Ernst & Young (EY), MTN Nigeria, Sterling Bank, Interswitch Group, and First Bank of Nigeria are the top 5 best companies to work in Nigeria 2023, according to LinkedIn Company Insights. While Standard Chartered Bank makes the 6th position, NNPC Limited occupies the 7th position and Eko Electricity Distribution, British American Tobacco (BAT), and Ikeja Electric … Read more
The journey to drag millions of Nigerians into suffering and cripple their businesses and means of livelihood started on October 26, 2022, when the governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Mr Godwin Emefiele announced its plan to implement naira redesign policy. The naira redesign was part of the plan by the Federal Government to fully … Read more
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC) Bola Ahmed Tinubu as the winner of the February 25 Presidential election. Tinubu got 8,794,726 votes to beat three other strong challengers. Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) got 6,984,520 votes; Peter Obi of Labour Party got 6,101,533 … Read more
There are 184 wards in Abia; they are spread across the 17 local government areas of God’s Own State. Bende LGA has the highest number of wards in Abia, followed Aba North, Aba South, Umuahia North, and Umu Nnochi council areas with 12 wards each, according to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Wards in Abia … Read more
Elections will not hold in 240 polling units across 28 states and the FCT in Nigeria during the 2023 General Elections, says the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). INEC Chairman Prof. Mahmood Yakubu said the polling units have no registered voters and no voter indicated interest to transfer their registration to them during the last Continuous … Read more
The limited availability of the new naira notes has more woes to the already existing economic hardship in Nigerians face in their personal and business life. The crisis started the moment Nigerians deposited their old naira notes, but couldn’t withdraw the newly redesigned notes ones or withdraw the old notes. How the new currency notes crisis … Read more
Over-voting in an election occurs when the number of votes cast is more than the number of accredited voters at an election in a polling unit. In Nigeria, Electoral Act, 2022 is very clear on what constitutes over-voting, unlike the previous definition of overvoting. Before President Muhammadu Buhari signed the amended Electoral Bill on February 25, … Read more
Anambra State sits on 4,887km² area, according to the Ministry of Lands, Survey, and Town Planning, making the “Light of the Nation” the second smallest state in Nigeria. It is also among the oil-producing states in Nigeria. By geopolitical ranking, Anambra is the smallest state in the Southeast and one of the core Igbo-speaking people of … Read more
By land area, Akwa Ibom is the 7th smallest state in Nigeria occupying an area of 7,081km². It is among the oil-producing states in the South-south geo-political zone of Nigeria. Going geopolitical, Akwa Ibom is the smallest state by land area among the south-south states, coming behind Cross River, Edo, Delta, Rivers, and Bayelsa states. … Read more
Since the creation of Adamawa State in 1991 by the military administrator of Gen. Ibrahim Babangida, the state has produced 13 state governors including military administrators and elected governors. Adamawa like Osun State came into being at a crucial time as Nigeria was warming up for a democratic dispensation. Unfortunately, the military regime of Gen … Read more