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Women, youth leaders renew call for passage of Special Seats Bill

Nigeria, Oct. 8 -- Women and youth leaders of Nigeria's registered political parties have renewed calls for the immediate passage of the Reserved Seats for Women Bill, which is currently before the Na... Read More


Nigerian lawmakers propose 10-year passport ban for citizens convicted abroad

Nigeria, Oct. 8 -- A bill seeking to impose a 10-year ban on the issuance of international passports to Nigerians convicted of crimes abroad and subsequently deported has passed second reading at the ... Read More


EXCLUSIVE: What INEC Chairman, Mahmood Yakubu, told Tinubu in resignation letter

Nigeria, Oct. 8 -- On Tuesday, Mahmood Yakubu, who headed Nigeria's electoral commission, INEC, for a decade, bowed out and handed over to May Agbamuche-Mbu as acting chairperson. Mr Yakubu left the ... Read More


Prosecution, defence disagree over stalled forensic examination of phone in Emefiele's fraud trial

Nigeria, Oct. 8 -- A court-ordered forensic examination of a phone central to the fraud trial of former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor Godwin Emefiele has stalled in Lagos. Both the prosecuti... Read More


Tinubu asks Senate to approve fresh $2.3bn loan, four months after securing $21.5m, Euro15bn, €65m loans approval

Nigeria, Oct. 8 -- President Bola Tinubu has asked the Senate to approve a fresh $2.3 billion external loan incorporated into the 2025 budget. The request was contained in a letter read by the Senate... Read More


ADC constitutes rebranding, constitution review committees, two others

Nigeria, Oct. 8 -- The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has approved the constitution of its Rebranding and Constitution Review committees. The ADC National Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi, di... Read More


Reps probe Federal Scholarship Board over alleged mismanagement, unpaid stipends

Nigeria, Oct. 8 -- The House of Representatives has directed its Committees on Diaspora, University Education, Foreign Affairs, and Anti-Corruption to investigate the Federal Scholarship Board (FSB) o... Read More


Nigerian Government plans $2.3 billion Eurobond sale before year end

Nigeria, Oct. 8 -- The Nigerian Government hopes to approach the Eurobond market before the year winds down to raise $2.3 billion, its second return to the international bond market since last Decembe... Read More


Two new senators take oath of office

Nigeria, Oct. 8 -- The newly elected senators representing Edo Central and Anambra South senatorial districts, Joseph Ikpea and Nwachukwu Chibuzor, have been inaugurated as members of the 10th Senate.... Read More


Nigerian lawmakers move to counter US Senate bill targeting Nigeria over religious freedom

Nigeria, Oct. 8 -- The House of Representatives has expressed serious concern over a bill recently introduced in the United States Senate seeking to classify Nigeria as a "Country of Particular Concer... Read More