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INEC to conduct supplementary elections in Kebbi, Adamawa, others April 15

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has fixed April 15 for the conduct of all outstanding governorship, national, and state assembly supplementary elections. Chief Press Secretary to the INEC Chairman, Rotimi Oyekanmi disclosed this on Monday in Abuja. “Arising from its meeting held today, the Independent National Electoral Commission has decided that all outstanding governorship, National and state Assembly supplementary…

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Tinubu calls for prayers, thanksgiving to mark 71st birthday

To mark his 71st birthday, President-elect, Asíwájú Bola Ahmed Tinubu has directed that special prayers and thanksgiving service be held on Wednesday March 29, 2023, instead of the yearly birthday colloquium.  The special prayers will be held in Lagos and in other parts of the country.  A statement from his office on Monday indicated that for the main event in…

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WAEC launches Digital Certificate Platform, stops manual confirmation

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) in Nigeria has stopped the use of manual confirmation or stamping of certificates of candidates who sat the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) from 1999 till date. This was contained a statement by the council’s acting Head of Public Affairs, Moyosola Adesina. The statement said the manual confirmation was ditched following the…

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Osinbajo to honour King’s College UK public lecture invitation on Monday

Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, will be speaking on Monday at the King’s College London where he has been invited to deliver a public lecture following the school’s annual Africa Week 2023 events. The King’s College London which was founded by King George IV and the Duke of Wellington in 1829, became one of the two founding colleges of the University…

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FG confirms May 3 for commencement of 2023 census

The 2023 National Population and Housing Census is to commence on May 3, the Federal Government has confirmed. Dr Garba Abari, a member of the Publicity and Advocacy Committee on 2023 National Population and Housing Census, confirmed this on Sunday in Abuja when he appeared on the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Forum. He said that the three-day exercise would…

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Your statement is provocative, irresponsible, condescending-Group lambasts Iwunyanwu

The Tinubu/Southwest Media Veterans Support Group on Sunday described the submission of the Chairman, Council of Elders of Ohaneze Ndigbo, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, as part of the game plan to create crisis in the country so as to truncate the swearing in of the President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The group’s spokesperson, Femi Odere, in a statement accused Iwuanyanwu of suffering…

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DSS raises the alarm over planned violence, warns politicians against incendiary comments

The Department of State Service (DSS), on Saturday warned that some politicians are planning “to violently disrupt peace in the country.” The Service, in a statement by Peter Afunanya, its Public Relations Officer warned politicians, who are aggrieved by the results of the last general elections to follow due process rather than hitting up the polity. He said: “It would be…

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Buhari approves redesignation of State House Clinic to Medical Centre

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the re-designation of the State House Clinic back to Medical Centre. Permanent Secretary, State House, Tijjani Umar, disclosed this on Wednesday in Abuja after a pre-commissioning inspection of the new Presidential (VIP) Wing of the State House Medical Centre by Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha; Minister of Finance, Budget and…

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Sultan confirms new moon, says Ramadan begins Thursday

The Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, has confirmed the sighting of the new crescent, marking the beginning of Ramadan 1444AH. The Sultan, who is the President-General of the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), said the Ramadan fasting will commence on Thursday, March 23, 2023. He made this known on Wednesday.

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BREAKING: NLC declares nationwide strike

Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has said that it will embark on nationwide strike beginning from Wednesday next week. Briefing journalists at the Labour House, Abuja on Wednesday, NLC President, Joe Ajaero said public sector workers will embark on the strike because both the Federal Government and the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) have refused to do anything to reduce the…

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