Author: Adewale Adeyemi
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) have said the commission is almost ninety percent ready for the conduct of the 2023 general election. Mr Auwal Mashi, the Kaduna INEC Administrative Secretary said this Today at a stakeholder meeting in Mellinium Hope, Kaduna. According to Mashi, the commission held a successful mock accreditation to ascertain the functionality […]
The National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, and parents, under the aegis of the National Parent Teacher Association of Nigeria, NAPTAN, have commended the National Universities Commission, NUC for asking universities in the country to close for the 2023 general elections. Recall that the National Universities Commission earlier today directed that all universities in the […]
As naira scarcity persist in Kwara state and Nigeria at large, commercial banks today close as early as One O clock in the afternoon while some did not open for service. Some of the staff who spoke with Royal FM under a Condition of anonymity explained that banks officials are scared of being attacked as […]
The Presidential Candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has commended the Supreme Court for halting the ban on the old 200 naira, 500 naira and 1,000 naira to remain legal tender beyond the February tenth deadline until the case is fully disposed of. The Supreme Court today in a suit […]
The Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC) has reassured the 2023 general elections will hold as scheduled despite fuel and cash scarcities. Chairman of the Commission, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, gave the reassurance while speaking to State House Correspondents, after briefing the Federal Executive Council (FEC) today. He said the Commission has sorted out the challenges initially posed […]
Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, has lamented the cumbersome process foreigners are subjected to while applying to be citizens of the country. It was gathered that chapter three of the Nigerian 1999 constitution stated that an individual may become a citizen of Nigeria by birth, registration, or naturalization. The constitution further stated that a person […]
The Federal Government says marketers who engage in racketeering activities are responsible for the rising cost and scarcity of Premium Motor Spirit in parts of the country. The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva, revealed this while briefing State House correspondents on the outcome of the Federal Executive Council presided over by President, […]
A House of Representatives’ Candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) for Ifelodun/Oyun/Offa Federal Constituency in the forthcoming general elections, Prince Saheed Olamilekan Popoola, is to feature as Guest Speaker at the 36th edition of Media Parliament of Kwara State Council of Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ). Themed “With Quality Legislative, Social Re-Engineering is Possible, […]
An aide to former Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, Abdulganiyu Abdulqadir, has described as false, unfounded, and irresponsible a statement issued by a pseudo group called Ilorin Project Advancement Initiative (IPAI). It could be recalled that the Ilorin Project Advancement Initiative alleged that Dr. Bukola Saraki was planning to disrespect the Emir of Ilorin, […]
The scarcity of fuel and naira notes that have disrupted the socio-economic activities of Nigeria, residents of Ondo State in Ore Local Government Area on Tuesday protested over the development. The resident who appeared visibly frustrated over the lingering situation barricaded the busy Ore-Benin expressway. They lamented that the situation has had a severe impact […]
