The Independent National Electoral Commission on Friday said it would punish political parties found to be violating electoral timelines as well as provisions of the new Electoral Act 2022 (as amended) especially during the 2023 elections The commission also maintained ...
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Peter Obi Now National Project, Says Ohanaeze
The apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide has said the presidential flag bearer of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, is no longer an ‘Igbo project’. The National Publicity Secretary of the organisation, Chief Alex Ogbonnia, said the Igbo had ...
Read More »MTN Kicks Off 5G Pilot In Nigeria, Targets Commercial Launch In Seven Cities
Yesterday, MTN Nigeria Communications Plc kicked off an open Fifth-Generation (5G) pilot in the lead-up to its highly anticipated commercial launch. The company, which intends to launch 5G services in Lagos, Abuja, Port Harcourt, Ibadan, Kano, Owerri and Maiduguri, is ...
Read More »Idle Refineries Workers Earn N136b Amid $3b Upgrade Cost
…Community leaders lament local content violation, N2m bribe per job slot …NNPC silent as stakeholders raise concerns over profitability, refinery project Despite being shut down, there are indications that the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) may have left over ...
Read More »Licence Revocation: Niger, Cross River Stations Shut Down
Following the expiration of the deadline issued by the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) to revoke and shut down the operations of 53 broadcast stations in the country for failing to renew their licences, LEADERSHIP Friday has gathered that Niger and ...
Read More »Atiku seeks Wike’s Support, Obasanjo Pushes Obi’s Agenda
The Peoples Democratic Party’s presidential candidate, former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, on Thursday met with the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, in London as part of efforts to resolve the crisis with the governor. The PUNCH gathered that Atiku pleaded with ...
Read More »Don’t Travel To Northern Cyprus – FG Warns Nigerians
The Chairman of the Nigeria Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), Abike Dabiri-Erewa has warned Nigerians not to travel to Northern Cyprus. Speaking to State House correspondents in Abuja on Thursday, Dabiri-Erewa said there is little the Federal Government can do to diplomatically ...
Read More »IDEA Pays Condolence Visit On Late Prof Godwin Umoette’s Family
By Our Correspondent It was indeed a splendid and glorious moment when members of Ibom Development and Empowerment Assembly- IDEA paid a special Condolence visit to the family of their departed Pioneer National Adviser, Late Bishop Prof. Godwin T. Umoette ...
Read More »FG Relies On Customs, FIRS Revenue To Pay Salaries
…As NNPC Money Goes Into Subsidies The Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo, says the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), relies heavily on funds generated by Nigeria Customs Service and Federal Inland Revenue Service. Keyamo’s statement ...
Read More »IPOB Issues Order On Burials In Igboland
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has urged the people of the South East to bury their dead ones within three days, as done in the olden days. The group in a statement by its Media and Publicity Secretary, Emma ...
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