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Full Text Of Speech Delivered By INEC Chairman At Chatham House

NIGERIA’S 2023 ELECTIONS: PREPARATIONS AND PRIORITIES FOR ELECTORAL INTEGRITY AND INCLUSION Professor Mahmood YakubuChairmanIndependent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Lecture presented at The Royal Institute of International Affairs (Chatham House), London, on Tuesday 17th January 2023 Introduction I am highly honoured to lead this discussion today and to share […]

Arab Bank To Scale Up Intervention In Borno – DG

The Director General of Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa, Dr Sidi Ould-Tah, has reiterated the commitment of the bank to partner Borno Government for economic development. Ould-Tah made this known on Saturday during a courtesy call on Gov. Babagana Zulum in Maiduguri. Ould-Tah, who led a […]

Gunmen kill Police Officer, Burn Station In Imo

Unidentified gunmen early hours of Saturday attacked Oguta Police station and killed one of the police officers (name withheld) and set ablaze the station. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Henry Okoye, disclosed this to newsmen in Owerri. However, he said the gunmen were engaged by the operatives […]

Diphtheria: Nigeria Records 34 Deaths – NCDC

The Director General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, Dr Ifedayo Adetifa, has confirmed the outbreak of diphtheria disease has killed at least 35 persons in the country. Dr Adetifa said this during a programme on Arise Television on Friday night. The NCDC had in […]

Things To Know About Diphtheria Disease

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday confirmed reports of diphtheria cases in Lagos and Kano states. The NCDC also said it was monitoring the situation in Osun and Yobe states where cases are now being picked up. Diphtheria is a highly contagious, infectious disease […]

Google Parent Alphabet To Cut 12,000 Jobs

Google’s parent company Alphabet will cut 12,000 jobs, in the latest staff redundancies to hit the tech industry. Google and Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai said he took “full responsibility” for the cuts, in an internal email. The cuts will affect 6% of Alphabet’s workforce worldwide, in teams including […]