INEC Identifies Key Challenge Hindering Real-Time Upload of Election Results
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has identified poor telecommunications connectivity as the primary obstacle hindering the real-time upload of election results across Nigeria.
NITEL–MTEL Pensioners Protest at Finance Ministry, Demand Payment of 35 Months’ Arrears
Dozens of aggrieved NITEL–MTEL pensioners on Tuesday shut down the entrance of the Federal Ministry of Finance in Abuja as they staged a peaceful protest to demand the immediate payment of their outstanding pension arrears.
ASUU Announces Nationwide Shutdown of All Nigerian Universities Beginning Friday
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has announced plans to commence an indefinite shutdown of all public universities across Nigeria starting Friday.
Pro-Wike Faction in PDP NEC Expels Makinde, Bala Mohammed, Bode George and Others
The internal crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) took a dramatic turn on Tuesday as a factional National Executive Committee (NEC) announced the expulsion of several prominent party leaders, including Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde, Bauchi State Governor Bala Mohammed, Zamfara State Governor Dauda Lawal, former Board of Trustees Chairman Senator Adolphus Wabara, and former Deputy National Chairman (South), Taofeek Arapaja.
Kebbi School Abduction: Survivors Recount a Terrifying Night of Ordeal
Survivors of Monday’s violent attack on Government Girls Comprehensive Senior Secondary School, Maga, in Kebbi State’s Danko/Wasagu Local Government Area, have recounted chilling details of the assault in which the school’s Vice Principal, Hassan Makuku, was killed and 25 female students abducted.
SERAP Gives CBN Ultimatum to Explain Missing N3tr or Face Legal Action
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has called on the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Olayemi Cardoso, to provide a prompt and transparent explanation regarding the alleged missing or diverted N3 trillion in public funds, as flagged in the recently released 2022 annual report of the Auditor-General of the Federation.
CJN Calls for Stronger Judicial Independence, Ethical Overhaul at Judges’ Conference
AChief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, has renewed calls for deeper judicial independence, stronger ethical discipline, and structural reforms to rebuild public trust in Nigeria’s judicial system.
CJN Calls for Stronger Judicial Independence, Ethical Overhaul at Judges’ Conference
AChief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, has renewed calls for deeper judicial independence, stronger ethical discipline, and structural reforms to rebuild public trust in Nigeria’s judicial system.
Anti-Turaki Protesters Besiege PDP Headquarters as Wike Faction Assumes Control
Supporters loyal to the Nyesom Wike-led faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Tuesday occupied the streets surrounding Wadata Plaza, the party’s national secretariat in Wuse Zone 5, Abuja, in a dramatic show of force against the newly elected National Chairman, Mr. Tanimu Turaki, SAN.
Former Defence Minister Exits PDP, Retires from Politics
Dr. Bello Haliru Mohammed, former Minister of Defence and a prominent Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) stalwart, has officially resigned from the party and announced his retirement from active politics, ending over 40 years of public service.
