Attahiru Jega
13 Nov
Prof. Attahiru Jega, former Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), says public servants should be restricted from taking traditional titles while in service, to curb the high rate of corrupt practices. Jega made the call on Wednesday at the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) interactive session with the Chief Executive Officers…
31 Oct
Former Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Chairman, Attahiru Jega, has cautioned the Nigerian government against blindly following the advice of 'Bretton Woods institutions,' particularly the World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF). Jega gave this advice on Wednesday while speaking at the Chartered Institute of Directors of Nigeria's (CIoD) 2024 Annual Directors' Conference. He argued…
21 Sep
The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has faulted some recommendations of the Presidential Committee on Implementation of Livestock Reforms, chaired by former chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Attahiru Jega.
19 Sep
Former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Attahiru Jega, presented to President Bola Tinubu on Thursday a 152-page report detailing reform measures for the livestock sector in the country. This came as the livestock sector is said to hold a N1.7 trillion potential in the value chains. Part of the report recommended…
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The Igbo socio-cultural group, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, on Sunday announced that the former governor of Ebonyi State and Minister of Works, Senator David Umahi, has been selected as the 2024 Igbo Man of the Year. In a statement in Abakaliki, the Secretary-General of the Chidi Ibeh-led faction of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Mazi Okechukwu Isiguzoro, said that after…
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Revellers dressed in glitzy, colourful costumes danced down the streets of Calabar, southern Nigeria, this weekend as giant speakers blasted out Afrobeats for one of West Africa's most prestigious carnivals. Every December, the celebration draws nearly two million partygoers to the capital of Cross River state, organisers said. Calabar carnival, known as "Africa's Biggest Street…
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Some communities in Edo State on Sunday raised alarm in Benin over the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security's delay in releasing the competency test results conducted to fill the position of Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Nigerian Institute for Oil Palm Research (NIFOR). The communities called on the federal government to…
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The Federal Government has taken significant steps to enhance security and improve living conditions in Unity Schools. To this end, and to ensure the safety of students and staff, it has allocated N20 billion for perimeter fencing in all 118 Federal Unity Colleges. This is in addition to setting aside another N20 billion to…
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The Minister of Innovation, Science, and Technology, Uche Nnaji, has charged stakeholders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Enugu State to give President Bola Tinubu winning votes during the 2027 general election. Nnaji, who gave the charge during a meeting of the party's stakeholders he convened at his country home over the weekend,…
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Revellers dressed in glitzy, colourful costumes danced down the streets of Calabar, southern Nigeria, this weekend as giant speakers blasted out Afrobeats for one of west Africa's most prestigious carnivals. Every December, the celebration draws nearly two million partygoers to the capital of Cross River state, organisers said. Calabar carnival, known as "Africa's…