The Benin Electricity Distribution Company PLC (BEDC) says it employed 500 staff, mostly youths, across its franchise states of Edo, Delta, Ondo and Ekiti in the last five months. This is contained in a statement signed by the Head, Human…
Gov. Bello Matawalle of Zamfara has signed into law, the Bill establishing the state Anti-thuggery Agency. This is contained in a statement issued in Gusau on Sunday by the Press Secretary to the Governor, Jamilu Iliyasu. Matawalle had in February…
Dr Jimoh Ibrahim, APC Senatorial candidate for Ondo South district has lauded Gov. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu for creating an enabling environment for peaceful elections in the state. Ibrahim, while speaking with journalists on Sunday in Igbotako, Okitipupa Local Government Area of…
Security agents have arrested two suspects in Plateau for allegedly snatching Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) during Saturday’s Presidential and National Assembly elections. Mr Mamman Dauda, the state Commissioner of Police in charge of Election Security said this when he…
Accepting defeat in elections is not something candidates in African elections have traditionally been very good at. Unfortunately, refusal to accept a result often leads to protracted battles in court, on the streets, or in the worst cases a military…
By Ismail Azeez, Osogbo The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, has been declared winner of the presidential election in Osun State. The PDP candidate polled 354,366 to defeat APC candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu who scored…
…As Omisore delivers Federal Constituency for Tinubu By Ismail Azeez, Osogbo & Jeleel Olawale The Senate spokesperson, Ajibola Basiru has lost his bid to return to the Senate, losing to the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Fadeyi Olubiyi.…
By Dakuku Peterside Last Saturday’s presidential election marks a new beginning for Nigeria, if not literally, then clearly symbolically. Nigerian voters, defied hunger, Naira crisis and appropriated that moment as a clear point of departure from the past. They embraced…
The Central Bank of Nigeria has launched the USSD channel of the Central Bank Digital Currency tagged the eNaira on Bullnet platform to boost the usage of the platform. It was launched in Lagos on last week during an event…
The Central Bank of Nigeria has reviewed the tenure of Executive Management and Non-Executive directors of Nigerian banks, a move it believes will strengthen their corporate governance structure. The apex bank said in the revised edition for banks corporate governance…
