By Raji Rasak The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has commenced tracking of 111 constituency projects in Lagos. The Resident Anti-corruption Commission Coordinator in Lagos, Mr Kabir Elelu, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on Tuesday that the monitoring team commenced the exerciseContinue Reading
By Emmanuel Oloniruha The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says its results viewing portal is to enhance election transparency and not a result collation or transmission system. The INEC Director of ICT, Paul Omokore, gave the clarification in his presentation titled: “The role of BVAS, IReV for Bayelsa, Kogi andContinue Reading
By Okeoghene Akubuike The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says Nigeria’s headline inflation rate increased to 26.72 per cent in September 2023. The NBS disclosed this in its Consumer Price Index (CPI) and Inflation Report for September, released in Abuja on Monday. According to the report, the figure, which isContinue Reading
By Flowerbud News Oct. 17, 2023 Israel has asked the United States for $10 billion in emergency aid amid the escalation of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, the New York Times newspaper reported. The White House is reportedly preparing an assistance package for Israel, which also contains aid to Ukraine, funding toContinue Reading
By Flowerbud News Oct. 15, 2023 Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has met for the first time with representatives of the relatives of the hostages taken last wekend by the Palestinian militant organisation Hamas, Israeli media reported on Sunday. There were no details about the meeting at first. On Oct.Continue Reading
By Ibrahim G. Ahmad The Commander 1 Brigade, Nigerian Army, Brig.-Gen. Sani Ahmed, has called on journalists to put national interest above others in their news reportage. The call was made in a statement by the Acting Assistant Director Army Public Relations Headquarters 1 Brigade, Yahayya Ibrahim, and made availableContinue Reading
By Polycarp Auta A faulty power line of the Jos Electricity Distribution Plc. (JED) electrocuted eight persons at Kabong community in Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau on Saturday, killing six of them. The faulty line emitted sparks and electrocuted the victims in the various homes at about 3Continue Reading
By Lucy Ogalue The African Development Bank (AfDB) President, Dr Akinwuni Adesina, says corruption is not an African issue. Adesina said this in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Saturday. According to him, what is important is to continue to improve transparency,Continue Reading
By Aminu Garko The Kano State Government on Friday conducted a mass wedding of 3,600 men and women across the 44 local government areas of the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the wedding Fatihah was conducted at the palace of the Emir of Kano, Alhaji AminuContinue Reading
