Politics

The Independent National Electoral Commission in Kebbi State has urged politicians to be wary of social media posts announcing results after voting prior to the official declaration of result by the commission. The Resident Electoral Commissioner in the state, Alhaji Ahmad Mahmud, gave the advice during an interactive session with stakeholders in Birnin Kebbi on Monday. “Fake news is now …

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President Muhammadu Buhari says anyone planning to snatch ballot boxes during the forthcoming elections will do so “at the expense of his own life”. Speaking at an emergency meeting of leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Abuja on Monday, Buhari warned against tampering with the electoral process. He said having campaigned across the country, he has garnered enough …

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President Muhammadu Buhari says the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has questions to answer over the postponement of the general election. Barely six hours to the presidential and national assembly elections on Saturday, INEC announced postponement of the exercise — blaming this on logistics issues. Reacting during the All Progressives Congress (APC) caucus meeting on Monday, Buhari said INEC had all …

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Kasapreko Limited, a Ghanaian company, says it sold 13.9 million bottles of Alomo Bitters, a herbal alcoholic drink, in Nigeria in 2018. John Adesoye, the Nigerian sales representative, told NAN on Friday in Lagos that 580,000 cartons of the product were sold. According to Adesoye, when the 580,000 cartons sold in 2018 are calculated, it amounts to 13,920,000 bottles sold. …

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The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) has directed its members nationwide to reduce petroleum pump price from N145 per litre to N140. Chinedu Okworonkwo, national president of the association, made this known in a statement released on Sunday. According to the statement, which was signed by Bashir Dan-Malam, chairman of the association’s Kano chapter, the price slash will …

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The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN), has outlined its target for the new year during which it hopes to increase the contribution of the manufacturing sector to the country’s  Gross Domestic Product (GDP) above the current 8.84 per cent to 15 per cent. Available statistics show the sector contributed 8.84 per cent to the GDP in the third quarter of 2018, according …

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The currency in circulation at the end of December 2018 rose by 20.9 per cent to N2.329tn, compared with the growth of 1.4 per cent at the end of September 2018, the Central Bank of Nigeria disclosed this in its 2018 fourth quarter report. The development relative to the preceding quarter reflected mainly the 19.4 per cent and 7.5 per …

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Folake Sokoya Deputy Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential Council, Otunba Gbenga Daniel, has said he is suspecting foul play in the postponement of the Presidential and National Assembly elections by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), describing it as the ” hand of Esau, voice of Esau.” Otunba Daniel submitted that, Nigerian voters will not tolerate any …

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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) met on Friday 15th of February 2019 and reviewed its preparations for the 2019 general elections scheduled for Saturday 16 February 2019 and Saturday 2nd March 2019. Following a careful review of the implementation of its logistics and operational plan on the determination and operational plan to conduct free, fair and credible elections, the …

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The Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC) has taken a decision to shift the date of the Presidential and National Assembly elections earlier scheduled for Saturday till next week 23 February. It was one of the decisions reached early today in a crunch talk between INEC Chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu and 12 National Commissioners in Abuja, according to sources close to the …

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