The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says the National Identification Number (NIN) is not mandatory for voter registration. INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, made the clarification while fielding questions from journalists in Abuja on Thursday. Yakubu said that NIN was only a means of identification for registration as listed in the Electoral Act. “I want to make this important clarification. NIN is not going to be made mandatory for voter registration. “This is for a simple reason that we are operating on basis of law establishing INEC. “Section 10 of the Electoral Act lists identifications to be presented by prospective…
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has fixed June 28, for the resumption of its suspended Continuous Voter Registration across the country, with new technology. The Chairman of the Commission, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, at a news briefing on Thursday said that the exercise would continue until the third quarter of 2022. Yakubu also announced that the Commission would replace its Direct Data Capture Machine (DDCM) introduced in 2011 for voter registration with a new technology called, INEC Voter Enrolment Device (IVED). The registration exercise took place continuously from April 27, 2017 and was suspended on Aug. 31, 2018. The suspension…
Bandits in the early hours of Thursday, stormed Allawa community in Shiroro local government area of Niger state and killed five soldiers and one policeman. A source in Allawa town who spoke with ASHENEWS on Thursday, also said the bandits in large numbers on about 200 motorcycles, stormed the community at around 2am and burnt down military vehicles. According to the source, the bandits killed five soldiers and one policemen, adding that “I cannot ascertain the casualty figures of civilians.” Confirming the incident, the District Head of Allawa, Ibrahim Salihu told ASHENEWS on telephone that the bandits stormed solders base…
The print industry is unique and has developed over many years, transitioning from analogue to digital technologies, but there’s still so much more to come Now is an important time for the print industry. It’s a time of change and where new and emerging technologies are influencing its future. The print industry is unique and has developed over many years, transitioning from analogue to digital technologies, but there’s still so much more to come. For it to continue to grow and transform, we need fresh ideas and out-of-the-box thinking. And one way that we can support this growth is to…
Real GDP is projected to grow by 3.4% in 2021 after contracting by an estimated 2.1% in 2020 Africa is set to recover from its worst recession in half a century. Real GDP is projected to grow by 3.4% in 2021 after contracting by an estimated 2.1% in 2020, mainly due to COVID-19 related disruptions, according to the African Development Bank’s (www.AfDB.org) recently released African Economic Outlook (AEO) (https://bit.ly/3lMe67I). The pandemic also caused deep scars in the financing and debt landscape of the continent that may linger on if not quickly addressed. At the launch of the AEO, Nobel laureate Joseph Stiglitz…
The benefits of improved efficiency on the continent and encouragement of competition on the markets will be significantly felt on the continent and boost development Created by the African Continental Free Trade Agreement in 2018, the African Continental Free Trade Area (“AfCFTA”) came into effect on 1 January 2021. Since the World Trade Organization creation, the AfCFTA is the largest free trade area globally, with 54 out of 55 nations of the African Union, many of which have already ratified the agreement. Estimations forecast that this free trade area will positively impact Africa’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP), resulting in welfare…
A Nigerian Air Force (NAF), Alpha-Jet has lost contact with radar in Borno, while on interdiction mission in support of ground troops. This is contained in a statement by the Director of Public Relations and Information, NAF Headquarters, Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet on Thursday in Abuja. The mission, he said, is part of the ongoing counter-insurgency operations in the North-East. According to the statement, the loss of radar contact occurred at about 5:08 pm on March 31. The authorities added that details of the where about of the aircraft or likely cause of contact loss was still sketchy but would…
The police command in Anambra has confirmed the arrest of one suspect in connection with the bloody attack by gunmen at the country home of a former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Prof. Charles Soludo. A statement by the spokesperson of the command, DSP. Tochukwu Ikenga on Thursday said that a police team had been commissioned to undertake discrete investigation into the attack. ASHENEWS recalls that Soludo was attacked at a townhall meeting in Isuofia community in the Aguata local government area of Anambra, at which event three policemen reportedly died on Wednesday. Soludo is the All Progressives…
Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto state has advised farmers to embrace dry season farming to boost food security in the country. Tambuwal, represented by the Commissioner for Agriculture, Arzika Tureta, made the call at the launch of the 2021 dry season rice production, sales and distribution of subsidized farm inputs in Sokoto. He said that the state government has expended about N220 million to procure improved rice seedlings for distribution to genuine farmers across the 23 local governments in the state. Tambuwal said that other inputs include herbicides, Urea and NPK brand of fertilisers which were necessary requirements for dry…
A batch of Johnson and Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine failed quality standards and can’t be used, the drug giant has said. It said the site was not yet authorised to manufacture drug substance for its single-shot COVID-19 vaccine. The batch was never advanced to the filling and finishing stages of its manufacturing process. Johnson & Johnson’s comments follow a report earlier today by The New York Times saying that about 15 million doses of the company’s vaccine had been accidentally ruined by human. It said the error occurred after workers in the facility mixed ingredients incorrectly, with shipments of the vaccine…