Month February 2025

INEC tasks CSOs on political party primaries

  THE Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has urged Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) to develop interest in the primaries of political parties. INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, said this at  the commission’s First Regular Consultative Meeting with the CSOs in…

Telecom Tariff Hike: NLC Suspends Nationwide Planned Protest

THE Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has suspended its planned nationwide protest against the recent 50% increase in telecom tariffs, which was approved by the Federal Government. Trojaninsights reports that the decision to halt the demonstration follows a meeting with government representatives at…

Emefiele Opposes Fresh Move By EFCC As Court Adjourns Ruling

Embattled former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, has urged the Federal Capital Territory High Court in Abuja to prevent the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) from calling additional witnesses beyond the 10 initially listed in his ongoing…

I’m Not a Pretender, says El-Rufai

  FORMER governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, says he is not a politician who likes to pretend like some of his colleagues do. El-Rufai said this on Saturday while appreciating an X user who commended him for a book…