Nigeria: U.S. Announces New Favourable Visa Regime for Nigerians

The U.S. says increasing visa validity is one of several initiatives taken by it to reduce visa appointment wait times in Nigeria. Read more »

Nigeria: #nigeriadecides2023 - International Observers Blame INEC for Identified Challenges

The foreign election observation group said 40 of its members were deployed across all six geopolitical regions of Nigeria to observe the voting process. Read more »

Nigeria: PDP Rejects Peter Obi's Victory in Lagos

The PDP party agent said the result is unacceptable. Read more »

Nigeria: #nigeriadecides2023 - PDP, Labour Party, Others Walk Out of Presidential Collation Centre, Accuse INEC of Fraud

Agents of PDP and some other parties had called on INEC to halt the collation of results until results are uploaded to IREV. Read more »

Nigeria: Commonwealth Observers Say Nigeria's 2023 Elections 'Largely Peaceful' With Room for Improvement

Before leaving Nigeria on 2 March, the group will complete its final report, which will be submitted to the Commonwealth Secretary-General. Read more »

Nigeria: Party Agents Protest Delay in Uploading Results, Discrepancies in Results

PDP Representative, Dino Melaye, said the party representatives are going to make a presentation when collation resumes. Read more »

Nigeria: Just in - #nigeriadecides2023: Peter Obi Wins Enugu in Landslide Victory

Peter Obi secured 482,990 votes to defeat his closest challenger Atiku Abubakar, who scored 15,749 votes. Read more »

Nigeria: Peter Obi Defeats Tinubu, Wins Presidential Election in Lagos

A total of 1,347,152 people were accredited for the election in Lagos, a state where Mr Tinubu has a lot of political control and influence. Read more »

Liberia: Ex-Militia, Civilian Claim Gibril Massaquoi Was Called 'Angel Gabriel'

Says he gave "shoot and kill" orders at Waterside. Read more »

Nigeria: Nigeria's Main Opposition Party Threatens to Reject Presidential Election Result

The PDP agent at the national collation centre in Abuja, Dino Melaye, said this while raising concerns about the presidential election result in Kwara. Read more »

Nigeria: #NigeriaDecides2023 - APC Wins Eight House of Reps Seats in Jigawa, Loses Three

The opposition parties, PDP and the NNPP, won two and one respectively. Read more »

Nigeria: #NigeriaDecides2023 - Atiku Defeats Tinubu, Kwankwaso in Bauchi

The PDP candidate won in 18 local government areas while the APC won in two. Read more »

Nigeria: #NigeriaDecides2023 - PDP, LP Seeking Court Order to Scuttle Democracy, Plunge Nigeria Into Anarchy - APC Campaign Council

The APC campaign council says the aggrieved parties cannot use the court to stop the electoral process as it is against section 84 (15) of the Electoral Act which prohibits the… Read more »

Nigeria: #NigeriaDecides2023 - Election Fell Short of Citizens' Expectations - NDI-Iri

It noted that these shortfalls "overshadowed incremental administrative gains achieved in the pre-election period, and impeded a substantial number of citizens from participating… Read more »

Nigeria: #NigeriaDecides2023 - Obi Wins Plateau

Plateau thus joins Nasarawa as two states in Northern Nigeria that Peter Obi has won, so far, in the presidential election. Read more »

Nigeria: INEC Declares Yobe South Senatorial Election Inconclusive

INEC said the election was characterised by over voting. Read more »

Nigeria: #NigeriaDecides2023 - Peter Obi Wins in Nasarawa

Messrs Obi, Tinubu and Atiku are the three top contenders among the 18 presidential candidates. Read more »

Nigeria: Dangote Cement's Annual Sales Touch Record N1.6trn

The industrial giant recorded the fairly stronger revenue despite a slide in sales volume, hiking prices of products to boost turnover, as data from its earnings report shows. Read more »

Nigeria: #NigeriaDecides2023 - Kwankwaso Wins Kano With Almost One Million Votes

There are 44 local government areas in Kano. Mr Kwankwaso won in 38 of them. Read more »

Nigeria: #NigeriaDecides2023 - Drama As INEC Declares Collation Officer 'Persona Non Grata' in Kebbi

NAN reports that tension was high at the INEC office in Birnin Kebbi over the hot contest between Governor Bagudu and Mr Aliero who are seeking to represent the same district in… Read more »

Nigeria: #NigeriaDecides2023 - Foreign Observer Groups Lament Poor Female Participation

Nigeria according to the Inter-Parliamentary Union women in politics report 2022 ranked 184 out of 192 for women's representation in the national parliament. Read more »

Nigeria: Election Is Not War, Fayemi Tells Nigerians to 'Calm Down'

Mr Fayemi says aggrieved persons can approach the courts to seek redress if they believe they have been cheated. Read more »

Nigeria: #NigeriaDecides2023 - LP, PDP Reject Ebonyi National Assembly Election Results, Allege Widespread Manipulation

PDP and Labour Party accused INEC officials of allocation of figures in the National Assembly elections in Ebonyi State. Read more »

Nigeria: #NigeriaDecides2023 - Labour Party Rejects Collation of Results of Presidential Election

The opposition party questioned the integrity of the collation and announcement exercise at the national collation centre in Abuja. Read more »

Nigeria: #nigeriadecides2023 - Deputy Speaker, Wase, Wins Re-Election for House of Reps Seat

The Deputy Speaker, who contested on the platform of the All Progressive Congress, was declared winner by the coalition officer of the constituency, Sati Umaru Fwatshak, a… Read more »