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INEC Will Collate 2023 Election Results Manually – Okoye

21Aug

By Mary UgwuanyiNo Comments

Elections, News, Nigeria

INEC Will Collate 2023 Election Results Manually – Okoye

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has said that the results of the 2023 general elections will be collated manually despite the introduction of electronic transmission of results. According to Festus Okoye, INEC National Commissioner and Chairman of Information and Voter Education Committee, the commission would still transmit results from polling units to its result-viewing portal, IRev, as seen in recent polls but the Electoral Act has provision for the method of collation. He disclosed this during an interview with Punch on Saturday. Okoye said, “There is a marked difference between the transfer/transmission of results and the collation of results. Section 50(2) of the Electoral Act, 2022 gives the commission the absolute discretion to determine the mode...

21Aug

By Mary UgwuanyiNo Comments

News, Nigeria

Secondus Blows Hot, Fires Back At Wike

The former chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Uche Secondus has responded to the threat by Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State. Wike has been at loggerheads with some PDP stalwarts linked to the party’s presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar. The Rivers State governor lost the PDP presidential primary to Atiku in May. Speaking on Saturday at Omagwa in Ikwerre local government area, Wike threatened to crush anyone working with Secondus. According to the governor, some prominent had deserted him to align with his rivals. Wike said, “We will take every might we have, we will even leave our enemy and finish you first. Read Also: Has PDP Chairman, Ayu Resigned? “So all of you going to Abuja to hold meetings with our enemies in the state, I’m going to finis...

Anthony Joshua Loses To Usyk Again, Fails To Reclaim Heavyweight Titles

21Aug

By Kosi UchennaNo Comments

News, Nigeria, Sports

Anthony Joshua Loses To Usyk Again, Fails To Reclaim Heavyweight Titles

Anthony Joshua has lost his rematch against Ukrainian boxer, Oleksandr Usyk by a split decision. Usyk beat the Nigeria-born British boxer to retain his heavyweight titles after two out of the three judges scored him above Joshua — 115-113 and 116-112. Joshua was defeated by Usyk in front of thousands of fans that watched the fight at King Abdullah Sports City Arena in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia in the late hours of Saturday. Joshua was hoping to reclaim the WBA, IBF, and WBO titles which he lost to Usyk in September 2021. The bout lasted up to 12 rounds before the judges decided the winner. After the announcement of the winner, Joshua threw two of his title belts over the side of the ropes before walking out of the ring. The boxer later reentered the ring, took the ...

NBC Makes U-Turn, Suspends Shutdown Of Broadcast Stations

21Aug

By Kosi UchennaNo Comments

News, Nigeria

NBC Makes U-Turn, Suspends Shutdown Of Broadcast Stations

The National Broadcasting Commission, NBC, has postponed the deadline to shut down broadcast stations whose licenses were withdrawn. Recall that NBC had on Friday announced the revoke of the licenses of African Independent Television, AIT, Silverbird Television, STV, and 50 other broadcast stations over growing debt. The Director-General of the commission, Balarabe Shehu Ilelah, stated that the affected stations are owing up to N2 billion. Consequently, the commission ordered the shut down of the stations within 24 hours. However, the commission in a fresh statement issued on Saturday extended the shutdown to Tuesday, August 23, 2022. See Also: Sanwo-Olu Bans Okada In Four More LGAs, Six LCDAs According to Ilelah, the extension was informed by the “intervention of co...

21Aug

By Kosi UchennaNo Comments

Education, Labour, News, Nigeria

SSANU, NASU Call Off Strike

The Non-Academic Staff Union of Education and Associated Institutions, NASU, and Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities, SSANU, has announced the suspension of their strike, effectively on Wednesday. This was disclosed by the Joint Action Committee, JAC, of both unions in a statement issued by Mr Peter Adeyem, on Saturday. According to the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, Adeyemi said the decision to suspend the strike was reached after negotiation between the unions and the Federal Government team led by the Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu. He said that the suspension will last for an initial two months to afford the government time to implement the agreements reached. He said, “Part of the agreement is the decision of the government to set aside the sum o...

