Senate Reverses Controversial Rule Changes on Oath-Taking, Voting Procedures
The Nigerian Senate on Thursday reversed portions of its recently amended Standing Orders following concerns over constitutional inconsistencies. The upper…
Akpabio, Oshiomhole differ over new Senate leadership rules
ABUJA – Senate President Godswill Akpabio and Sen. Adams Oshiomhole (APC–Edo North) again on Wednesday, differed over upper legislative chamber’s…
EIRS warns against illegal revenue collection, reaffirms cashless policy
BENIN CITY – The Edo State Internal Revenue Service (EIRS) has reiterated that it remains the sole authority empowered to…
Suspected vandal electrocuted as PHED warns against sabotage
PORT HARCOURT – The Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Plc (PHED) has warned against vandalism of power infrastructure following the death…
INEC to resume nationwide voter registration May 11
ABUJA – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said that the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise will resume nationwide…
ACF suspends BOT chairman, orders forensic audit over alleged financial misconduct
KADUNA — The National Executive Committee (NEC) of the Arewa Consultative Forum has suspended its Board of Trustees (BOT) Chairman,…
Nigeria loses N20trn yearly over revenue leakages – Agbakoba
LAGOS — Nigeria is losing as much as N20 trillion in revenue annually due to the failure to fully comply…
Who is After Obi, Kwankwaso Again? By Azu Ishiekwene
The former Labour Party presidential flagbearer, Peter Obi, thinks he is Nigeria’s most misunderstood politician. Why is it hard for…
Attacks: Many South Africans have always been hostile, by Adekunle Adekoya
I first came into contact with South Africa remotely, through a book, Cry, the Beloved Country, written by Alan Patton…
The 2030 SDGs: Beyond the rhetoric of hope
In 2015, Nigeria signed onto the United Nations’ 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (SDGs) with the flourish of a nation…