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The Centre for Transparency Advocacy (CTA) an election observer group has said the recently released report by INEC on the conduct of the 2023 general election is not merely academic; but a call to action for all stakeholders involved in the democratic process, aiming to foster a more robust, transparent,...

The Prime Minister Biafra Republic Government in Exile, Mazi Simon Ekpa, announced that Biafrans have voted to establish Biafra digital currency, known as Biafracoin, amid the Naira crisis.  The Finnish-based lawyer, Ekpa, disclosed this on Wednesday in a statement through his official X handle.  The adoption of Biafracoin comes following...

*appeals to labour over strike The federal government has expressed concern over the low quality and relevance of research emanating from the nation’s institutions. Minister of Education, Mamman Tahir, who gave this position after Monday’s meeting of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) at the presidential villa, Abuja, regretted that tertiary...

*Gives SGF-led committee 12 weeks to implement mergers, scrap others President Bola Tinubu has finally ordered the full implementation of the Oronsaye report on public sector reforms. The report which was submitted in 2012 during President Goodlcuk Jonathan’s administration, revealed that there are 541 statutory and non-statutory – Federal Government...

The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has urged the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) to shelve its planned industrial action and embrace dialogue with the federal government. A statement by NANS Senate president, Akinteye Afeez said the impact of the strike on academic activities would be particularly devastating for students, who...

The prosecution and the defence in the treasonable felony trial of the leader of the proscribed separatist group, the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) Nnamdi Kanu have rejigged their legal teams. While the prosecuting team is being led by Adegboyega Awomolo (SAN, replacing David Kaswe, a lawyer with the Federal Ministry of...

The Trade Union Congress (TUC) has said it would not join the leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) in its plan to protest the “mounting hardship and insecurity on Tuesday and Wednesday.” President of the TUC, Festus Osifo said this at a press conference. The NLC has said it would go...

The House of Representatives said on Monday that it will address the pitfalls that led to the failure of past constitutional amendments in the country by working closely with the executive at the state and federal levels in its constitutional amendment process to ensure that the outcome does not suffer the faith...

President Bola Tinubu on Sunday met with some selected members of the private sector as his administration seeks ways out of the ravaging economic crisis in the country. The biting economic hardship has engaged the attention of government on recent weeks, even as the organised labour has scheduled a mass...

…Asks President to stop blame game Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, has asked President Bola Tinubu to adopt President Javier Milei of Argentina approach to reforms and stop blaming opposition political parties and his predecessor. In a statement titled ‘Argentina’s Javier Milei approach to reforms should serve as a lesson...