Motorists in Nigeria are now expected to pay higher fees for vehicle number plates and Drivers Licence, with started from August 1, 2021. The fee for Standard Private Number Plates and Standard Commercial Number Plates is now eighteen thousand, seven hundred and fifty naira. Also, motorists who may want to obtain the Drivers Licence are to pay…
Government offices and those of some private organisations across Nigeria will remain closed, as the public holiday for the Muslim festival of Eid-El-Kabir continues. Yesterday, Muslims in Nigeria joined their counterparts across the world to observe the Eid prayers at various locations to usher in the Sallah celebrations. Here in Lagos, some Muslim worshipers gathered at the…
The Nigerian Army has denied claims that it handed over one thousand repentant Boko Haram terrorists to the Borno State government. The Director of Army Public Relations; Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu, described the report as an attempt to spoil the image of the Nigerian Army and discourage troops. Brigadier General Nwachukwu maintained that terrorist fighters arrested in…
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has approved two additional COVID-19 vaccines. The new Covid vaccines include Moderna from the United Kingdom, as well as Sputnik from Russia, which is yet to be approved by the World Health Organisation. NAFDAC’s Director-General, Professor Mojisola Adeyeye, announced at a news conference in Abuja that tests…
The People’s Democratic Party has expressed shock at the outcome of the National Assembly consideration of the Electoral Act Amendment Bill. The PDP particularly quarreled with the position of majority of APC lawmakers against the demand by Nigerians for electronic transmission of election results. National Publicity Secretary of the PDP, Kola Ologbodinyan, described the conditional provision approved…
The Senate has passed the Electoral Act Amendment Bill, with a provision for conditional electronic transmission of results of elections. The Senate approved for the Independent National Electoral Commission to consider electronic transmission of results where there is secured network coverage. It also requires that the such decision by INEC would be based on the recommendation of…