Politics

ABUJA— Seventeen political parties participating in the forthcoming Governorship election in Edo state have nominated only 44,687 of the 80,410 agents required for the elections. Data released by the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC on Thursday and signed by Sam Olumekun, it’s National Commissioner in charge of Information and Voter …

The document noted that “Applicants are to obtain tellers from Room A261 at the Civil Service Commission for application form on payment of a non-refundable fee of ten thousand Naira (N10,000) per candidate” The Ogun State government has asked persons seeking employment into its civil service to pay a fee …

The presidency on Tuesday issued a scathing rebuke to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, accusing him of being an “enabler of destructive protests” and diminishing his own status as a statesman. The presidency’s reaction stems from a Facebook post by Atiku, in which he cautioned the military and security agencies …

A member of the All Progressives Congress National Working Committee, Tolu Bankole, has expressed concerns over the safety of Persons With Disabilities ahead of the planned nationwide protest. Bankole, the ruling party’s national leader saddled with the responsibility of attending to PWDs, made the plea in a statement issued in …

The House of Representatives Public Accounts Committee has given a 60-day ultimatum to the Minister of Finance, Wale Edun and the Accountant General of the Federation, Oluwatoyin Madein, to deploy the automation of foreign currency collection in Nigeria’s foreign missions. The Chairman of the Committee, Bamidele Salam, gave the charge …

President Bola Tinubu The presidency has disowned a statement circulating on social media purporting President Bola Tinubu as announcing a 50% reduction in his salary and scrapping the First Lady’s office, among other measures. Bayo Onanuga, the Senior Special Adviser on Media and Strategy to President Tinubu, issued a statement …

The Energy Transparency Initiative (ETI) has expressed dismay over the recent statements made by the Deputy Spokesman of the Federal House of Representatives, Philip Agbese, concerning the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL) and the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA). The group in a statement by its …

He denied the allegations against him and said that he was fully prepared to cooperate with any investigations to clear his name. The former candidate of the Delta State House of Assembly for Aniocha South State Constituency on the platform of the Labour Party in the 2023 general elections, Harrison …

The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris, on Tuesday told journalists that President Bola Tinubu has appealed to Nigerian youths to shelve their planned nationwide protest. Idris disclosed this to journalists after a meeting with President Tinubu at Aso Rock presidential villa. The Minister said Tinubu does …

The Kogi State Government on Sunday advised residents of the state to shun any violent protest against President Bola Tinubu’s administration. The Commissioner for Information, Kingsley Fanwo, gave the advice in a statement he issued in Lokoja on Sunday. He urged the residents to rather join the Not+My-State Movement Against …