The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has pledged to partner with the National Assembly to ensure speedy passage of the Electoral Act amendment bill. Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, Chairman, INEC said this at a consultative meeting with labour unions and professional associations on the expansion of voters access to polling units in Nigeria on Tuesday in Abuja. Yakubu said at the meeting held physically and vertically, that the bill was critical to INEC, because it will provide legal framework for its activities. He said the commission had been reassured by the National Assembly that work on the bill would be concluded…
Author: Abdallah el-Kurebe
The Lagos State Government says it has vaccinated 5, 222 people with the Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine after the rollout of the vaccine in the state. The state Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, made this known in a statement while giving an update on the state’s COVID-19 vaccine administration on Tuesday in Lagos. Lagos received 507,742 doses out of the 3.92 million doses of the COVAX facility AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine allocated to Nigeria. Abayomi said that none of the people vaccinated experienced any serious adverse effect following the vaccination. “A total of 268 people were vaccinated on March 12, while 4,954…
President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan on Tuesday received the first jab of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine. Ola Awoniyi, his Special Adviser on Media in a statement on Tuesday said the vaccine was administered to Lawan in his office by his personal physician, Dr Muhammad Usman. The vaccination card was presented to the Senate President by the Chairman, Senate Committee on Health (Secondary and Tertiary), Sen. Ibrahim Oloriegbe. Lawan after taking the first jab of the vaccine, called on Nigerians to make themselves available for the vaccination. “The COVID-19 pandemic is real. We are still facing that challenge and therefore…
The Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative, NEITI, says it is strategizing to ensure that N69.5 billion and $5.31 billion statutory revenue yet to be paid to government accounts were fully recovered. Dr Orji Ogbonnaya Orji, the new Executive Secretary, disclosed this at a maiden news conference in Abuja, on Tuesday. He said that the amount was revealed on its 2018 audit report and that the agency would focus on remedial issues disclosed in most of its audit reports. “The Current NEITI Management under my leadership is already evolving policies and strategies that would ensure that the recommendations in our reports…
The Benue House of Assembly has suspended chairperson, Vandeikya local government council of the state, Mrs Kukase Garba, for three months, for misappropriating public fund. This followed the adoption of a motion by Mr Damian Cheme, Majority Leader and seconded by Minority Leader, Mr Bem Mngutyo at Tuesday’s plenary in Makurdi. This motion was sequel to a letter by Gov. Samuel Ortom, requesting approval of the house for her suspension. Ortom said he received a letter from Vandeikya legislative council indicating a Vote of No Confidence on the suspended chairperson. “The council accused the chairperson of not informing it of…
President Yemi Osinbajo says the integration of artisanal and modular refinery operators into mainstream oil and gas sector will boost local content in the industry. Osinbajo’s spokesman, Laolu Akande, in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja, said the vice president spoke virtually at the National Summit on the Integration of Artisanal and Modular Refinery Operations in Nigeria. The vice president said that such integration would advance the use of home-grown technology in the refining of petroleum products. “We are confident that the integration of artisanal and modular refinery operations into the oil and gas sector will not only promote the…
The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr Abdulrasheed Bawa, says from June 1, 2021, all bankers in the country must declare their assets in line with the Bank Employees Declaration of Asset Act. Bawa stated this when he fielded questions from State House correspondents after a closed door meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the State House, Abuja, on Tuesday. According to him, assets declaration by bankers and financial institutions is part of the measures meant to ensure that the country is free of financial crimes. He said: ”We are doing our best to ensure that…
The nation’s bourse rebounded on Tuesday with N83 billion following buying interest in Dangote Cement and MTN Nigeria Communications, MTNN. Specifically, the market capitalisation inched higher by 158.97 points or 0.41 per cent to close at N20.258 trillion from N20.175 trillion achieved on Monday. Also, the All-Share Index improved by 158.97 points or 0.41 per cent to 38,720.81 compared with 38,561.84 recorded on Monday. Consequently, the month-to-date and year-to-date losses moderated to 2.7 per cent and 3.9 per cent, respectively. The gain was driven by price appreciation in large and medium capitalised stocks amongst which are; Dangote Cement, Guinness Nigeria,…
The Federal government has said that it planned to upgrade four national soil and water laboratories in the country, to the standard of the International Center for Research in Agro Forestry (ICRAF). The four national soil and water laboratories to be upgraded are located in Ibadan, Umudike, Kaduna and Abuja. The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Alhaji Muhammad Nanono disclosed this at the opening of the National workshop on soil survey and soil fertility mapping, on Tuesday, in Abuja. The theme of the workshop was “Enhancing food security in Nigeria through the production of detailed soil survey and soil…
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has urged African governments to establish a financial stabilisation mechanism for a comprehensive plan for debt restructuring. President of the AfDB, Dr Akinwumi Adesina, said this at the launch of the bank’s 2021 edition of its annual African Economic Outlook, according to a statement from its office on Tuesday. Debt restructuring is a process that allows a private, public or a sovereign entity facing cash flow problems and financial distress to reduce and renegotiate its delinquent debts to improve or restore liquidity so that it can continue its operations. Also, a debt becomes delinquent when…