archiveMay 2022

    Seven military officers, including a Commanding Officer, have been feared dead after a clash between the Kuteb ethnic group and Fulani in Takum local government area of Taraba. A resident of Takum confided the clash occurred on Tuesday when suspect Fulani militia renewed attacks on about 15 communities....

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) will end the ongoing Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) across the country on June 30. The INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, disclosed this at the commission’s quarterly meeting with Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) on Wednesday in Abuja. He added that the commission would suspend the...

  The Chief Press Secretary to Governor 'Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, Mr. Taiwo Adisa, on Tuesday, flayed Senator Teslim Folarin, a governorship aspirant on the platform of the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state, for claiming that none of the opposition party's gubernatorial aspirants is as worse...

  urges students to avoid confrontation The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan said on Tuesday that the Senate will intervene in the lingering dispute between the Federal government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) by bringing back the two parties to the negotiation table. Lawan made the...

As part of efforts to fully digitalise operations of the Nigerian capital market, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has proposed some guidelines that will enable investors to execute their transactions in the capital market on their internet-enabled appliances and at their convenience. These are contained in a guideline on...

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has stated that the June 3 deadline for political parties’ primaries and other timelines for the 2023 election remains sacrosanct. The Chairman of the Commission, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu said this at INEC’s quarterly consultative meeting with leaders of 18 registered political parties on Tuesday...

The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), South-East, has issued the Federal Government of Nigeria and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) a nine-day ultimatum to open all public universities. NANS Zone F (South-East) coordinator, Moses Onyia, gave the ultimatum in a statement released on his behalf by his...

  The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has said that it was seeking increased collaboration among African countries on effectively driving digital tax businesses. A statement the FIRS issued on Tuesday, May 10, 2022 stated that its Executive Chairman, Muhammad Nami, made the call last Friday in Lome, Togo, at...

The Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, on Tuesday said once the board’s “internal appraisal” is completed, the results of the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) 2022 done so far will be released. Oloyede, JAMB said “will not release the results until we have...

  Mo Abudu, CEO of the EBONYLIFE Group has joined other distinguished citizens and celebrities in endorsing the GoNigeria advocacy campaign for effective youth participation in the country's electoral processes re the 2023 General Elections. Mo Abudu's endorsement is coming at a time the public enlightenment campaign themed GoNigeria, an...