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Professor Mahmood Yakubu, Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has revealed that the commission suffered 50 attacks in 15 states between 2019 and 2022. Yakubu made the revelation at the ongoing investigative hearing on attacks on INEC facilities by an ad-hoc committee of the House of Representatives. Giving …

The 2023 Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, has said that Nigeria is making progress under the leadership of President Muhammadu Buhari. Celebrating Buhari who turned 80 years on Friday, the former Lagos State governor described him as a patriot and steadfast leader who has dedicated …

Commercial bus drivers are lamenting over the deplorable state of the Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway, one of the major federal roads in Southwest Nigeria. The 81-kilometre-long expressway connects the Ogun State capital, Abeokuta, and Ikeja, the capital of Lagos. It is one of the busiest inter-state roads in Nigeria and handles about …

ENGIE Energy Access Nigeria’s $60 million project finance agreement with CrossBoundary Energy Access (CBEA) that will build a portfolio of mini-grids connecting over 150,000 people to electricity in Nigeria has won the Transaction of the Year (Renewable Energy/Off-Grid) award at the 2022 Nigeria Power Sector Awards. In October of this …

As part of its efforts towards commemorating the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, NOVA Merchant Bank visited the Pacelli School for the Blind and Partially Sighted, Surulere, Lagos, last Thursday, donating valuable goods and materials worth millions of naira. The International Day of Persons Living with Disabilities is a …

Wema Bank, Nigeria’s most innovative bank, has thrown its weight behind the Duke of Shomolu (DOS) Production, one of the fastest-growing theatre franchises in Nigeria, in its four-stage plays slated for December 2022. According to Morolake Philip-Ladipo, the bank’s Acting Head of Marketing Communications and Investor Relations, “more than giving …

Oluwadarasinmi Adesakin is a beneficiary of Nestlé Nigeria’s 18-month Technical Training program which aims to bridge the skills gap by equipping youth with the required expertise to support industrialization. He is the best graduating student of Batch 6. A citizen of Oyo State in Western Nigeria, Darasinmi obtained his National …

The United Kingdom has listed Nigeria among African countries whose citizens can now apply for qualified teachers status through the Teaching Regulation Agency from February 2023. Other foreign countries which the offer extends to include Ghana, Hong Kong, India, Jamaica, Singapore, South Africa, Ukraine and Zimbabwe. A publication early December …