Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman/CEO, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) has stressed the vital contributions of women in the Armed Forces and other security agencies, noting that gender inclusivity is not just a matter of equity and equality but a strategic imperative for national security. She stated this in Abuja while delivering a lecture at the Defence Headquarters Annual Gender Conference ... Read More »
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has charged young people, particularly the recipients of the Silver Award of the International Award for Young People Nigeria, to stay focused to achieve a greater tomorrow. He urged the recipients of the award, which is part of the globally recognised Edinburgh’s International Award framework, to thrive to be the best in everything they ... Read More »
To say that the administration of President Bola Tinubu is enmeshed in a crisis of credibility is to put the situation mildly. For a man who got to office with a statistically narrow mandate of 37 percent of total votes cast, many expected Tinubu to rise above himself in order to establish an enduring legacy. That expectation now appears misplaced. ... Read More »
The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, Ph.D, NPM, is deeply saddened about the loss of two prominent Senior Police Officers, AIG Philip Sule Maku (rtd.), and CP Abdulwaheed Ayilara. Retired AIG Philip Sule Maku, fwc, served as Commissioner of Police in Bauchi and Ebonyi States before retiring as the Assistant Inspector-General of Police, Department of Information and Communication ... Read More »
Mazi Afam Osigwe SAN, the newly sworn-in President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), has appointed renowned human rights lawyer, Barrister Deji Adeyanju to the newly established Citizens’ Liberties Committee (CLC). This announcement was made during Osigwe’s inaugural speech at the recent NBA conference in Lagos. Osigwe, who succeeded Mr. Yakubu Maikyau, took the oath of office on Thursday, officially ... Read More »
Chairman of Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC) Chairmen and other Leaders of Political Parties National Commissioners The Secretary to the Commission Other Senior Officials of the Commission Members of the INEC Press Corps Ladies and Gentlemen I welcome you all to this meeting exactly one month since our last regular quarterly consultative engagement with you on Monday 29th July 2024. You ... Read More »
The Commission met with leaders of political parties today, Thursday 29th August 2024, to deliberate on preparations for the forthcoming Edo State Governorship Election scheduled to hold in the next three weeks on 21st September 2024. Among the issues discussed was compliance by political parties with the upload of Polling and Collation agents to the INEC dedicated portal, which closed ... Read More »
A bill seeking for a law to establish the Lateef Jakande Leadership Academy has scaled a second reading on the floor of the Lagos State House of Assembly. At a sitting on Thursday, Speaker of the House, Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa, committed the bill to one of the committees on education for further processes. Lawmakers at the sitting had unanimously ... Read More »
..Unveils Commemorative Birth Certificate, to accelerate birth registration in Nigeria The First Lady of Nigeria, Senator Oluremi Tinubu has emphasized that a robust and efficient civil registration system is pivotal to National Development and Governance. She stated this at the official Launch of the 2024 UNICEF/RHI Commemorative Birth Certificate at the State House in Abuja. Senator Oluremi Tinubu noted that ... Read More »
The issue of critical national importance of the day is the growing trend of unreasonable pricing of consumer goods and services across the country, and the unwholesome practice of market associations engaged in price fixing. As a responsive organization, we have carried out discreet market surveys extensively across the country in the past few weeks. Our findings are quite disturbing, ... Read More »
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