Author: Opalim Lifted

Cash payments to Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) offices across the country for election logistics have started to be made by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). This has allayed concerns that INEC wouldn’t be able to obtain cash from the CBN due to the current shortage of naira notes as a result of the CBN’s adoption of a cashless policy. An INEC national commissioner reportedly claimed that branch controllers of the CBN had been directed to distribute the money to INEC offices in the states. According to reports, the state RECs had submitted funding proposals to the CBN based…

For the second Engineering and Healthcare Show (EHCS), which will be held from February 23 to February 25, in the Lahore Punjab province, a team of 125 people, including some from Nigeria, has arrived in Pakistan. The event is being organized by the Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP) and the Ministry of Commerce of Pakistan, and it will feature 736 representatives from 55 nations. The TDAP Secretary, Dr. Fareed Qureshi, claims that the goal of the trade expo, which debuted in 2022, is to promote the country’s goods abroad. “TDAP’s primary objective is to promote Pakistani indigenous products and…

On Wednesday, the Supreme Court postponed the decision in the case involving the new naira policy until March 3, 2023. After the apex court’s ruling, Nigerians will now have to wait for the court to render a favorable judgment, which they hope will lessen their suffering, especially consumer and business groups, and professional and trade unions. The deadline for exchanging old naira notes for new ones was set for February 10 by the Federal Government, but the Central Bank of Nigeria declined to change it when the Supreme Court prevented it from doing so on February 8. The injunction followed…

The National Security Council is currently convening under the presidency of Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retired). The meeting is taking place in the Council Chambers of the State House in Abuja and started just before 11 am. Ahead of the presidential and national assembly elections, which are taking place in just 48 hours, all security agencies, the Independent National Electoral Commission, and the Central Bank will be reviewed at the meeting on Wednesday. Present are Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, Chief of Defense Staff, Gen. Lucky Irabor, Chief Air Staff, Air Marshal Isiaka Amao, Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Farouk…

The Parish Priest of St. Finberrs’ Catholic Church in Rayfield, Jos, Rev. Fr. Godfrey Gopep, has counseled Christians and Nigerians in general to abstain from evil during the Lenten season. In his sermon on Ash Wednesday 2023 in Jos, Gopep delivered the advice. The preacher criticized the recent outbreak of criminal activity among Christians and advised people to always be afraid of God. ”Alot of us are deliberately doing evil to hurt others; we stay awake at night to plan evil instead to pray and think of positive things. ”So, I urge us all to use this lenten season to…

Former President Goodluck Jonathan has urged Nigerians to exercise their civic rights to vote in a patriotic, nonviolent, and sportsmanlike manner. Jonathan made the statement in a message to Nigerians that was made public on Tuesday in Abuja by Mr. Ikechukwu Eze, his communications and public affairs adviser. He claimed that recently, West Africa and a few other countries on the continent had experienced a democratic crisis that had resulted in the unconstitutional changing of administrations that had stalled their democratic pursuit of peace and development. He argued that Nigerians must prevent elections from being a catalyst for violence and…

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has set aside Consumer Toll-Free Number 622 to act as the Incident Hotline for the 2023 Presidential Election. This was said in a statement released on Tuesday in Abuja by Prof. Umar Danbatta, the commission’s executive vice-chairman (EVC). During the elections slated for February 25, according to Danbatta, this will allow voters and members of the public to report problems that may harm them or others. “This step is to support the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), in its patriotic commitment towards the conduct of hitch-free elections in Nigeria. “The Toll-Free Number 622 is the…

A million naira was given as a gift to a devoted Davido fan by the Nigerian Afrobeats musician. Television personality Tunde Ednut shared a video of a fan named Musa who had covered his entire tricycle with Davido stickers and images. Ednut captioned the video and requested assistance from Nigerians in finding the young man after expressing how overwhelmed he was by the display of support and love. The musician responded to the message by promising to give the man a million naira. When some time had passed, the media figure Tunde posted on Instagram once more to say that…

On Tuesday, the Building Collapse Prevention Guild (BCPG) expressed sadness over the 62 buildings that collapsed in Nigeria in 2022, with Lagos State leading the way with 20. This was despite the BCPG’s best efforts. As a result, the guild requested immediate action to remedy the problem during its combined virtual and physical Annual General Meeting (AGM). The guild took attempts, including the implementation of a whistle-blowing system, to stop the trend, according to Mr. Eddy Atumonyogo, who led the guild until the election of his successor at the AGM. Sulaimon Yusuf, Atumonyogo’s deputy, served as his representative. The guild…

Authorities said on Tuesday that six people were killed in the latest earthquake to hit Turkey and Syria’s border region, two weeks after a massive quake killed more than 47,000 people and damaged or destroyed hundreds of thousands of homes. The quake on Monday, which occurred just as rescue efforts from the previous devastating earthquake were winding down, was centered near the Turkish city of Antakya and was felt in Syria, Egypt, and Lebanon. The quake’s magnitude was 6.3 by US and European seismological agencies, and 6.4 by Turkish monitors. It was followed by 90 aftershocks, according to Turkey’s Disaster…