS, which was formerly a unit under the Department of Hospital Services in the Federal Ministry of Health. The approval is contained in an official Gazette titled Act No 8, …

The official website of the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) digital currency, the eNaira, has gone live, exactly one week to the planned launch of the initiative. The CBN will launch the eNaira on October 1, 2021. Let us take a closer look at the eNaira, what it means for you, and how …

Gunmen suspected to be bandits, on Sunday, attacked Madamai and Abun communities in Kaura LGA of Kaduna state, killing 34 residents. Eight people sustained injuries during the attack while about 20 houses were said to have been burnt by the bandits. Michael Magaji, a priest in the Catholic diocese of …

The Federal Government of Nigeria has banned students in Senior Secondary School one and two (SS1 and SS2) from participating in external examinations such as WASSCE, NECO and NABTEB.This was made known in a circular issued to principals of federal unity schools by the Federal Ministry of Education. “The ministry’s …

The job of managing the image and reputation of a company that many love to hate and others hate to love is no mean task. Very often, one leaves the job inheriting the ‘enemies’ of the company as personal enemies. Very rarely does one leave the job in a gale …

The Lagos State Government through the Office of Public Private Partnership in conjunction with the Ministry of Health has concluded plans for the commencement of construction of the proposed Medical Park in the state. The multi-billion-naira Medical Park is a novel and first-of-its-kind comprehensive health infrastructure in Nigeria aimed to …

  The Minister of Justice and Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, says the Federal Government has over £200 million to recover in the United States. Malami said this while speaking on the sidelines of the United Nations 76th General Assembly currently holding in New York. According to him, the …

 Abubakar Ali Peters and his company, Nadabo Energy Limited, over an alleged N761m oil fraud, could not continue on Tuesday, September 21, 2021 before Justice S.S. Ogunsanya of the Lagos State High Court, Ikeja due to the absence of the defence counsel. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, is …

The federal government has again borrowed another $4bn through Eurobonds. The Debt Management Office(DMO) made this known in a statement published on its website titled ‘Nigeria raises 4bn through Eurobonds,’ on Tuesday, September 21st, 2021. This new loan will currently bring the total Eurobonds debts in Nigeria from $10.37bn to …