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2023: Court stops INEC from ending voter registration

Metro, Politics2023, Court, INEC, Metro, Next Level, Nigeria, Politics

The Federal High Court in Abuja has stopped the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from ending voter registration on June 30, 2022. Honourable Justice Mobolaji Olajuwon (Court 10) on Monday granted an order of interim injunction following the hearing of an argument on motion exparte by Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP). SERAP’s Deputy Director, Kolawole Oluwadare, disclosed this in a statement forwarded to DAILY POST today. SERAP and 185 concerned Nigerians had early this month filed the lawsuit against INEC, asking the court to “declare unconstitutional, illegal, and incompatible with international standards the failure of the electoral body to…

Jun

19

2022

By Amos Oge Kalu

2023: OMPAN appeals to Abians, residents to get their PVCs

Abia State, Metro, News, Politics2023, Next Level, Nigeria, OMPAN, Opinion, Politics

PRESS RELEASE Abia Online Media Practitioners Association of Nigeria (OMPAN) has appealed to Abians and the Residents of Abia to obtain their Permanent Voter's Card to elect credible candidates in the forthcoming 2023 general elections. The Association made the appeal on Sunday in a press statement issued to newsmen in Umuahia by its Chairman, Chief Paddy Anyatonwu. He said voting for credible candidates would ensure the dreams and aspirations of Abians are attained, stressing that the process can only be done by those with PVC, highlighting the need for Abians to go all out and get their PVC. The Association…

Jun

19

2022

By Amos Oge Kalu

Kaduna State Govt sacks 2,357 teachers

Education, Metro, PoliticsEducation, Kaduna State, Metro, Next Level, Nigeria, Politics

The Kaduna State Universal Basic Education Board (KADSUBEB) says it has dismissed 2,357 teachers who failed the recently conducted competency test. Its spokesperson, Mrs Hauwa Mohammed, in a statement on Sunday in Kaduna, said the Board conducted a competency test for over 30,000 teachers in Dec. 2021. She said that 2,192 primary school teachers including the National President of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), Mr Audu Amba, had been dismissed for refusing to sit for the competency test. She said that some 165 of the 27,662 teachers that sat for the competency test were also sacked for poor performances.…

Jun

19

2022

By Amos Oge Kalu

NNPP: Rabiu Kwankwaso may agree to be Peter Obi’s running mate

News2023, Labour Party, Next Level, Nigeria, NNPP, Peter Obi, Politics, Rabiu Kwankwaso

The National Publicity Secretary of the New Nigerian Peoples Party (NNPP), Dr. Agbo Major, has said the party’s presidential candidate, Dr. Rabiu Kwankwaso, might be open to being the running mate to Labour Party’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi. This is as he said talks between the two parties over a possible alliance ahead of the 2023 election are progressing smoothly. Major confirmed this when he spoke to Daily Trust via phone on Sunday, June 19, 2022. Obi, whose candidacy is quite popular in the southern and most parts of the north of the country is believed to be on the…

Jun

19

2022

By Amos Oge Kalu

Opinion: Peter Obi can generate $60Bn with 1 Million Computers annually – Donseth.

Economy, Politics2023, Economy, Metro, Next Level, Nigeria, Opinion, Peter Obi, Politics

Peter Obi doesn't need to enlist 50 million Nigerian youths into the army where they will eat Agbado, Cassava and Yam. With just 1 million computers in the hands of Nigerian tech enthusiasts, Peter Obi can generate nothing less than 50- 60 billion dollars yearly, that's roughly 27 trillion Naira into the Nigerian economy (Using the 400 Naira benchmark). Meanwhile, how much is the Nigerian budget for 2022?The 2022 budget has a deficit of about N6.25tn, approximately 3.39% of GDP. All over the world, businesses are looking for cheap labour and with the aid of technology, Nigeria can comfortably become…