The Independent National Electoral Commission on Saturday boasted that it had “murdered” and “buried” rigging and other forms of electoral malpractices in the 2023 election with the signing of the Electoral Act 2022, the Bimodal Voter Registration System and other ...
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Appeal Court Orders ASUU To Call Off Strike
The Court of Appeal in Abuja has granted the application for leave to appeal filed by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). The leave so granted allows ASUU to formally challenge the interlocutory order issued by the National Industrial ...
Read More »Insurance Industry Total Assets Hit N2.3trn
The total assets of the nation’s insurance industry rose to N2.3 trillion in the second quarter of 2022, thereby, growing by 11.9 per cent, translating to over N200 billion from second quarter of 2021. The industry’s financial position revealed a ...
Read More »Imo PDP Wants Uzodimma Restrained Over Alleged Plot To Gag Opposition
Imo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called on President Muhammadu Buhari, to restrain Governor Hope Uzodimma over alleged plans to gag the opposition. In a statement issued by the publicity secretary of the party, Collins Opurozor, ...
Read More »2023 Campaign Finance: INEC Invokes N50m Donation Limit
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said it will monitor political parties’ campaigns and expenses and pay special attention to the observance of limits on party and candidate finance for the 2023 general elections to ensure compliance with the ...
Read More »Deaths, Losses, Tears As Floods Overrun Kogi, Anambra, Gombe, Others
Many states have been submerged by floods with some residents in Kogi, Anambra, Bauchi, Gombe among others in the affected areas currently facing a tough time. The incidents have recorded human and material losses with several sacked from their homes. ...
Read More »UNILAG Gets First Female Vice Chancellor
A Professor of Microbiology at the College of Medicine, Professor Folasade Ogunsola, has emerged the first female Vice Chancellor of the University of Lagos. Ogunsola’s announcement as UNILAG’s 13th substantive VC was made on Friday night. She emerged the favourite ...
Read More »PSC Promotes 40 DCPs, Others
The Police Service Commission has approved the promotion of 40 Deputy Commissioners to the substantive rank of Commissioners of Police. The Commission also approved an accelerated promotion for two Assistant Commissioners due to existing vacancies in the medical cadre. The ...
Read More »ASUU Strike: Experts Advocate University Autonomy
Experts in the education sector have called for true university autonomy as one of the solutions to tackle the challenges facing higher education in Africa. This was at an international symposium convened to mark the birthday of the Executive Secretary ...
Read More »Bar Code To Check Crime At Lagos Parks, Garages
The Chairman of Lagos State Parks and Garages, Alhaji Musiliu Akinsanya (MC Oluomo), has announced the introduction of the Bar Code to checkmate untoward activities among some commercial bus drivers. According to him, the initiative will curb kidnapping and other ...
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