ASUU Strike: Lost Academic Session To Be Forgone If FG Fails To Pay

20Aug

By Kosi UchennaNo Comments

Education, Employment, Nigeria

ASUU Strike: Lost Academic Session To Be Forgone If FG Fails To Pay

The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has said that unfinished academic sessions will be forgone if the Federal Government fails to pay the backlog of salaries owed to members during the duration of the ongoing strike. This was disclosed by the President of the union, Emmanuel Osodeke, during an interview on Television yesterday. His position follows the threat by the Federal government not to pay lecturers for the period of the ongoing industrial action. Osodeke, in his reaction, said, “If we agree on that, therefore, the lectures we should have given (to students) for 2020/2021 and 2021/2022 (sessions), should be allowed to go so we start a new session, 2022/2023, in September. “Therefore, by July next year, I would go on my leave as we used to have in those ...

20Aug

By Mary UgwuanyiNo Comments

Education, News, Nigeria

NANS To Sue FG Over ASUU Strike

The National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, has expressed resolve to sue the Federal Government over the prolonged strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU. NANS argued that the strike which has rendered university students idle and extended their expected period of graduation is actionable and they will be seeking redress in court for their members. This was stated by Sunday Asefon, National President of NANS, in a statement issued in Ado Ekiti, Ekiti State. Although Asefon aligned with the view of Mallam Adamu Adamu, the Education Minister, that students should be compensated, he, however, disagreed that ASUU should not be held responsible. He stated that the Federal Government being the employer should be held liable under the existing situation...

ASUU Strike: What FG Proposed As Increment In Professor’s Salaries – ASUU

20Aug

By Mary UgwuanyiNo Comments

Education, News, Nigeria

ASUU Strike: What FG Proposed As Increment In Professor’s Salaries – ASUU

The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has disclosed why a resolution is yet to be reached with the Federal Government. Stanley Ogoun, the Port Harcourt zonal coordinator of the union, in a statement stated that the Federal Government offered to increase the salaries of professors by N60,000 while that of other lecturers ranged between N30,000 to N60,000. He added that the government proposed to release N170 billion as revitalisation fund which would be added in the 2023 budget. Ogoun said, “Nigerians should be aware of offers the so-called minister came up with. These are: (a) 170 billion naira for revitalisation in the 2023 budget; (b) a promise to increase by N60,000 the salary of a professor at the bar in next year’s budget; (c) no statement on the amendme...

My Question To Tinubu When He Visited Me – Obasanjo

20Aug

By Mary UgwuanyiNo Comments

News, Nigeria

My Question To Tinubu When He Visited Me – Obasanjo

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo revealed part of his conversation with the All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, when he paid him a visit at his Abeokuta residence. Recall that Tinubu had on Wednesday paid Obasanjo a visit at his Abeokuta home, located within the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library. Tinubu, a former Lagos State Governor visited Obasanjo in the company of former governors Chief Olusegun Osoba and Otunba Gbenga Daniel, billionaire businessman, Femi Otedola, and former interim national chairman of APC, Chief Bisi Akande, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, among others. The media were not addressed after the closed-door meeting. See Also: Shun Politicians With Children Abroad – ASUU President S...

19Aug

By Mary UgwuanyiNo Comments

News, Nigeria

My Plan For Power Sector – Atiku

Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has reacted to the strike by the National Union of Electricity Employees, NUEE, which threw Nigeria into darkness. The PDP presidential aspirant promised to transform the power sector if elected President in the 2023 general election. Recall that the electricity workers on Wednesday went on a strike over welfare issues which resulted in a total blackout. The union, however, suspended the strike after an emergency meeting with the Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige. Reacting to the development, Atiku in a post on his Facebook page on Thursday debunked alleged interest in any generator company. He stated, “In this regard, my approach is to first remove the entire electricity value...