Abuja, Nov 22, 2021 A Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission to immediately resume the Continuous Voters Registration until 90 days before the 2023 general elections. Justice Inyang Ekwo, in the judgment, also directed INEC to ensure that eligible Nigerians were not deprived of the opportunity to have their voter card for the forthcoming poll. Justice Ekwo held that it was the constitutional responsibility of the electoral umpire to make adequate provision for the exercise in accordance with the Nigerian laws. “The case …
Lim inaugurates new NIMASA headquarters
Lagos, Nov. 22, 2022 The Secretary General of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), Mr. Kitack Lim today commissioned the ultra-modern headquarters of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) on Victoria Island, Lagos. Speaking during the inauguration of the building, the IMO Secretary General expressed confidence in the leadership of the transport sector of Nigeria, while also extolling the dynamic role of the Minister of Transportation, Engr. Mu’azu Jaji Sambo, and the heads of the various parastatals under the supervision of the Transportation Ministry. While applauding the initiative of …
Court orders INEC to resume voter registration
A Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission to immediately resume the Continuous Voters Registration until 90 days before the 2023 general elections. Justice Inyang Ekwo, in the judgment, also directed INEC to ensure that eligible Nigerians were not deprived of the opportunity to have their voter card for the forthcoming poll. Justice Ekwo held that it was the constitutional responsibility of the electoral umpire to make adequate provision for the exercise in accordance with the Nigerian laws. “The case of the plaintiffs succeeds …
Interogate all presidential candidates – Obi
Lagos, Nov. 21, 2022. Mr Peter Obi, the Presidential Candidate of Labour Party has advised Nigerian to investigate all the presidential candidates in the 2023 to determine their suitability for the office. Speaking at the Nigerian Guild of Editors Forum in Lagos on Monday, Obi said many of the presidential candidates lacked the requisite qualifications for the office. He advised that all the past activities of the presidential candidates should be probed to know their real character, competence, ability and their commitment to do the right things while in office. The …
Investigate all presidential candidates – Obi
By Tajudeen Atitebi Lagos, Nov. 21, 2022. Mr Peter Obi, the Presidential Candidate of Labour Party has advised Nigerians to investigate all presidential candidates in the 2023 elections to determine their suitability for the office. Speaking at the Nigerian Guild of Editors Forum in Lagos on Monday, Obi said many of the presidential candidates lacked the requisite qualifications for the office. He advised that all the past activities of the presidential candidates should be probed to know their real character, competence, ability and their commitment to do the right things while …
I have no plan to step down for Atiku – Kwankwaso
I have no plan to step down for Atiku – Kwankwanso Lagos, Oct. 20, 2022 Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, the Presidential Candidate of New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) says he has no plan to step down for Alhaji Abubakar Atiku, the Presidential Candidate of PDP in the 2023 elections. Kwakwaso, said this at a Nigerian Guild of Editors Forum in Lagos on Sunday, stressing that the idea was that of “wishful thinkers”. He said that those having such notion at this period were wrong since all the parties had submitted their candidates …
IMO Secretary General Visits Nigeria for Summit
Lagos, Nov. 17, 2022 Mr Kitack Lim, the Secretary General of International Maritime Organization, is visiting Nigeria to attend Nigeria International Maritime Summit. Lim will be in Nigeria from Nov. 20 to Nov. 22 A statement by NIMASA in Lagos on Thursday said the Secretary General would attend the Nigeria International Maritime Summit 2022 where regional policies and operational perspectives to Decarbonization and Green House Gas Emissions in shipping will be the focus. The Federal Ministry of Transportation and its agencies in collaboration with the organized maritime private sector, under the …
Areximbank Pledges to help Africa’s Climate finance gap
Afreximbank Pledges to help bridge Africa’s Climate finance gap Sharm El–Sheikh, Egypt, 12 November 2022: African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has pledged to support Africa to bridge the USD250 billion climate finance gap in collaboration with other African financial institutions. Speaking at the ongoing COP27 Conference hosted by the Arab Republic of Egypt in Sharm El Sheikh, Denys Denya Afreximbank’s Executive Vice President – Finance, Administration & Banking Services said, “African financial institutions, with Afreximbank at the forefront, need to step in and bridge the finance gaps. With the right support and …