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The Independent National Election Commission (Inec) has clarified that voters who meet the requirements that conduct pre-registration online during the ongoing Voter Registration (CVR) exercise still have to visit the designated Inec offices to complete the process before getting their permanent voter cards (PVC). According to the commission, online registration alone is not enough, because biometric data, including fingerprints, must …

Christine Iyetunde Ofulue said that a professor of linguistics at the National Open University of Nigeria (noun) Iyetunde Ofulue said that the Nigerian Pidgin is rapidly growing globally due to its exceptional scale and scope. This was stated on Tuesday while delivering the 35th inaugural lesson of the University on the theme, “to claim marginalized voices: intersections of diversity and …

The Benue State Assembly Council on Wednesday confirmed that only six of the eight commissioners’ nominations were elected by Governor Hyacinth Alia. The assembly, however, rejected two nominations because of the petition submitted to them. Those who were confirmed in the plenary held in Makurdi were Dr. Benjamin Ashaver, Dr. Peter Egbodo, Mrs. Theresa Ikwue, Mr. Denis Iyaghigba, Dr. Paul …

By Victor Osula, Abuja The federal government closed about 13,597,057 social media account on offensive content and violations of the practice code through platforms, including Tiktok, Facebook, Instagram and X. This was disclosed in the 2024 code of conformity report presented by the promoters of the main interactive computer services platforms such as Google, Microsoft and Tiktok. The practice code …

The Nigerian equity market fell further on Wednesday because investors lost the N713 billion at the close of trading that day. This follows the decline in the stock price of Guinness Nigeria PLC, CONOIL PLC, and Consolidation of PLC Hallmarks, among others, on the trading floor. The Benchmark All-Share Index (ASI) decreased to 141,566.30 points from 142,613.47 points recorded on …

The Nigerian stock market closed on Wednesday with a bearish note while investors lost N663 billion following heavy Sell-offs in Coniol, Guinness Nigeria, consolidated Hallmark Holdings, Royal Exchange and 48 other actions. Market capitalization dropped by 0.73 percent, descending from N90,227 trillion to N89.564 trillion, while the index of all share dropped by 1,047.16 points to close at 141,566.31 compared …

The Nigerian currency, Naira, was further depreciated by the US dollar in an official window on Wednesday. Nigerian central bank data (CBN) shows that Naira is closed on N1, 536.73/$ 1 compared to N1, 534.93/$ 1 which is traded on Tuesday. This is the loss of N1.80 for local currencies against American Greenback. In the black market, Naira closes flatly …

Nigeria’s men’s basketball team, D’Inmers, has come out of FIBA ​​Afrobasket this year after losing to Senegal in the quarter -finals on Wednesday night. Brutal Senegal against Nigerians, who suffered defeat 91-75 against Lions to get out of the tournament. D’E Inmers had started their campaign with a victory over Madagascar before defeating defending champions Tunisia, and made him three …

The secretary of the government of the Federation (SGF), Senator George Akume, reiterated the commitment of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to improve the well -being of the Niger delta region. Speaking when he received a delegation from the forum of the leaders of the young people of the ethnic nationality of the Niger delta, led by its president and president …

Police operations at Akwa Ibom have saved 20 Ghana residents who were traded in the state. The victims, who were traded from Ghana, were rescued in a complex in the Obio Ethoro Village, the Uyo Regional Government in the state, on Monday. Spokesman for the State Police Command, Timfon John, revealed this in a statement on Wednesday at UYO. He …