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Oct
26
2022
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2023: Labour Party releases updated presidential campaign council list

2023: Labour Party releases updated presidential campaign council list

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The Labour Party on Wednesday, released an updated list of 1,453 members, as its final Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) list for the 2023 general election. The party had earlier released a 1,234 member campaign council list which was later retracted to accommodate more people. Julius Abure, Labour Party national chairman at a news conference in Abuja on Wednesday said the first list was retracted in order to capture all interest which have been covered in the new list. Mr Abure said that the Director-General of the Presidential Campaign Council remained Dr Doyin Okupe while retired Assistant Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed…
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Oct
26
2022
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North rejects redesigning of Naira notes

North rejects redesigning of Naira notes

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A group, the Concerned Northern Forum, has kicked against the proposed redesign of the Naira notes by the Central Bank of Nigeria effective from December 15, 2022. The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, had in Abuja on Wednesday, announced that the bank would release redesigned Naira notes by December 15, 2022. However, according to the group, redesigning of the said Naira notes will only cost the nation huge sums of money at the expense of tax payers. The group, while reacting to CBN’s statement through its spokesman, Abdulsalam Kazeem, in Kaduna on Wednesday, expressed concern that…
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Oct
26
2022
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INEC: 59% Of Newly Registered Voters In Ebonyi Are Invalid [Check Others]

INEC: 59% Of Newly Registered Voters In Ebonyi Are Invalid [Check Others]

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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released a pruned list of total registrations recorded during the recently concluded Continuous Voter Registration (CVR), with Bayelsa and Ebonyi having the highest figure of invalid registrants. The CVR held from June 28 to July 31 to enable previously unregistered eligible persons to register for Permanent Voter Cards to be able to vote in the 2023 General Election. A breakdown of the CVR showed that while Bayelsa recorded a total of 444,652 completed registrations, only 137,139 were valid while 307,513 were invalid, representing 69.2% of invalid registrations. Ebonyi trailed Bayelsa as the state…
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Oct
26
2022
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Nigeria will stop using old Naira notes from January 31, says Emefiele

Nigeria will stop using old Naira notes from January 31, says Emefiele

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The Central Bank Governor, Godwin Emefiele has warned that the apex bank would stop the usage of old Naira notes from 31st January, 2023. This is coming at a time when the apex bank noted conspicuously, the challenges bedeviling the country’s currency. In a statement on Wednesday afternoon, Emefiele stated that the ‘currency management has faced several daunting challenges that have continued to grow in scale and sophistication with attendant and unintended consequences for the integrity of both the CBN and the country’. Listing the challenges Emefiele said: ‘Significant hoarding of banknotes by members of the public, with statistics showing…
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Oct
26
2022
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CBN to redesign N200, N500, N1000 notes

CBN to redesign N200, N500, N1000 notes

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The Central Bank of Nigeria has announced its decision to redesign the Naira. The Governor, Mr. Godwin Emefiele, who announced this at a press briefing in Abuja, said the exercise would affect the the highest denominations: 200, 500, 1000 notes. He said that the action was taken in order to take control of the currency in circulation. According to him, the bulk of the nation’s currency notes were outside bank vaults and that the CBN would not allow the situation to continue. Details later.
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Oct
26
2022
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BREAKING: Ex-PDP Spokesman, Olisa Metuh Dumps Party

BREAKING: Ex-PDP Spokesman, Olisa Metuh Dumps Party

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A former national publicity secretary of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Olisa Metuh, has resigned his membership of the party, noting that he would be involved henceforth in non-partisan politics. Metuh’s resignation was contained in a letter he wrote to the PDP national chairman, Dr Iyochia Ayu, dated October 25 and sighted by THE WHISPERER on Wednesday. He also said he has submitted his resignation letter to the ward chairman of the party in his home State of Anambra. The former PDP spokesman said he decided to resign from party politics because he believes he will contribute more to democracy…
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Oct
26
2022
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FIRS commences direct collection of taxes from online gaming operators 

FIRS commences direct collection of taxes from online gaming operators 

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The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has stated that it has commenced the deduction of taxes at transaction points from Online Gaming Transactions using the Sentinal National Payment Gateway and Electronic Solution. In a Public Notice signed by its Executive Chairman, Muhammad Nami, the Service while directing full compliance by the online gaming community, explained that the Sentinal National Payment Gateway was a transaction processing system that enables Integrated Payment Services Providers to deduct taxes at the points of transaction and immediately remit the tax deducted to the government’s treasury. “The FIRS is automating the administration of tax on online…
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Oct
26
2022
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BREAKING: Court orders FG to return Nnamdi Kanu to Kenya

BREAKING: Court orders FG to return Nnamdi Kanu to Kenya

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A federal high court in Umuahia, Abia state, has ordered the federal government to return Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), to Kenya. Kanu was extradited from the East African country to Nigeria in June 2021. The court also ordered the government to pay Kanu N500 million as damages for his illegal abduction and violation of his fundamental human rights.   Details later.
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Oct
26
2022
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APC Integrity Movement Urges Support For Flood Victims

APC Integrity Movement Urges Support For Flood Victims

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The All Progressives Congress (APC) National Integrity Movement (ANIM) For Asiwaju/Shettima 2023, on Tuesday called for concerted efforts to support victims of flood disaster across the country. The ANIM made the appeal in a statement signed by Abubakar Sa'adu Fakai, its National Leader. ANIM is a political support group made up of past political office holders, including past APC NEC members and some serving zonal Leaders of the party. ''We wish to appeal to Nigerians,governments at all levels, corporate organisations, as well as spirited individuals, to lend a helping hand to victims of the current devastating floods in Kogi State…
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Oct
25
2022
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BREAKING: INEC Fixes Date For Bayelsa, Imo, Kogi Governoship Elections

BREAKING: INEC Fixes Date For Bayelsa, Imo, Kogi Governoship Elections

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The Independent National Electoral Commission on Tuesday said it will conduct governorship elections for Bayelsa, Imo and Kogi states on November 11, 2023. According to a statement signed by INEC National Commissioner, Festus Okoye, the decision is in fulfillment of constitutional provisions. “At its weekly meeting held today Tuesday 22nd October 2022, the Commission approved the Timetable and Schedule of Activities for the Bayelsa, Imo and Kogi States’ Governorship elections,” the statement said. “This decision is in fulfillment of the requirement of Section 28(1) of the Electoral Act 2022 which mandates the Commission to publish the Notice of Election not…
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