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The Independent National Electoral Commission has told the National Council of State that it has concluded the identification and recruitment of 814,453 ad hoc staff for the forthcoming general elections. According to the commission, arrangement for the timely receipt and speedy distribution of sensitive materials had also been made. INEC …

Oby Ezekwesili has withdrawn from the presidential race, his media office announced on Thursday morning. In a statement issued by the spokesperson for the Obiageli Ezekwesili Presidential Campaign Organisation, Ozioma Ubabukoh, the presidential candidate of the Allied Congress Party of Nigeria (ACPN) will now devote her time “to help build a coalition to …

First Bank of Nigeria has partnered the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN) on retail banking certification programme aimed at strengthening market share. Dr Adesola Adeduntan, the bank’s Chief Executive Officer, announced the partnership at the inaugural Retail Banking Certification Programme graduation ceremony on Wednesday in Lagos. The retail …

Ahead of the 2019 National Assembly elections in February, traditional rulers of Isoko ethnic nationality in Delta State have expressed their desire to have the immediate-past governor of the state and All Progressives Congress 2019 Delta South senatorial candidate, Dr. Emmanuel Eweta Uduaghan represent the district at the upper legislative …

Detectives may have found more “suspicious” funds in Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) Walter Onnoghen’s accounts, The Nation has learnt. There are also “suspicious” transactions, including an $800,000 Standard Chartered Bank investment subscription, sources said. Also found is $630,000 lodged in some of the accounts through what is described as …

Former president, Olusegun Obasanjo, has said his ex-Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, was not a saint but would make a better leader than incumbent President Muhammadu Buhari. In an interview with BBC Pidgin, published on Tuesday, the former president further slammed President Buhari, saying he was undeserving of re-election. Obasanjo had …

The House of Representatives on Tuesday rejected the recommendation of its committee that the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) reinstates its contract with Intels, a logistics maritime operator. The House said the company which reportedly made infractions on the Treasury Single Account (TSA) policy of the federal government, disrespected the legislature …

All 11 members of the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) yesterday, voted to retain the Monetary Policy Rate (MPR) at 14 percent and other key economic parameters in its first meeting in 2019. The Governor of CBN, Godwin Emefiele, who made this disclosure in a communique read …

Minister of Interior Lt-Gen Abdulrahman Dambazau The Minister of Interior, Abdulrahman Dambazau,  said the Nigeria Police Force did not get any major project from the Federal Government in the past three years because the immediate past Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, did not relate well with his ministry. He stated …

The Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON)  is  seeking new investors to take over nationalised lender, Polaris Bank after elections next month. It is also taking stock of the bank’s assets ahead of the sale, its spokesman, Jude Nwauzor, said yesterday. “The election season has slowed down things,” Nwauzor, said. …