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Year: 2023

Ecobank, Dashen bank set up remittance app

The statement said users of RTI were able to send money back home at an average fee of 1.5 per cent of the funds being remitted. Ecobank has partnered with Ethiopia’s Dashen Bank to enable Ethiopians living in Europe to send money instantly using Ecobank’s Rapidtransfer International app (RTI). This is contained in a statement…

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Christian organisation drums support for Yari as Senate President

The CON President General added that several propaganda machinery deployed to hoodwink Senators-elect to vote against Yari would not work. A group under the aegis of the Christian Organisations of Nigeria (CON), has thrown its weight behind the Senate Presidency ambition of a former Governor of Zamfara, Abdul’aziz Yari, who represents Zamfara West in the…

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CSO says INEC marred 2023 elections, calls for additional reforms

She said the Situation Room made some recommendations to improve the election management and the electoral process. Nigeria Civil Society Situation Room on Thursday called for additional reforms and legal framework for the conduct of elections in Nigeria. Ene Obi, Convener of the coalition said this at the Situation Room’s Post Election meeting on the…

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2023 WASSCE: WAEC arrests over 20 exam officials for malpractice

The WAEC official said that the proprietor and a supervisor had since been arrested and also handed over to the police. No fewer than 20 schools officials, allegedly aiding and abetting examination malpractice, have been arrested by the West African Examination Council (WAEC) in its ongoing West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for school…

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Plateau Gov suspends last-minute recruitments, appointments made by Lalong

He assured that measures and steps to strengthen and build a result-oriented civil service would be taken in due course. Governor Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau state has suspended last-minute appointments into the state’s civil service made by his predecessor, ex-Gov. Simon Lalong. Mutfwang’s media aide, Gyang Bere, stated in Jos on Thursday that the governor…

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Nigeria Air: Arewa group wants Sirika prosecuted for deceiving Nigerians

The group describes the controversial Nigeria Air project as a national embarrassment and waste of resources. A group under the aegis of Concerned Northern Forum has called for the arrest and prosecution of the immediate-past Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika over his alleged complicity in the controversial Nigeria Air project. Two days ago, the House…

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Atiku’s witness denies accusing Obi of rigging election in Anambra

The witness had earlier said Atiku’s votes in Anambra were massively depleted at the state collation centre. Chief Ndubisi Nwobu, a star witness presented by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has refuted claims that he accused the Labour Party presidential flag-bearer, Peter Obi, of rigging the election in Anambra State. Some…

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Group urges Tinubu to prevent interference with Fayemi’s investigation by EFCC

Adetifa said that the group strongly condemned any attempt at hobnobbing aimed at undermining ongoing investigations against the former governor. A civil society group, Justice and Equity Forum, has urged President Bola Tinubu not allow interested individuals to interfere in the ongoing investigation of former Ekiti Governor, Kayode Fayemi by the anti-graft Economic and Financial…

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Obi presents software engineer as witness against Tinubu at tribunal

Obi also asked the court to grant an order to interrogate INEC on information technology it used for the election. The Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has presented a software engineer as a witness in a case he filed to challenge the victory of President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Election Petition Courtion (PEPC)….

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Obasanjo believes Nigeria ripe to have female president

Obasanjo appealed for Nigerian women to be given a chance to lead the country. Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has advocated for Nigerian women to be given a shot at the presidency. The former President made the plea while speaking at the 5th edition of the Egba Dialect Debate and Choral Competition for Secondary Schools in…

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