…and Participants include His Excellency, the Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria as Special Guest of Honour, The Rt. Honourable Speaker of the House of Representatives, All Executive Governors of the 19 Northern States, Honourable Ministers and Heads of relevant Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs)…

Zango commended the Nigeria Police Force and other security agencies for their meticulous planning and deployment, which he said contributed significantly to the peaceful atmosphere across polling units. On the performance of the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS), the REC said the commission recorded no technic…

…Commuters voiced frustration over the extended delays. Tribune Online reports that Nigerian comedian Bayegun Oluwatoyin, known as Woli Arole, was among those stuck in the traffic and raised the alarm in a video posted on Facebook on Saturday. He said motorists had been trapped for between three and four hours, and sugg…

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…and ballot-paper irregularities. The hub, comprising the Kukah Centre, TAF Africa, Nigerian Women Trust Fund (NWTF), Yiaga Africa, International Press Centre (IPC) and the Centre for Media and Society (CEMESO), made this known in a preliminary statement issued on Saturday in Ado-Ekiti. According to the hub reports, 246…

…government, through the ministries of environment and health, is collaborating with the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) and the Department of Geology, Olabisi Onabanjo University, to determine the root cause of the incident. "Twice now, we have recorded cases of pollution in th…

Rights activist and chieftain of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, Aisha Yesufu, on Saturday accused the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, of being blinded to vote-buying and electoral malpractices during elections. Reacting to alleged vote-buying in Ekiti State, Yesufu said it should be decriminalise…

…Ogbaru Federal Constituency of Anambra State, currently serves as the leader of the Nigeria Democratic Party, NDP, caucus in the House of Representatives. According to the statement, the Anambra lawmaker was selected based on his extensive legislative experience, strong grasp of parliamentary procedures, and commitment…

Civil society organisations under the European Union Support for Democratic Governance in Nigeria, EU-SDGN, the Election Observation Hub, have called on political parties and candidates contesting the Ekiti State governorship election to refrain from voter inducement and uphold democratic values throughout the electora…

…her master’s degree in architecture from Covenant University, Ota, in Southwestern Nigeria. Asinobi did the math: if she stayed in the profession and stretched a Nigerian junior architect's salary, she would not be able to travel the way she wanted. According to Glassdoor data from July 2022, junior architects in Lagos…

…and voting eventually proceeded simultaneously in most locations. Chairman of the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission, Senator Magnus Abe, voted at Ward 16 in Bere community, Gokana LGA, at about 10:20 a.m. Speaking after voting, Abe described the process as peaceful and expressed optimism about the overa…

…of Interior by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in August 2023. His ministry oversees the Nigeria Immigration Service, Nigerian Correctional Service, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), and the Federal Fire Service. Since his appointment, the minister has been credited with several reforms, including the digit…

…of security agencies to defeat banditry, saying no criminal group is stronger than the Nigerian state. "The government is stronger than any bandit group," he said, adding that sustained operations and coordination among security agencies would eventually bring lasting peace. Lawal maintained that previous attempts at n…

…reflects compassion, patriotism, and genuine concern for the wellbeing of ordinary Nigerians," the statement read. The forum added that beyond the incident, Seyi Tinubu has continued to support youth empowerment and humanitarian initiatives across the country, describing his efforts as commendable. It therefore declare…

…Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) and the Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria (RTEAN) pledged cooperation with the government, while calling for a structured engagement platform to enhance monitoring and response across transport corridors. The state government, in a statement, reaffirmed its commitme…

…him, the state government is working with the Ministries of Environment and Health, the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), and experts from Olabisi Onabanjo University to investigate possible geological causes, including suspected fault lines. "Preliminary findings suggest there…

…and Response Fund (S-OIRF) allocation. He said the funds would be released through the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) gateway of the Basic Health Care Provision Fund (BHCPF). Bako said the intervention formed part of measures to strengthen Nigeria's readiness against Ebola and other emerging p…

…agencies are up and doing. Ondo State is one of the safest and most peaceful states in Nigeria." According to him, the encouraging turnout recorded across the district was partly due to sustained political activities following the recent All Progressives Congress (APC) primary election and extensive mobilisation effort…

…He said any identified gaps would form the basis of future legislative reviews of Nigeria's electoral framework. Drawing an analogy between lawmaking and human development, Bamidele noted that laws must evolve to reflect changing realities. "The law is like a human being; it keeps growing. As human beings grow, they of…

…is the Constitution of IPOB'. The Media and Publicity Secretary said that IPOB is not Nigeria and do not operate according to political ambition, office preservation, factionalism, self-entitlement, or power struggles but rather operate according to rules, discipline and constitutional order.

The Forum of Governing Council Members in Nigeria Tertiary Institutions (FOGOCOM) has endorsed President Bola Tinubu for a second term in office, citing what it described as unprecedented support for the country’s tertiary education sector under the administration’s Renewed Hope Agenda. The endorsement was announced on…

…with disabilities (PWDs) and other vulnerable groups in the electoral process. The Nigerian Women Trust Fund (NWTF), one of the organisations within the observation hub, reported that women, who constitute about 51 per cent of the voting population in Ekiti State, participated actively as voters, polling officials and…

Voting exercise was on Saturday disrupted in some Polling Units during the bye-election held across Enugu North Senatorial District. At

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