The National Chairman of the Labour Party, Barrister Julius Abure has charged party supporters nationwide to consider themselves as party agents in whatever polling unit they are voting on Saturday. He expressed gratitude to party members and supporters for standing firm by the party despite several attempts to intimidate and bully them. At a media briefing in Abuja on Wednesday, …

The United Kingdom has announced the closure of visa application centres in Nigeria on Friday 24 February and Monday 27 February for the upcoming elections. The High Commission made this known via its verified Instagram page on Tuesday. The statement disclosed: “The Visa Application Centres in Abuja, lkeja and Victoria Island will be closed on Friday 24th February and Monday …

A northern group, Arewa Youth Assembly, on Tuesday, called for the suspension of the general elections in the country. The group, comprising youths from the 19 Northern states and Abuja, noted that the suspension of the forthcoming elections became necessary due to the fuel and naira scarcity. In a statement released to newsmen in Kaduna, the Speaker of the group, …

The African Union Commission announced on Tuesday that it would be sending a 90-strong observer mission to Nigeria for this month’s elections. Africa’s most populous country goes to the polls on 25 February for the presidential and National Assembly elections but has been plunged into crisis in the run-up to the vote with dire shortages of cash and fuel. The …

The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to ensure that the upcoming general elections are trustworthy and devoid of violence. In a statement on Friday, CAN exhorted Nigerians to thwart any attempts to sow discord and cynicism. The religious organisation asked that relevant authorities should step up security, particularly in communities that are …

The newly-appointed Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brigadier General Yusha’u Ahmed (rtd.) has given assurance of safety to corps members during the forthcoming general elections. During his official visit to the Oyo State NYSC Orientation Camp in Iseyin on Friday, Ahmed informed the corps members that he had on assumption of duty visited all service chiefs in the …

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved operational licences for 67 new broadcast outfits, the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) said on Thursday in Abuja. NBC Director-General, Balarabe Ilelah said:“President Buhari has approved hundreds of broadcast licences; it is a demonstration of his intrinsic democratic values”, Ilelah stated. According to him, 473 broadcast licences were granted under President Buhari’s administration. “The breakdown of …

The Federal Government has urged the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) to strengthen collaboration with all other security agencies to ensure the successful conduct of the forthcoming general election. The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Mr Boss Mustapha made the call in Abuja during a strategic meeting with management and senior officers of the FRSC on Wednesday …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Lagos State has said it is working with park managers in the state for smooth logistics during this year’s general elections, and not with the former chairman of the defunct National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) in the state, Alhaji Musiliu Akinsanya, popularly known as MC Oluomo. The commission was reacting to …

The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has said that he would be done with at least 80 percent of his restructuring agenda for Nigeria within the first six months of assuming office. Nigeria’s new president is due to be sworn in on 29 May, which means that end of November is the deadline set …