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The Ogun State Independent Electoral Commission has announced that each chairmanship candidate presented by political parties for the local government elections scheduled for November 16, 2024 will be required to pay administrative charges of N250,000. The electoral body also stated that male councillorship candidates will be charged N150,000, while female candidates will pay N100,000. The […]

The Federal Government has stopped the planned sale of subsidised rice to civil servants. It has, therefore, withdrawn the circular in which it directed civil servants interested in subsidised rice to apply. This was made known in a fresh circular from the Ministry of Special Duty and Inter-Governmental Affairs obtained by our correspondent on Thursday […]

In a display of sportsmanship, Nigerian cyclist, Ese Lovina Ukpeseraye, received crucial support from the German cycling team during the Paris Olympics. Ukpeseraye, representing Team Nigeria, found herself in a difficult situation when she had no bicycle to race with in the keirin and sprint events due to the short notice of her participation. “Due […]

The Minister of Works, Senator David Umahi, has rejected Julius Berger Plc’s proposed cost of N279 billion for the Second Niger Bridge Bypass, describing it as excessively high. In a statement on Thursday, Umahi expressed his disappointment with Julius Berger’s pricing, saying, “One of the bypasses, which is 17.27 kilometres by two on asphalt, was […]

In a dramatic turn of events, the Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development, Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye, publicly interrupted a program organised by Mela-Chiyoma PAT Limited, accusing the organisers of impersonation. According to a viral video, Minister Kennedy-Ohanenye was seen addressing bewildered attendees and apparently referring to the event organisers, stating, “That makes it a fraud. […]

The chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Petroleum (Upstream), Hon. Alhassan Ado Doguwa (APC, Kano), has said that he was not standing trial before any court of law in Nigeria, for alleged murder, culpable homicide or any politically instigated violence being speculated by his detractors and political enemies. The former Leader of the House said […]

The South African government has stated that the mother of Chidimma Adetshina, a finalist in the 2024 Miss South Africa contest, may have been involved in identity theft. Chidimma was born in Soweto, South Africa to a Nigerian father and a mother who is of Mozambican descent. Social media attacks have targeted her Nigerian heritage […]

The Ogun State government has asked persons seeking employment into its civil service to pay a fee of N10,000 for application form. This was communicated in a memo seen and signed by the Permanent Secretary Commission, Jacobs R.O on behalf of the Ogun State Civil Service Commission. The document noted that “Applicants are to obtain […]

The Senate has raised questions over the $1.5bn approved in 2021 for the Turn-Around Maintenance of the Port Harcourt Refinery with little or no result. The upper chamber lamented that it is “unfair and wrong to treat government businesses or public companies as an orphan while private businesses were flourishing and thriving.” The Senate Leader […]

*Lawyer Claims Rivers Assembly Speaker Filed Suit Without Authorisation, Seeks To Join As Co-Plaintiff *As Counsel Argues Former Rivers Assembly Speaker Cannot Institute Action After Crossing to APC There was confusion in a Federal High Court in Abuja, on Wednesday, as two counsel announced appearance for Rivers House of Assembly in a suit seeking an […]

At least 430,000 visas have been issued by the United Kingdom (UK) government to Nigerians seeking to study and relocate to the European nation in 2024. British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Dr. Richard Montgomery, shared this information on Wednesday during a meeting with Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), in Abuja. […]

The Group Chief Executive Officer of NNPC Limited, Mr. Mele Kyari has said the company has not breached any of the enabling laws guiding its dealings with partners, hence should be counted out of any claims of economic sabotage. Kyari, who was addressing the Senate Ad-Hoc Committee investigating alleged economic sabotage in the Nigeria Petroleum […]