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The presidency has said that PresidentMuhammadu Buhari-led administration should becommended for the remarkable improvement in the conductof elections in the country instead of vilification.The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, hascome under heavy attack over the alleged irregularitiesoccasioned by the delay in uploading the Pulling Units resultsfrom the BVAS to the iREV immediately after collation.Bu...

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has said old 200, 500,1,000 naira bank notes remain legal tender Till December 31,2023.The apex bank’s Acting Director of CorporateCommunications, Isa AbdulMumin stated this in a statement.The highest court of the land had on March 3 ordered that old200, 500 and 1000 naira notes remain valid till December 31,2023.This was after 16 states of the Federation instituted...

The Flying Eagles of Nigeria made amends for their poor semi final display against Uganda which ended their hopes of lifting an 8th Afcon U 20 Championship.  Nigeria defeated Tunisia 4 nil on Saturday to finish in 3rd place.Nigeria took the lead in the 9th minute through Ibrahim Muhammad but the Tunisians  were able to prevent the flying eagles from increasing the scoreline before half time.  On resumption of Second half, Nigeria doubled the lead through Ahmed...

Two persons have been confirmed dead and many casualtieswere recorded when a moving train rammed into a BRT busat the PWD bus stop in the Ikeja, Lagos state this morning.The spokesperson for the Lagos State Traffic ManagementAuthority, Taofiq Adebayo, said rescue operation is ongoing.He said the accident recorded many casualties as the buswas fully loaded with government staff going to office....

The Special Adviser to the Edo State Governor on MediaProjects, Crusoe Osagie has described as fake, letters oftermination of the appointment handed to some employees ofthe College of Education in Igueben.In a statement, Osagie urged the general public to disregardthe notice, as it is null and void.Osagie further charged staff of the institution to carry on withtheir lawful duties....

The Nigerian Army has ordered a total of 12 Cayuse WarriorPlus scout and attack helicopters.The helicopters, when delivered, would assist in counter-insurgency operations.The contract for the production of the warrior helicopters wasawarded to the United State of America-based Company.In a news item published on its website, the company notedthat it was increasing its staff strength to ensure timelydelive...

President Muhammadu Buhari in Doha, Qatar, has called onNigerians living in the country to support President-elect, BolaTinubu, as he takes over the reins of government on May 29.Buhari made this call while speaking at a Town Hall meetingas part of his visit to Qatar.He therefore called on them to support the incominggovernment of Bola Tinubu, so that Nigeria will continue to bethe beacon of hope and prosperity in the cont...

The Federal High Court in Lagos has ordered theIndependent National Electoral Commission to directly andelectronically upload from the polling units to the IReV theresults of the forthcoming, governorship and state House ofAssembly elections in the State.Justice Peter Lifu made the order while delivering judgmenton a suit filed by the Labour Party and 41 othersThe party sought an order of mandamus to compel INEC too...

At least 13,917 Nigerians from across Africa and Europevoluntarily returned to the country between 2020 and 2022.This is according to data obtained from the InternationalOrganization for Immigration under its Assisted VoluntaryReturn and Reintegration programme for the years underreview.The reports captured the entire AVRR of the migrants, mostlyfleeing harsh conditions in their destination or transitcountries....

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited has said a total of 339 million litres of petrol was distributed to 63 depots across the country in seven days.  Data from the NNPCL and the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority showed that the products were sent out between February 25 and March 3.  According to the Weekly National PMS Evacuation and Dispatch report, Lagos got the lion’s share of 1.73 billion litres.  Delta State got 610 million ...