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The Minister of Science and Technology, Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu, has said Nigeria needs to reform its electoral system by adopting electronic voting to help in eliminating the errors caused by human factors in compiling election results. Onu said this when he paid a facility visit to the Electronic Development Institute …

The forum on Tuesday expressed concerns over the ejection notices issued to Fulani herders, noting that the trend is setting the country on a dangerous path. Sunday Adeyemo, a youth leader better known as Sunday Igboho, recently issued an ultimatum to Fulani herders in Ibarapa local government area of Oyo …

Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) have collected 56.18 million National Identity Numbers (NIN) since the commencement of the ongoing Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) registration started, says the Federal Government. The government added that over 1,060 registration centres for NIN have been activated by the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) across the …

An activist, Deji Adeyanju, has urged young Nigerians to mobilise themselves to take over positions of power in 2023. According to the Co-covener of Concerned Nigerians, Nigeria will not develop without the active participation of youths in politics. He warned against the major political parties in the country, noting that …

LEADERS of the National Consultative Front, NCF, a frontline political pressure group has given a gloomy picture of Nigeria, with a grim verdict that this House called Nigeria has fallen. According to the group of Leaders who took a cursory look at all the aspects of Nigeria which include corruption, …

THE Indigenous People of Biafra on Monday said its security arm, the Eastern Security Network, would soon commence the enforcement of the Anti-Grazing law in the South-East geo-political zone. This was as the Igbo National Council expressed its support for IPOB’s call on the South-East governors to halt open grazing …

Without production, the three national refineries recorded N6 billion operational expenses in October 2020, Newsextra24 learnt The total value of output by the refineries for the period under review was N0.51billion, which resulted in an operating deficit of ₦5.49 billion by the refineries. NNPC disclosed this in its October 2020 …

Peter Obi, former governor of Anambra state, says Nigeria needs only about N150 billion to procure COVID-19 vaccines. Osagie Ehanire, minister of health, said in December 2020 that the federal government needs about N400 billion for COVID-19 vaccines. According to Ehanire, about the sum would be required to vaccinate 70 …

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has warned civil servants and all persons who currently enjoy the patronage of the Kano State government to join the ruling party or lose all the benefits and opportunities. Chairman, Kano State chapter of APC, Abdullahi Abbas, who issued the threat yesterday while declaring open …

The state governor, Dapo Abiodun, has called for mass mobilisation of members during the revalidation and registration exercise of the All Peoples Congress (APC) party members in Ogun, The governor also assured the committee members of the state government maximum support towards an hitch-free exercise. The governor made this call …