Atiku, Ayu, others lead protest to INEC hqtr in Abuja
The Presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar and his running mate, Ifeanyi Okowa are currently leading a protest today (Monday) to the national headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC in Abuja. Our correspondent observed that the Chairman of the party, Senator Iyorchia Ayu and other leaders and supporters of the party gathered at the...
Nigerian Newspapers: 10 things you need to know this Monday morning
Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 1. The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Mr Iyorchia Ayu, will on Monday (today) lead some governors elected on the platform of the party on a protest march to the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, headquarters, Abuja, over the outcome of the February 25 presidential election. 2. The scarcity of...
Nigeria’s debt hits N49 trillion
Nigeria’s total public debt portfolio now stands at about N48.93 trillion, with the government borrowing about N3.73 trillion over the past five months. Data obtained by The Nation’s Economic Intelligence yesterday showed that the government raised about N1.599 trillion in the fourth quarter of 2022. The Debt Management Office (DMO), which oversees the issuance and management of Nigeria’s sovereign debts, had...
BVAS: Saturday’s gov polls might be postponed if…
Saturday’s Governorship and State Assembly elections across the country could be postponed, except the appellate court reverses itself on the relief it granted the presidential candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party PDP, Atiku Abubakar and his Labour Party LP counterpart, Peter Obi. The court had last week stopped the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC from tampering with the Bimodal Voter...
CBN releases N114bn under 100-for-100 policy
The Central Bank of Nigeria has disbursed N114.17bn to beneficiaries under its 100-for-100 Policy on Production and Productivity since the commencement of the intervention. This was disclosed in a communiqué issued by the CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele, after the last Monetary Policy Committee meeting held in Abuja. He stated that the funds were expended on 71 projects across healthcare, manufacturing and...
Presidential poll: PDP govs, leaders to protest at INEC today
The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Mr Iyorchia Ayu, will on Monday (today) lead some governors elected on the platform of the party on a protest march to the Independent National Electoral Commission headquarters, Abuja, over the outcome of the February 25 presidential election. The development has, however, sparked apprehension in the Federal Capital Territory as residents feared...
Why INEC didn’t adopt electronic transmission of results — APC chieftain
A chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC Ekene Enefe has justified why the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC did not transmit elections results electronically in the Saturday February 25th Presidential and National Assembly elections. Enefe claimed that some political parties brought in hackers from Russia and Israel to manipulate the outcome of the 2023 elections. The APC chieftain, who...
Breaking: Old Naira notes remain legal tender till Dec 31 – Supreme Court
ABUJA—The Supreme Court, on Friday, nullified the ban on use of the old N200, N500 and N1000 banknotes as legal tenders. The apex court, in a unanimous decision by a seven-member panel of Justices, held that the old banknotes should remain valid legal tenders until December 31. It held that the old Naira notes should be used alongside the redesigned currencies. It...
INEC has breached Nigerians’ trust – CSO
The Executive Director of a citizens-led political movement, FixPolitics, has accused the Independent National Electoral Commission of breaching the trust of Nigerians with its reported failure to upload the February 25, 2023 general elections results to its portal via the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System in real time, as it promised before the election. Tony Ubani, in a statement on Thursday...
Presidential Poll: Atiku, Obi vow to challenge outcome in court
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Mr Peter Obi, and his Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, counterpart, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, yesterday, rejected the outcome of last Saturday’s presidential poll and vowed to challenge it in court. The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, had on Wednesday returned Asiwaju Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress, APC, as winner and president-elect. While Obi...
