The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), in its strongest defence of e-transmission of election results, says it has developed adequate structures and processes to successfully transmit election results electronically. The commission disclosed this in its “Position Paper No.1/2021 Electronic Transmission of Election” released on Saturday, in Abuja. The commission stated that the available national infrastructures, including mobile network coverage were adequate to provide for electronic transmission of election results. In the paper, INEC expressed its belief that electronic transmission of results would improve the quality of election results management, while its engagement with stakeholders had shown that the Nigerian public…
Author: Abdallah el-Kurebe
Oleksandr Usyk ended Anthony Joshua’s reign as world heavyweight champion in front of the Londoner’s home crowd with a stunning unanimous points decision victory on Saturday, scuppering hopes of a ‘Battle of Britain’ unification bout with fellow world title-holder Tyson Fury. Joshua ended the 12th and final round of the contest backed up on the ropes, with the cheers of a crowd of more than 66,000 at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium no match for the skills of his challenger. The impressive Ukrainian triumphed 117-112, 116-112 and 115-113 on the scorecards of the three judges in just the former undisputed cruiserweight…
The Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) has reportedly ambushed military convoy at Marte-Dikwa axis of the North Eastern state of Borno. The ambush is also said to have killed at least seven Nigerian soldiers and four local vigilantes, PRNigeria has reported. The terrorists had planted Improvised Explosive Device (IED) on the road, when the military vehicles, escorting soldiers that were granted leave pass from Marte unit ran into it on their way to Maiduguri. An intelligence operative told PRNigeria that the troops were ambushed around Ala village situated between Marte-Dikwa town. “One of the military vehicles stepped on…
Interventions by the African Legal Support Facility (ALSF) have saved African countries an estimated $4 billion in the last three years. This is according to a statement from the African Development Bank (AfDB) on Friday. A virtual high-level conference was held on Wednesday to commemorate the extension of the term of the ALSF and review the facility’s achievements over the last decade. The two-day conference, titled: “Smart Legal Capacity: A New Phase for the African Legal Support Facility,” explored innovative ways to bolster African legal and technical capacity. This was particularly in the debt, extractives, energy, and infrastructure sectors. The…
Dr Janet Diaz, Head of Clinical Care,World Health Organisation’s (WHO), says Regeneron antibody drug cocktail ‘casirivimab and imdevimab’ has been added to WHO list of treatments for COVID-19 patients. Diaz said it was a major breakthrough in the care of COVID-19 patients. The latest addition to WHO’s list of treatment for COVID-19 was reported on UN website on Friday. Diaz said that it was important to underscore the need for lower prices and equitable distribution of the drugs. “This is our first recommendation for a therapeutic for those patients with mild, moderate disease, this is because it reduces “the need…
The federal government has granted 12,000 expatriate quota licences to foreigners seeking to work in Nigeria, while treating 2,000 applications from companies. Sola Fasure, the Media Adviser to the Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, disclosed this in a statement on Friday, in Abuja. According to Fasure, the minister stated this on the second day of the 6th edition of the Annual Kaduna Economic Investment, (KADINVEST), in Kaduna. Aregbesola noted that from inception to date, the ministry had handled 14,690 companies and granted 126,893 quota licences to expatriates. “From August 2019 till date, we have registered more than 2,000 companies, while…
President Muhammadu Buhari says the support by the United States of America has made a great difference in Nigeria’s efforts to stamp out terrorism within its borders. The President’s spokesman, Mr Femi Adesina, in a statement late Friday, said that the president stated this at a meeting on Friday in New York with Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield, the Permanent Representative of America to the United Nations. The President maintained that America’s support was a morale booster to the military, and people of Nigeria in general. He noted that with supply of the Super Tucano aircraft, purchased from America, and other helicopters…
President Muhammadu Buhari says Nigeria is working on an ambitious Energy Plan towards reducing the energy shortcomings by year 2030. Mr Femi Adesina, the President’s spokesman in a statement late Friday evening, said Buhari spoke in line with Nigeria’s role as a Global Theme Champion for the Energy Transition, theme of the High-Level Dialogue on Energy on the sidelines of the 76th United Nations General Assembly in New York. The president said: “Nigeria’s commitment to a just transition is reflected in our ambitious Energy Compact, which includes the Government’s flagship project to electrify five million households and twenty million people…
The Niger government has said that it would re-open the blocked Minna-Bida road to heavy-duty vehicles after completing the ongoing rehabilitation of the road. Muhammad Idris, the state Commissioner of Information and Strategy, made this known on Friday while briefing newsmen in Minna. Idris was reacting to Friday’s protest by truck drivers who used their vehicles to block the roads leading into and out of the state. Abdullahi Mohammed, a tanker driver during the protest in Bida, on Friday said that the blocking of the road by the state government for the past six months has worsened the already bad…
Mrs Mairo Al-Makura, Special Assistant to the President of Nigeria on African First Ladies’ Peace Mission (AFLPM), presenting an award to the First Lady The Gambia, Mrs Fatoumatta Bah-Barrow at the AFLPM Luncheon in New York. First Lady of Nigeria, Mrs Aisha Muhammadu Buhari and top women in Africa have called for the inclusion of more women in peace and security processes in Africa to achieve Sustainable Development Goal (SDGs) 5 on women empowerment. Mrs Buhari made the call at a Stakeholders’ Luncheon in New York on “Accelerating women, Peace and Security in Africa within the SDGs Agenda”. The event…