Labour Party(LP) presidential candidate in the 2023 general election, Peter Obi, has canvassed mandatory submission of academic certificates by candidates for elections to the  Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC)  six months before every election. Obi, in a post on his X yesterday, said the idea could be a part of the proposed amendment to the nation’s […]

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the National Election Board of Ethiopia (NEBE) are collaborating to promote credible elections and strengthen democratic institutions across Africa. As part of the collaboration, NEBE, alongside the Coalition of Ethiopian Civil Society Organisations for Elections (CECOE), led by NEBE’s Deputy Chairman Tesfaye Neway, was at the INEC office

Ekiti State Government has intensified security measures across its boundary communities, to prevent infiltration by bandits and kidnappers. The development followed the recent attacks in some communities in Kwara State. The Chairman of Ajoni Local Council Development Area (LCDA), Mr. Michael Ogungbemi, spoke in a phone chat with our reporter. He said security operations and

There was low turnout of local government workers across Osun State yesterday, as they ended their eight months strike over control crisis between All Progressives Congress (APC) and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The Nation recalls that members of Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) began strike since February 17, following an Appeal Court judgment

Edo State Petroleum Task Force in Ikpoba-Okha Local Government has sealed off NIPCO Filling Station on Upper Sakponba Road, for having expired fire extinguishers. The filling station was shut about 9am yesterday. Leader of the task force, Ehichoya Joshua, said all fire extinguishers at the station were found to have expired since 2024. He said

The Leader of Social Democratic Party (SDP) and the party’s presidential candidate in the 2023 general election, Prince Adewole Adebayo, has expressed sadness about the level of disunity in the country after 65 years of independence. He said at the outset, there was no great philosopher or great thinker who could have united the people

Kwara State Government says it is no longer permissible to charge or collect parent-teacher association (PTA) levy in public primary schools. It therefore approved annual grants for the schools to replace PTA levy and serve as their running costs. Chairman of the State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), Prof Shehu Adaramaja, said this in Ilorin

Ondo State Government has expressed delight about what it described as the rapid transformation taking place across the 18 local governments. Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Alhaji Amidu Takuro, said this in Akure while briefing reporters after an inspection tour of local governments. He said councils under Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa’s administration had recorded

Nigerian Bottling Company (NBC) Ltd., a leading consumer packaged goods company and member of Coca-Cola Hellenic Beverage Company (CCHBC), has been recognised for its contributions to consumer protection and service excellence. The recognition came at the 2025 Consumer Service Week Award, hosted by the Lagos State Consumer Protection Agency (LASCOPA), at Adeyemi Bero Hall, Alausa,