March 30, 2023
Nigeria: Fact Check - Has INEC Uploaded Results of National Assembly Elections On Irev As Claimed?
The presidential election was held on the same day as federal legislative elections across Nigeria. Read more »
Nigeria: Delta Guber - Niboro Tackles APC Chieftain Over Party's Defeat, Fictionalisation Claim
APC member, Claire Ojougbo, had alleged that Mr Omo-Agege lost the 18 March governorship election in Delta State because he did not carry members of the party along. Read more »
Nigeria: Govt Used Military to Rig Election in Favour of PDP to Punish Me for Challenging Its New Naira Policy - Zamfara Governor
He said at least fifty soldiers were sent to every polling unit to rig the election in favour of PDP. Read more »
Nigeria: Abia Govt Reacts to Alex Otti's Employment Racketeering Allegation
The Governor-elect of Abia State, Mr Otti, says some agents of the government and civil servants in the state were engaging in late-hour employment racketeering. Read more »
Nigeria: Afenifere Crisis Reopens As Fasoranti Disagrees With Adebanjo On Tinubu Election
The current exchanges followed a statement on Tuesday after a meeting presided over by Mr Adebanjo in Isanya Ogbo in Ogun State, in which Afenifere formally rejected the results of… Read more »
Nigeria: Cabinet Approves N95.8 Billion for Road Linking Ekiti, Ondo
FEC also approved N2.24billion for the construction of a 150-room capacity female hostel, at the Nigerian College of Aviation Technology, Zaria, Kaduna State. Read more »
March 29, 2023
Nigeria: Govt Approves U.S.$52 Million for Free Internet Facilities in Airports, Markets
The government also said 43 higher institutions of learning in the country would be linked to the Internet facility. Read more »
March 30, 2023
Nigeria: Why NNPP Won Kano but Made Little Impact in Other Northern Nigerian States
The 18 March governorship race in Kano State was between the APC and opposition groups united under the NNPP. Read more »
Nigeria: Kano APC Governorship Candidate Concedes Defeat, Congratulates Winner
Mr Yusuf of the NNPP won the governorship election with 1,019,602 votes to defeat the APC candidate who got 890,705 votes. Read more »
March 29, 2023
Nigeria: SSS Warns of Plot to Instal Illegal Interim Govt in Nigeria
The SSS said the planners have weighed various options, which include, among others, sponsoring endless violent mass protests in major cities to warrant a declaration of a State of… Read more »
Nigeria: Buhari Approves Appointment of 6 New Perm Secretaries
The six new permanent secretaries were appointed following the recently conducted selection process. Read more »
Nigeria: Court to Rule On Forfeiture of Properties Linked to Kogi Governor
The court fixed 20 April to rule on an application filed by Kogi government seeking to vacate an interim order of the court freezing 14 properties linked to the state government. Read more »
Nigeria: Politicians Facing Bleak Future After 2023 Elections
While the winners in the general elections are making plans for their swearing-in ceremonies, how to form their governments, and fine-tuning policies and programmes, the losers… Read more »
March 28, 2023
Nigeria: Saraki Heads PDP Ward Congress Electoral Committee in Bayelsa
Governor Diri is the only aspirant for the party ticket. Read more »
Africa: Leveraging City-Basin Governance to Boost Water Security in African Municipalities
Water security must, of necessity, reduce the potential for conflicts and tensions, contributing to significant social, development, economic, and environmental benefits. Read more »
Nigeria: Nigerian Govt Says Transition On Course As Tinubu Nominates Bagudu, Edun Into Presidential Council
The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, says President Muhammadu Buhari will not spend a day extra after the 29 May to handover power to the incoming… Read more »
Nigeria: Train Attack - Kaduna Government Asks Passengers to Reclaim Luggage
Sixteen bags and various loose times are still uncollected. Read more »
Nigeria: How We Averted Over 4,000 Industrial Disputes in Seven Years - Nigerian Govt
"We have conciliated about 4, 000 labour disputes, more than that figure I think about 4,300 or so since I came into that ministry and you don't hear about that," Mr Nigie said. Read more »
Nigeria: Reps Approve Change of Lender for $973 Million Kaduna-Zaria-Kano Rail Line
The lawmakers adopted a motion replacing the China Exim Bank with China Development Bank as the financier of the rail line. Read more »
Nigeria: #NigeriaDecides2023 - How Nigerians Voted in Legislative Elections - Report
"An aggregated 63% of the respondents our trained observers spoke with, made their voting choice based on factors such as party affiliation (34.28%), previous choice of a… Read more »
Nigeria: Governor Abiodun Appoints Fagbohun As Ogun Head of Service
Kolawole Fagbohun was the 2007 Merit Award Winner in the Ogun State Public Service. Read more »
Nigeria: Oyo Teachers Task Governor Makinde On Second Term
Oyo teachers say Governor Makinde's achievements in the education sector were a major factor that contributed to his success at the poll Read more »
Nigeria: Quest for President Buhari's Daura Zone to Produce Katsina Governor, Deputy Continues
With 12 local government areas, President Buhari's home Katsina North Senatorial District has more local government areas than each of the other two districts, yet it it has never… Read more »
March 27, 2023
Africa: Sub-Saharan Africa - Conflicts Continue to Cause Suffering Amid Double Standards, Failure of Leadership
Women's rights as well as the freedom to protest are threatened as states fail to protect and respect rights at home. Read more »
Nigeria: Tony Elumelu Celebrates 60th Birthday With African Entrepreneurs Impacting Lives
The entrepreneurs acknowledged the impacts of the TEF funding on their businesses and projects in communities across Africa. Read more »