By Ehinomen Azeigbe Kaduna state Governor, Nasiru El-Rufai has said medical and transport services will be introduced to alleviate the impact of the naira note scarcity on residents. This was contained in a statement made by the special adviser to the governor on media and communication, Muyiwa Adekeye, on Tuesday, February 21, 2023. This was after a meeting held at the Sir Kashim Ibrahim House with Nasir el-Rufai, governor of Kaduna, the state security council, and other stakeholders in attendance. Adekeye said during the meeting,…
Month: February 2023
Naira Scarcity : Sen Opeyemi Bamidele gives palliatives to over 600 women in Ekiti
No fewer than 600 women were given palliatives in Ekiti Central Senatorial District to cushion the biting effects of the cash crunch across the country. The palliatives were presented to the beneficiaries today in Ado-Ekiti by Mrs Yemisi Bamidele, Wife of Senator Michael Opeyemi Bamidele representing Ekiti Central Senatorial District in National Assembly. The event which was laced with funfare and glamour was attended by the First Lady of Ekiti State, Dr. (Mrs) Olayemi Oyebaniji and the Secretary to the State Government, Dr. (Mrs) Habibat Adubiaro . In a statement…
Shun inducements during elections – DG warns Corps Members
The Director General,National Youth Service Corps NYSC,Brig Gen Yusha’u Dogara Ahmed,has warned Corps Members to avoid financial and material inducements that may put them in trouble during the forthcoming Presidential and National Assembly elections. Brigadier General YD Ahmed gave the warning today while addressing the Corps Members during a sensitization in Abuja. The sensitization was held concurrently in all States of the federation. The DG, who urged them to be part of history as good ambassadors of their institutions, families and NYSC also assured them of adequate…
OFFICIAL PROJECTIONS: 2023 NIGERIA GENERAL ELECTIONS
Official Projections of the 2023 Nigeria Presidential Election Click to view the official projections Nigeria is the most populous nation on the African continent with an estimated population of over 213 million people. Nigeria doubles as the largest black nation globally and her territory hosts some of the most ancient evidence of human civilization. Not having a political history without turbulence, the world looks on to Nigeria as she attempts to advance into the 7th electoral cycle since the commencement of her fourth republic in 1999 Governance Index…
JUST IN: Supreme Court adjourns new naira suit judgement
The Supreme Court on Wednesday adjourned judgement in the new naira policy suit to March 3, 2023. A nine-member panel led by Justice John Okoro announced the date after taking final arguments from lawyers to parties in the cases. Details later…
Just In : Court orders confiscation of 14 properties linked to Kogi govt
A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos State on Wednesday ordered the forfeiture of 14 properties in Lagos, Abuja and the United Arab Emirates linked to the Kogi State government. Justice Nicholas Oweibo granted the interim order following an ex parte motion filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. EFCC counsel, Mr Rotimi Oyedepo, SAN, who argued the ex parte motion, told the court that the properties, including the one in the world’s tallest building, Burj Khalifa, in Dubai, UAE, were reasonably suspected to have been derived…
Igala Vanguard declares House of Representatives candidate as a great disservice to igala Nation., Says He has desecrated the Land.
The Igala Vanguard, a socio-cultural group has described the dangerous path All Progressive Congress’ ( APC ) House of Representatives candidate for Dekina/Bassa, Gowon Paul Haruna a.k.a IJN is threading all in the name of politics as a great disservice to the igala Nation. The Vanguard in a statement by Engineer Lawrence Akpa said the inordinate ambition and short cut to political fame desiring of the APC House of Representatives candidate has descended so low with no value to himself and his extraction, it therefore declared him Personae non…
FG suspends train services in Nigeria
The Nigerian government has announced the suspension of train services across the country from Saturday, the 25th to Monday, February 27, The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) spokesperson Mahmood Yakub made this known in a statement on Tuesday, February 21, 2023. According to him, the suspension was due to the conduct of the Presidential and National Assembly Elections slated for Saturday. The statement reads; “In view of the forthcoming presidential general election in the country, the Board and management of the Nigerian Railway Corporation(NRC), hereby inform the…
NCC dedicates Toll-Free Number 622 as Presidential Election Incident Hotline
In view of the importance attached to the upcoming Presidential election, the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, has dedicated its Consumer Toll-Free Number 622, to serve as 2023 Presidential Election Incident Hotline to enable voters and members of the public across Nigeria, to report any issues that may affect them, or others, during the elections on Saturday, February 25, 2023. This step according to the Commission is to support the National Electoral Commission, INEC, in its patriotic commitment towards the conduct of hitch-free elections in Nigeria. The Toll-Free Number 622 is…
2023: DG reiterates NYSC commitment to free , fair Elections …. deploys over 200,000 Corps Members as ad-hoc staff ….. Unveils Distress Call Center
The Director General, National Youth Service Corps NYSC,Brig Gen Yusha’u Dogara Ahmed has assured that participating Corps Members that will serve as ad-hoc staff for the 2023 Elections will remain apolitical to ensure an hitch free exercise. General YD Ahmed said over 200,000 serving Corps Members representing seventy five percent of ad-hoc staff for the 2023 general elections have been deployed to serve as electoral officers in the 2023 Elections that will commence Saturday 25th February,2023. The NYSC DG stated this today Tuesday 21st February,2023 while briefing Journalists on the…