This report serves as a guide to Nigerians on the steps to be taken at the polling unit on election day, culminating in voting and declaration of results. The Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS), is expected to help reduce the…
Flutterwave CEO, rings NYSE closing bell
Chief Executive Officer of Africa’s leading payment technology company, Flutterwave, Olugbenga Agboola, rang the closing bell for the New York Stock Exchange on Friday in honour of Founders Day, which commemorates the achievements and contributions of African-Americans who are making…
NIDO official urges NASS to pass Diaspora Voting bill
A President of Nigerians in Diaspora Organisation (NIDO) in the U.S., Dr Adeola Popoola, has urged the National Assembly to pass the Bill for an Act to Alter the Provisions of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999…
2023 Polls: Association urges women on active participation on Saturday
The National Association of Seadogs (NAS) aka Pyrates Confraternity, have urged Nigerians, especially market women, to be active participants in the Presidential and National Assembly (NASS) elections on Saturday. The association, through its Regional Vice-President, Solomon Olorunfemi, made the call…
Elections: Police in Kaduna enforce restriction on movement from 12 midnight
Mr Sunday Babaji, Commissioner of Police on election duty deployed to Kaduna State, has ordered a strict enforcement of the restriction of human and vehicular movements into and within Kaduna State. The enforcement oder is contained in a statement issued…
*INEC bars phones, cameras inside voting cubicles (Vanguard)*Prelate urges electorate to liberate Nigeria with PVCs, cautions vote sellers (Guardian)
INEC bars phones, cameras inside voting cubicles (Vanguard) The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has declared that anybody who goes into the voting cubicle with a photographic device or a telephone to capture his choice of the party will be…
NLNG unveils 2023 Nigeria Prize for Literature and Science competitions
The Advisory Boards for the Nigeria Prize for Science, Literature and Literary Criticism, have announced the call for entries for the 2023 edition of the prizes, flagging off this year’s competitions. According to a statement by Andy Odeh, general manager,…
*Vote-buying: EFCC intercepts N32.4m in Lagos (Punch)*Our logo missing on ballots, Ondo Labour Party laments (Vanguard)
Vote-buying: EFCC intercepts N32.4m in Lagos (Punch) The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Friday intercepted the sum of N32,400 million allegedly suspected to be used for vote buying in Lagos State. The spokesperson for the EFCC, Wilson Uwujaren, in…
FG sells N2.5b NITEL property to Lagos
The National Council on Privatisation (NCP) has approved the sale of a NITEL/MTEL property located at No 3-5, Moloney Street, Tafawa Balewa Square, Onikan, Lagos, to the Lagos State Government. A statement by the Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE) on…
Polls: Police arrest Rivers Rep member with $498,100
A few days after his Television and Radio Stations were allegedly bombed by gunmen, Dr Chinyere Igwe, a member of the House of Representatives, has been arrested with a bundle of dollars along Ana Road, Port Harcourt very early on…