• INEC-NBA Collaboration Puts 774 Electoral Offenders on Trial

    INEC-NBA Collaboration Puts 774 Electoral Offenders on Trial0

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    • February 7, 2025

    Collaboration between the Independent National Electoral Commission and the Nigerian Bar Association has resulted in the prosecution of cases involving 774 alleged offenders from the 2023 General Election. To further build on this, Professor Yakubu Mahmood has advocated for the establishment of an Electoral Offences Tribunal to streamline the prosecution of electoral offenders, highlighting the

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  • Reps Constitution Committee Receives Requests to Create 31 New States

    Reps Constitution Committee Receives Requests to Create 31 New States0

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    • February 6, 2025

    Despite the insolvency of several states of the federation, the House of Representatives Committee on the review of the 1999 Constitution has received proposals for the creation of 31 additional states in the country. Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives Benjamin Kalu, who presided over plenary on Thursday, read a letter from the committee

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  • President Tinubu Raises 2025 Budget to N54.2 Trillion

    President Tinubu Raises 2025 Budget to N54.2 Trillion0

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    • February 5, 2025

    President Bola Tinubu has asked the National Assembly to increase the 2025 budget from N49.7 trillion to N54.2 trillion, citing the availability of additional revenue as the reason for the development. The president requested this in a letter forwarded and read by the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, during the plenary session on Wednesday. The President

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  • Tinubu Seeks Senate Approval to Sack 3 Resident Electoral Commissioners for Misconduct

    Tinubu Seeks Senate Approval to Sack 3 Resident Electoral Commissioners for Misconduct0

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    • February 5, 2025

    President Bola Tinubu has called for the approval of the dismissal of the Resident Electoral Commissioners of Abia, Adamawa, and Sokoto states, who have been suspended by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for misconduct while they were serving as the officials of the commission. President Tinubu requested their dismissal in a letter sent to

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  • No, NPC Is Not Recruiting Ad-Hoc Staff for the 2025 National Census

    No, NPC Is Not Recruiting Ad-Hoc Staff for the 2025 National Census0

    CLAIM: NPC is recruiting ad-hoc staff for the 2025 nationwide census. VERDICT: False BACKGROUND  On Monday, February 3, 2025, a WhatsApp user in a community group posted recruitment information supposedly being carried out by the National Population Commission, NPC. The post, which read: *NATIONAL POPULATION CENSUS 2025 AD-HOC STAFF RECRUITMENT-2025* Are You Skilled,Courageous,and principled? Nigeria

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  • INEC Boss Wants Improved Advocacy to Curb Vote Buying Menace in Elections

    INEC Boss Wants Improved Advocacy to Curb Vote Buying Menace in Elections0

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    • February 4, 2025

    The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Mahmood Yakubu, has called for the collaboration of civil society organisations in combating the menace of vote buying among the delegates of political parties in the country, calling for their extensive advocacy in monitoring the parties primary elections. Professor Yakubu made this appeal on Tuesday,

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