The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, said on Monday in Abuja that it would deploy 5,346 personnel to 2,673 registration centres for Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) resuming nationwide on June 28. Its chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, made the declaration at the presentation of INEC Voter Enrolment Device (IVED) and online registration portal for the exercise at a meeting he held with media executives. IVED is an Android tablet to be used in place of the existing Data Capturing Machine used for CVR in previous exercises. Prof. Yakubu said that before now INEC had 1,446 registration centres where it registered 14.…
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The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday, fixed July 13 for hearing in a suit filed by Slok Nigeria Limited, a company belonging to former Governor of Abia, Orji Uzor Kalu, against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The plaintiff is seeking the court order restraining the EFCC from prohibiting retrial in the the N7.1 billion fraud case involving the firm and its chairman (Kalu). Justice Inyang Ekwo, who fixed the date in a ruling, also gave counsel to the plaintiff, Marvel Akpoyibo, seven days to serve his processes on the respondents. While the EFCC is the 1st respondent,…
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday in Abuja, reassured that no effort would be spared in tackling insecurity in the country and bringing its perpetrators to justice. The President gave the assurance at the All Progressives Congress (APC) Youth Conference with the theme; “The Future Is a Decision”. The President was represented at the conference by Mr Boss Mustapha, Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF). The conference which was the first of its kind in the history of the APC was attended by youths representatives from across the 36 states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).…
The International Press Centre (IPC), Lagos – Nigeria has called for thorough investigation over the gruesome murder of a former radio presenter with Naija FM Ibadan, Mr Titus Badejo by unknown gunmen. Badejo was murdered on Saturday, in Oluyole area of Ibadan at about 11:30p.m by gunmen. The Executive Director of IPC, Mr. Lanre Arogundade said, “The death of Titus Badejo is very unfortunate and should be thoroughly investigated. The spate of insecurity in Nigeria is worrisome and calls for immediate action. It is really unfortunate that, journalists have become easy targets and prey to the enemy.” Report from frontpageng.com…
The Nigerian equities market began trading for the week on Monday still on negative mood with 0.27 per cent loss due to renewed profit taking. Specifically, the All-Share Index which opened for the week at 38,648.91 shed 103.61 points or 0.27 per cent to close at 38,545.30. Accordingly, month-to-date gain moderated to 0.3 per cent, while year-to-date loss increased to 4.3 per cent. In the same vein, the market capitalisation lost N54 billion or 0.27 per cent to close at N20.089 trillion from N20.143 trillion achieved on Friday. The market loss was driven by price depreciation in large and medium capitalised…
South Africa’s president on Monday said the “selfish, unjust” refusal of pharmaceutical companies and allied Western governments to entertain emergency patent waivers on COVID-19 vaccines was endangering the entire world. In unusually impassioned remarks, Cyril Ramaphosa lambasted a resistance to calls by India and South Africa for temporary patent waivers to ramp up production. Ramaphosa, proponent of the waiver, told the opening virtual session of the Qatar Economic Forum, a day after South Africa registered 13,000 new cases in a third COVID-19 wave. “It is selfish, it is unjust, it is wholly unfair. We are facing an emergency that is…
…As he inaugurates N50bn university power project Gov. Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti, on Monday, inaugurated the N50 billion 2.5 megawatts Afe Babalola University independent power project, in Ado-Ekiti. The project when fully operational would have a future capacity of five megawatts. Fayemi at the inauguration commended Chief Afe Babalola, the founder of the institution and initiator of the project, for the giant strides. He said Babalola was fast becoming government within government, going by his enormous contributions toward Ekiti State development. Fayemi, who also participated in the foundation laying of the institution’s nine industrial parks, to accommodate 121 industries, lauded…
The African Development Bank (AfDB) says the $430 million highway project linking Enugu to Bamenda in Cameroon will be completed this year. The bank in a statement issued on Monday, said that the project was part of its investments in West Africa which currently stood at $16 billion. The statement quoted the President of AfDB, Dr Akinwunmi Adesina, as disclosing this in a speech at the 59th Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government in Ghana. According to Adesina, the $430 million highway project will transform trade opportunities between the two countries. He also disclosed…
The Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre, CISLAC, has commended the re-appointment of Mrs Amina Mohammed as the United Nations Deputy Secretary-General for another term of five years. A statement by the Executive Director, Auwal Rafsanjani made available to ASHENEWS on on Monday, also applauded the well-deserved re-appointment of the UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres. According to CISLAC, “we are convinced that the re-appointment is an appreciation of her efficient performance, sterling qualities, credibility, integrity and track records suitable for the re-consideration. “We also observed in the re-appointment, practically demonstrated spirit of inclusiveness, equality and social justice by the Secretary General.…
The Federal High Court, Abuja, has ordered the Mobil Producing Nigeria Unlimited and the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) to pay the oil communities in Ibeno local government area of Akwa Ibom a cumulative damages of 81.9 billion over oil spillage. Justice Taiwo Taiwo, in a judgment debt, ordered that the payment must be paid within 14 days, and failure of which 8 per cent interest would be accruable on the principal sum annually. Delivering judgment on Monday in a joint suit instituted against the two defendants by the aggrieved oil producing communities, Justice Taiwo held that the American oil…