The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Katsina state has expressed concern over the poor turnout of residents registering for the Permanent Voter Card (PVC) in the newly established 1,750 polling units. Jibril Zarewa, INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in the state, disclosed this in an interview on Friday. He said that one year after the commencement of PVC registration, there was a poor turnout of people for registration in the newly established polling units. According to Zarewa, “In May 2022 when we did analysis, we realised out of the 1,750 newly established polling units, about 1,200 units did not…
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President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated the Federal Ministry of Transportation and the Nigerian Ports Authority on the successful berthing of the first ship at Lekki Deep Sea port. The vessel, ZHEN HUA 28, delivered three ship to Shores (STS) and 10 Rubber Tyre Gantries (RTG) cranes that will help in the evacuation of cargoes from vessels to the shore. The president expressed his feelings in a statement issued by his spokesman, Mr Femi Adesina, on Saturday in Abuja. He also congratulated all stakeholders in the maritime sector over the feat. Buhari recalled that his approval of four new seaports in…
Following Wednesday attack on Ajata-Aboki in Shiroro local government of Niger state, which claimed lives of troops and other civilians, the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Faruk Yahaya has vowed to bring to justice those terrorists behind the attack. Yahaya gave the assurance while addressing journalists at Mogadishu Cantonment Juma’at Mosque prayer in commemoration of the Nigerian Army Day Celebration NADCEL 2022 on Friday in Abuja. He said the terrorists had on Wednesday, ambushed troops in Shiroro while responding to distress call of terrorists attack on a mining site with unspecified number of casualties. The COAS said that even…
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday met with Fernando Medina, Mayor of Lisbon and City Council Members, expressing gratitude and appreciation to them for accommodating Nigerians and those fleeing the war in Ukraine. Buhari also used the occasion to congratulate him and his party on their electoral victory and his emergence as the Mayor of Lisbon. The President’s media aide, Garba Shehu in a statement, said the Nigerian leader thanked Fernando Medina for graciously receiving the Nigerian delegation in the ‘beautiful and historic coastal city of Lisbon’. He equally commended the excellent manner the city was administered, as a prime global tourist destination. ‘‘The city…
Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Ahmed Tinubu did not meet with Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, in France, a spokesperson said on Friday. Reports had emerged online about a supposed meeting between Tinubu and Wike, a chieftain of the opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). But a statement signed by a spokesperson of the Tinubu Media Office, Tunde Rahman described the reports as fake. “We have seen a viral social media post made by one of the chieftains of All Progressives Congress in Lagos State and media reports emanating from same about a supposed meeting…
Former two-time heavyweight champion, Anthony Joshua is relying on his “Naija” power as he wraps up preparations to take on Oleksandr Usyk in a rematch on August 20 in Jeddah, Saudi-Arabia. In an exclusive chat with Channels Sports in London, the British-Nigerian boxer confirmed that it will be another difficult fight but he is determined to win back the belts he lost last year September to Usyk. When asked if he will be going into the ring with his Naija power, Joshua responded: “100 percent. That’s what got me here so I’m not going to get rid of it now.…
The Naira on Friday gained marginally against the dollar at the Investors and Exporters Window, exchanging at N425.00. The figure represented an appreciation of 0.01 per cent, compared with N425.05 exchanged on Thursday. The open indicative rate closed at N421.60 to the dollar on Friday. An exchange rate of N444.00 to the dollar was the highest rate recorded within the day’s trading before it settled at N425.00. The Naira sold for as low as N411.10 to the dollar within the day’s trading. A total of 78.86 million dollars was traded in foreign exchange at the official Investors and Exporters Window…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has deployed five additional Voter Enrolment Devices (IVED), to boost the ongoing registration in Ebonyi. The Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in the state, Dr Chukwuemeka Chukwu, disclosed this at a news conference in his office in Abakaliki on Friday. Chukwu expressed delight over the large turnout of intending registrants in the state. He said that INEC’s decision to increase the devices, in addition to the 46 in use, was to facilitate the process for interested residents of 18 years and above. He also said that the commission had embarked on mass sensitisation of residents…
The Permanent Secretary, State House, Abuja, Tijjani Umar, says President Muhammadu Buhari will inaugurate new Presidential Wing of the State House Clinic in December. Umar, who made this known at the State House SERVICOM Unit Awards for the Year 2021 in Abuja, revealed that the construction work on the befitting health facility had already reached 75 per cent stage of completion. According to him, the multi-billion naira medical facility will be one of the legacies the Buhari administration will leave behind for incoming administrations in the country. “The presidential wing of the State House Clinic, which we laid the foundation…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has congratulated Sen. Philip Aduda (PDP- FCT) on his emergence as the Minority Leader of the Senate. The party congratulated Aduda in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Mr Debo Ologunagba in Abuja on Friday. The party said that Aduda’s emergence as Minority Leader underscored the confidence PDP, his colleagues in the Senate and indeed Nigerians at large had in his long-standing legislative experience, competence and capacity as a lawmaker. It said that Aduda’s selection could not have come at a better time when Nigerians were looking up to the PDP. The PDP has…