INEC to present certificate-of-return to NASS members-elect
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) will, on Tuesday, begin the presentation of Certificates of Return to elected members of the National Assembly. Chairman
Politics
Politics
INEC vows to review, use BVAS in next elections
The Chairman of INEC, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, says the commission will still use the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) in the second leg
Education
General
Tertiary Education
NYSC: 2 die, 3 to repeat service year in Sokoto
Two National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members have died, while three others will repeat their service year for allegedly absconding from duty in
Law / Crime
Politics
A/Court grants LP, PDP’s applications to inspect election materials
A Federal Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja, on Friday, granted separate applications of the to inspect election materials used in last Saturday’s
Economy
Law / Crime
S/Court directs FG to recirculate old redesigned Naira notes
The Supreme Court on Friday ordered the Federal Government to allow the old N1000, N500 and N200 notes to recirculate until Dec. 31,
Economy
Naira dips further to dollar by 0.08%
The Naira exchanged at N461.75 to the dollar at the Investors and Exporters window on Friday. The rate represented a further depreciation by
Climate Change
Environment
World Bank, FG appoint coordinator for Agro-climatic project
The World Bank and Federal Government have appointed Mr AbdulHamid Umar as the National Project Coordinator for Agro-Climatic Resilience in Semi-Arid Landscapes (ACReSAL)
Foreign News
TeleCom
LIT to connect 20m underserved Africans with internet
Liquid Intelligent Technologies (LIT) has announced a new collaboration to deliver internet access to 20 million underserved people in Africa by the end
Business
Law / Crime
2 in court for allegedly damaging Shoprite’s door
Two men – Tunde Okunuga, 33, and John Solomon, 19 – on Thursday appeared before an Iyaganku Magistrate’s Court, Ibadan, for allegedly damaging
General
National
FEC ratifies AU convention on cross-border cooperation
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved the African Union (AU) Convention on Cross-Border Cooperation better known as the “Niamey Convention”. The Minister