Meet new INEC Chairman, Joash Amupitan
Meet new INEC Chairman, Joash Amupitan President Bola Tinubu has nominated Professor Joash Ojo Amupitan, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, as the new Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission. The appointment, which was confirmed by the National Council of State on Thursday, follows the exit of Professor Mahmood Yakubu from the electoral body. According to a statement issued by Presidential aide Bayo Onanuga, Amupitan’s nomination marks the first time a native of Kogi State will head Nigeria’s election management agency. The law pr…
Chronic Debtor Brendan Usoro’s Apologists Stage Unlawful Disruption in Abuja
Chronic Debtor Brendan Usoro’s Apologists Stage Unlawful Disruption in Abuja ... Bank Swiftly Restores Normal Operations Abuja, Nigeria: In what appears to be yet another desperate attempt to evade repayment of long-outstanding debts upheld by multiple court judgments, Dr. Brendan Innocent Usoro and his company, Miden Systems Limited, have been linked to an unlawful protest staged on Wednesday, October 8, 2025, at the Central Business District in Abuja. A group of individuals claiming to represent a coalition of civil society organizations obs…
Why I picked Amupitan as INEC chair – Tinubu
Why I picked Amupitan as INEC chair – Tinubu President Bola Tinubu on Thursday explained that his choice of Professor Joash Amupitan (SAN) as the new Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission was based on his apolitical stance, integrity and impeccable record of service. “President Tinubu told the council that Amupitan is the first person from Kogi, North-Central state, nominated to occupy the position and is apolitical,” a statement by Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, quoted him as saying. T…
Farouk Lawan thanks Tinubu for presidential pardon
Farouk Lawan thanks Tinubu for presidential pardon Former House of Representatives member Farouk Lawan has thanked President Bola Tinubu for the presidential pardon bestowed upon him, stating that the gesture has “renewed” his hope. Lawan is one of the 175 persons granted presidential prerogative of mercy on the approval of the Council of State based on Tinubu’s recommendations on Thursday. Other prominent beneficiaries of the pardons include one of Nigeria’s founding fathers, Herbert Macaulay and former FCT minister in the General Ibrahim Bab…
Fidelity Bank Set to Disburse NCGC N5bn Credit Guarantee Facility to Boost MSME Financing
Fidelity Bank Set to Disburse NCGC N5bn Credit Guarantee Facility to Boost MSME Financing L-R: Executive Director, South Directorate, Fidelity Bank Plc, Pamela Shodipo; Executive Director, Lagos & South West, Fidelity Bank, Dr. Ken Opara; Executive Director, Strategy and Operations, National Credit Guarantee Company Limited (NCGC), Mrs. Tinuola Aigwedo; Executive Director/Chief Risk Officer, Fidelity Bank Plc, Kevin Ugwuoke; MD/CEO, NCGC, Mr. Bonaventure Okhaimo; Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Fidelity Bank Plc, Dr. Nneka Onyea…
FULL LIST: UI emerges Nigeria’s best varsity for 2026
FULL LIST: UI emerges Nigeria’s best varsity for 2026 9th October 2025 University of Ibadan University of Ibadan, Oyo State, has been ranked Nigeria’s best university in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2026. The ranking, published on THE’s website on Thursday, placed the Ibadan-based federal university between 801 and 1,000 globally and ahead of other leading Nigerian universities, a spot it last held in 2023. THE surveyed 2,191 institutions from 115 countries and assessed them based on 18 performance indicators across fiv…
IG suspends enforcement of tinted glass law
IG suspends enforcement of tinted glass law The Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has temporarily suspended the enforcement of the Motor Vehicles (Prohibition of Tinted Glass) Act, 1991. A statement on Thursday by the Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin, said the decision followed a meeting between the police chief and a delegation of the Nigerian Bar Association led by its President, Afam Osigwe (SAN), at the Force Headquarters, Abuja. He said the discussion focused on the ongoing enforcement of the tinted glass…
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