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The Independent National Electoral Commission will deploy 11,355 Bimodal Voter Accreditation System machines for voter accreditation in the November 11 governorship elections in Kogi, Bayelsa, and Imo states. A top official in the commission, who spoke on anonymity, disclosed this to newsmen. According to INEC, Bayelsa State has 2,244 polling units; Kogi, has 3,508 polling units and Imo has 4,758 polling units. It would be recalled that...

President BOLA TINUBU has hosted governors of States that share boundaries with Niger Republic yesterday. It was gathered the meeting held at the State House, Abuja, was part of consultations by the President on the situation in Niger. The governors in attendance were AHMED ALIYU (Sokoto), UMAR NAMADI (Jigawa), MAI MALAM BUNI (Yobe), IDRIS NASIR (Kebbi) and Dr DIKKO RADDA (Katsina). The Northern Elites have kicked against the planned on...

The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has warned against the activities of fraudsters forging its website to swindle unsuspecting members of the public.This was contained in a statement issued by the NDDC Director, Corporate Affairs, Dr Ibitoye Abosede in Port Harcourt.The commission said the fraudsters were parading fake contract offers.The statement said, that the Commission has been drawn to the activities of fraudsters dangling...

The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors(NARD) has said it will embark on peaceful protests from Wednesday, August 9, 2023, if the Federal Government does not meet its demands.NARD also said it will be picketing the Federal Ministry of Health, the Office of the Head of Civil Service of the Federation, and the federal and state tertiary health institutions in the country.The association made this known in a circular titled, ‘Notice of nationwide ma...

 The Federal Government has directed the Chief Medical Directors and Medical Directors in the Federal Tertiary Hospitals, to implement the no work, no pay policy on striking members of the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD).The was contained in a letter by the Federal Ministry of Health, and signed by the Director of Hospital Services, DR ANDREW NOAH.They also directed the hospitals, to maintain an attendance register...

Members of the Lagos State House of Assembly have expressed their dissatisfaction over the commissioner nominees list transmitted to the House by the Lagos State Governor, BABAJIDE SANWO-OLU.The lawmakers, who spoke during plenary said the names of the 39 nominees did not reflect their expectations and those of their constituencies.While some of the lawmakers urged the governor to take another look at the list, others urged that the nominees’ local go...

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has said it would commence a nationwide strike on August 14, 2023, if the Federal Ministry of Justice fail to withdraw the lawsuit filed against organized labour.The NLC made the decision during its National Executive Council meeting which was held in Abuja.According to a statement signed by its national president, JOE AJAERO, the Ministry of Justice and National Industrial Court have continued to allow themselves to be use...

President BOLA TINUBU has said the petroleum refinery in Port Harcourt will start working by December 2023. The President’s spokesman, DELE ALAKE, said the refineries will start production after the completion of the ongoing rehabilitation contract between Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) and an Italian firm. The revival of the refinery, if completed as promised by President BOLA TINUBU, will lessen Nigeria’s reliance on oil...

The Organized Labour has suspended its proposed strike action, 24 hours after embarking on nationwide protests against the removal of fuel subsidy. President of Trade Union Congress, FESTUS OSIFO announced this during an interview on a monitored television program. He said the Labour leaders who had earlier met with President BOLA TINUBU obtained some commitments to some of the issues raised during the meeting for immediate implementation. ...

The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission has asked Google to remove 18 more digital loan apps from the Google Play store. The commission stated that these apps are operating on the Google Play store without regulatory approval. It noted that only digital money lenders that have regulatory scrutiny and compliance evidenced by written approval from it are allowed on Playstore. The commission further stated that violation...