Author: Adejuyigbe Francis

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has issued a press release addressing allegations on manipulations of data on IReV. The commission in the statement signed by its National Commissioner and Member, Information and Voter Education Committee, Mohammed Kudu Haruna stated via its X (twitter) handle that the public should disregard this misleading report. See Full Statement Here: ALLEGED MANIPULATION OF ACCREDITATION DATA ON IReV “The Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC) attention has been drawn to some media reports alleging that the Commission was tampering with the accredited figures of voters in the Kogi Governorship Election results uploaded on the INEC…

Jude Bellingham and Levi Colwill have become the latest players to withdraw from England’s squad for their Euro 2024 qualifiers against Malta and North Macedonia. The duo have both pulled out due to shoulder injuries. Cole Palmer, Ezri Konsa and Rico Lewis have already been called up after James Maddison, Callum Wilson and Lewis Dunk withdrew. A statement from England said: “Jude Bellingham and Levi Colwill will play no part in England’s forthcoming UEFA Euro 2024 qualifiers against Malta and North Macedonia. “The pair arrived at St George’s Park for assessments on Monday but will now return to their clubs to…

Economic activities are being disrupted at the nation’s seaports as the Maritime Workers’ Union of Nigeria (MWUN), shut down operations at the port on Tuesday. The Maritime Workers joined the nationwide strike of the Nigerian Labour Congress over the alleged assault on Joe Ajaero, president of the Nigerian Labour Congress and other union officials by the government of Imo state. BusinessDay discovered the Apapa and Tin-Can Island seaport gates were all locked. The action which commenced on Tuesday, resulted in a crowd gathering outside the Apapa port as staff members were denied entry into the port. The union also disclosed that the…

The Federal Government of Nigeria has initiated an investigation into reports that the visas of 264 Nigerian passengers were cancelled upon their arrival in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on an Air Peace flight. In a statement released on Tuesday, November 14, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed that it is looking into the matter to determine if any consular or aviation rules were violated during the incident. The Ministry expressed its commitment to ensuring that actions affecting the welfare of Nigerian citizens are addressed promptly, aligning with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Four Ds strategy. Alkasim Abdulkadir, the Minister’s SA Media and Communications Strategy,…

The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) says the national grid is intact and supplying electricity to distribution load centres nationwide. Ndidi Mbah, TCN’S General Manager Public Affairs, made this known in a statement in Abuja on Tuesday. Mbah said that TCN did not make any statement through her office that there would be a national blackout as claimed in some quarters. She said, “The statement is mischievous and baseless as TCN, through the Public Affairs Head, did not make such. “We hereby note that the nation’s grid is intact and supplying bulk electricity to distribution load centers nationwide. “As at when…

The Congress of Nigerian University Academics (CONUA) has announced that its members are not part of the ongoing nationwide strike declared by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC). According to a statement signed by its National President, Niyi Sunmonu on Tuesday, CONUA stated that it is not part of the strike as they were not consulted by the organising bodies of NLC and TUC. The statement read, “As at the moment of putting together this release, the TUC with whom CONUA submitted affiliation request has not communicated this position on strike action to it. “Distinguished comrades…

Nigerian lawmakers were locked out of their offices on Tuesday following the closure of the National Assembly complex by officials of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) in compliance with the nationwide industrial action. In protest of the attack on its President, Comrade Joe Ajaero, in Imo State, human and vehicular movements were prevented from entering the Complex. Members of the two Chambers and the Staff of the National Assembly, journalists and others were locked out as the entrances into the Complex were locked. However, after hot arguments, the officials of Organised Labour opened one of the gates for reporters, during…

The National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, says the current financial distress being faced in the country was because the present administration, led by President Bola Tinubu inherited an empty treasury when he came to power a few months ago. The NSA stated these in Abuja on Monday when he spoke at the Chief of Defence Intelligence Annual Conference 2023 themed: “Leveraging Defence Diplomacy and Effective Regional Collaboration for Enhanced National Security”. The conference was attended by Minister of Defence, Abubakar Badaru; Minister of State, Bello Matawalle; Permanent Secretary in the Defence Ministry, Ibrahim Kana; the Chief of Defence Staff and…

The federal government has disclosed that Nigerians are expected to pay between N300,000 and N600,000 to convert their petrol vehicles to Compressed Natural Gas, CNG. The Chief Executive Officer of the Presidential Compressed Natural Gas Initiative (P-CNGi) Steering Committee, Engr. Michael Oluwagbemi revealed this in an interview with Daily Trust after the official commissioning of CNG conversion centres and a demonstration of converted CNG vehicles in partnership with the private sector at the head office of Femadec Group, one of the partners in Lagos. He also stated that the FG is also planning to establish 10,000 CNG vehicle conversion workshops…

Naira scarcity is biting harder across the country as banks have limited cash withdrawals, according to Daily Trust. Residents of Lagos, Abuja, Kano, Katsina, Jigawa and Adamawa and in other parts of the country are expressing concerns over their inability to withdraw huge cash in their banks, raising fears of scarcity as experienced during the naira swap. This has also affected business transactions in local markets, especially in the northern part of Nigeria where buyers and sellers prefer to deal in cash instead of bank transfers. The newspaper had, on November 1, reported that cash scarcity had resurfaced in Borno…

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has joined the nationwide indefinite strike declared by the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC). ASUU on Monday directed its members to join the strike starting from Monday midnight. The union declared their stance in a circular to its zonal coordinators and chairpersons, signed by Emmanuel Osodeke, National President of the Union. “As an affiliate of NLC, all members of our union are hereby directed to join this action of NLC to protect the interests of Nigerian workers and the leadership of the union. “Zonal coordinators and branch chairpersons should…

Former Spain midfielder Cesc Fabregas will take temporary charge of Italian Serie B side Como, the club confirmed on Monday. Fabregas will replace Moreno Longo as manager, after the Italian won just 16 of his 45 games in charge. The job will mark the 36-year-old’s senior managerial debut. The former Arsenal, Barcelona and Chelsea midfielder retired from his playing career in July. Fabregas played 17 games in Italy’s second-tier with Como last season before taking on the role of the club’s youth team coach. Como are sixth in the standings and take on Feralpisalo at home on Nov. 25.