BREAKING: INEC shifts governorship, state assembly polls to March 18
The Independent National Electoral Commission has, true to projection, postponed the governorship and state assembly elections till March 18. The exercise was previously scheduled to hold on March 11, but…
Court gives INEC permission to reconfigure BVAS, grants Peter Obi access to inspect electoral materials
March 8, 2023 The Court of Appeal on Wednesday granted INEC permission to reconfigure its Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) for the Saturday Governorship and State Assemblies Elections. The court…
Lagos in focus as Nigerians elect new state governors
March 8, 2023 Nigerians will return to the polls on Saturday to elect state governors across the country, two weeks after a disputed presidential election, with the main focus on…
Nigerian woman who ran prostitution ring extradited to Italy, gets 13 years imprisonment
March 8, 2023 A Nigerian woman who has been wanted in Italy since 2010 has been flown from Abuja back to Rome where she has been sentenced to 13 years…
Court orders removal of Benue LP dep. governorship candidate’s name from INEC list
March 8, 2023 A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Wednesday, ordered the removal of the name of Mr Idu Onyiloyi, Labour Party (LP) deputy governorship candidate for Benue…
CBN issues operational guidelines on open banking
March 8, 2023 The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has issued operational guidelines for open banking in Nigeria. The guidelines establish principles for data sharing across banking and payment systems….
Labour Party charges Enugu State electorate to vote massively for its guber candidate
March 8, 2023 Labour Party (LP) in Enugu State on Wednesday urged the electorate to vote massively for its governorship candidate on March 11. Its spokesman, Dr Mcginger Ibeneme, made…
Court remands 4 persons for alleged culpable homicide, cultism
March 8, 2023 A Makurdi Chief Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday ordered the remand of four persons at the Correctional Service Centre, Makurdi, for allegedly killing five persons during a cult…
Pope says equal opportunities for women are key to a better world
March 8, 2023 Pope Francis on Wednesday decried violence and prejudice against women and said granting equal pay and opportunities could help create a more peaceful world, as a new…
VAT for Q4 2022 stood at N697.38bn — NBS
March 8, 2023 The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), said the aggregate Value Added Tax (VAT) stood at N697.38 billion in Q4 2022. This is according to the VAT Q4…