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PVCs The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has announced a further extension of the deadline for the collection of Permanent Voter Cards PVCs by one week. Accordingly, the new deadline is February 5. INEC earlier extended the deadline for the collection of PVCs but a National Commissioner with the electoral …

Erhumu Bayagbon Erhumu Bayagbon, the media relations manager of Airtel Nigeria, has announced his exit from the company. The exit comes 18 years after he joined the telecommunications company. During his time at the telco, Bayagbon maintained an upward career trajectory. He spent 15 years in the communications department, after …

The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola has pleaded with the National Identification Management Commission (NIMC) and the Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC) to assist in the identification and recapturing of the fleeing inmates from the Kuje Correctional Service. Aregbesola made this plea while reacting to questions from State House correspondents on …

Ellevate by Ecobank Ecobank Ellevate has partnered Ananse Africa and MasterCard Foundation to train fashion entrepreneurs and creatives in Nigeria. Ecobank Ellevate is a proprietary service offering designed for businesses owned by women, managed by women and those with a high percentage of female board members or employees, as well …

The Akwa Ibom State chapter of the All Progressives Congress has debunked the purported expulsion of Senator Ita Enang from the party. Umoh Ekop, Ibiono Ibom Local Government Area APC Chairman, said this in a news conference in Uyo on Thursday. Ekop said that those behind the purported letter of …

“Doing so will help reassure the public of the “robustness of our system and to strengthen our processes ahead of the General Election,” the INEC Chairman says. In preparation for the coming general elections, Nigeria’s electoral commission, INEC, has scheduled a mock accreditation of voters for 4 February. This is …

Senator Adeleke The Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has described the judgement of the governorship election petitions tribunal as “a miscarriage of justice”, vowing to challenge the ruling at the Court of Appeal. Reacting to the verdict of the tribunal from his country home in Ede, Adeleke faulted the resolution …

Gov. Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State Nasarawa State Governor Abdullahi Sule has lost his beloved son, Alhaji Hassan Sule, to the cold hands of death. Hassan died on Thursday, Dec. 26, 2023, after a brief illness. Giving details on Friday, the governor’s chief press secretary, Ibrahim Addra, said; “His Excellency, …

Peter Obi As the February 25th presidential election date draws near, the Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, appears to be making inroads in Northern Nigeria despite speculations that he might struggle for acceptance in the region. During the course of his ‘New Nigeria’ campaign, Obi has visited several parts …

Osun state Governor, Ademola Adeleke. Senator Ademola Adeleke has been sacked as the Governor of Osun State by the state’s Election Petition Tribunal due to overvoting. The tribunal also declared Adegboyega Oyetola as the winner of the July 16th, 2022 election. The majority judgment of two judges which includes the …