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INEC says 953,803 PVCs uncollected in Lagos
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says 5,676,858 Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) have been collected out of 6,630,661 received in Lagos State between 2011 and 2021. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner for the state, Mr Olusegun Agbaje, disclosed this at a stakeholders’ meeting on the collection of PVCs with the leadership of political…
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Corruption allegation against LP national chairman tears party apart
The Labour Party is enmeshed in crisis after the National Publicity Secretary of the party, Dr Abayomi Arabambi accused the National Chairman, Julius Abure of corruption. Arabambi in a petition written by his lawyer and addressed to LP Deputy National Chairman, Lamidi Apapa, accused Abure of illegally collecting N27 million on behalf of the party. Kaiser Ogheneretijiri, who wrote the…
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We’ve disbursed N15bn for Lagos-Badagry Expressway reconstruction – NNPC
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.) has disbursed N15 billion for the reconstruction of the Lagos Badagry Expressway under the Federal Government Road Infrastructure Tax Credit (RITC) Scheme. The N15 billion represents a 100 per cent payment of the funding of the Lagos-Badagry road rehabilitation under the tax credit funding of the NNPC Ltd. The NNPC Group Chief…
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N1trn old currencies deposited in banks – Emefiele
…insists on cash limits Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Godwin Emefiele, says over N1 trillion has been deposited by Nigerians since the apex bank redesigned the naira. Emefiele made this known while speaking with journalists after his visit to President Muhammadu Buhari in Daura on Thursday. The CBN governor, who also spoke on the cash withdrawal limits put in…
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Tony Elumelu: Buhari’s testimony
What a delightful week it has been for Mr Tony Elumelu, Chairman of United Bank for Africa (UBA), Heirs Holdings, and the Tony Elumelu Foundation. On Monday, he stood tall in Sokoto at the Chief of Army Staff Annual Conference to receive a Recognition Award, handed out by no less a person than President Muhammadu Buhari himself. Elumelu was recognized…
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A manifesto without Action Plans is worthless, By Iyabo Arinola Awokoya
A Manifesto without a corresponding Action Plan is not very useful. Nigerian politicians are still not getting it! We are past the days of mere Manifestos and should be in the era of ‘Actionable’ manifestos, that is; Manifestos that have correlating Action Plans. A manifesto is simply a written statement of the beliefs, aims, and policies of an organization, especially…
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Again, Dele Momodu exhibits pedestrian grasp of issues, By Musa Mohammed
After lying low momentarily following his exposure as an overrated “Owambe” journalist lacking intellectual depth to dabble in serious analysis, Mr. Dele Momodu would appear to have set out on yet another misadventure of shame. The last time, discerning Nigerians were left laughing deliriously when the gregarious, party-happy journalist failed to respond to an open challenge thrown at him by…
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FG gets industry commendation on telecom policies
Cross section of participants at the ongoing 10th edition of the National Council on Communications and Digital Economy, which commenced at the International Conference Centre, University of Ibadan, Oyo State, have commended the Federal Government for its commitment in providing leadership and guide for the growth of the industry. The commendation followed the listing of about 20 policies by the…
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Gambari inaugurates new Aso Rock projects, assures Buhari will leave Nigeria in better shape
The Chief of Staff to the President, Prof. Ibrahim Gambari, on Thursday in Abuja urged public office holders to emulate President Muhammadu Buhari on the provision of infrastructure and enhancing the capacity of the civil service on service delivery. Speaking at the commissioning of the 54-seater State House Multi-Purpose Training Centre at the Auditorium, fitted with state-of-the-art multimedia equipment, renovated…
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Enough of scarcity, make fuel available in 48 hours, DSS directs NNPCL, marketers
The Department of Security Services (DSS) has directed the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL) and fuel marketers to end the petrol scarcity in the country within 48 hours. DSS spokesman, Peter Afunaya disclosed this when he addressed journalists in Abuja on Thursday. He said the directive was given after a closed-door meeting with stakeholders, warning that the DSS would…
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