2023

The governorship candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in Kaduna state Hon. Jonathan Asake, has promised to run a government based on the principles of fairness, equity and justice if elected governor. Speaking at a meeting with Muslim clerics at the weekend in Zaria, he said if elected, his administration will be all inclusive. He…

The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), has called on the federal government to investigate the recent killing of over 50 pastoralists and butchers in Ekye Development Area, Doma Local Government Area of Nasarawa state. The forum made the called in a statement on Sunday in Kaduna by Murtala Aliyu, its secretary general. On January 25, 2023,…

The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) and the Arewa Youths for Development and National Unity (AYDNU) have called on the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to extend the deadline for currency swap. In separate statements on Saturday in Kaduna, both groups said many rural communities will not be able to change the old notes before the…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has again extended the dateline for the collection of permanent voter cards (PVCs) to February 5. In a statement, National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye, said the decision was taken after a meeting on Saturday. This is the second time INEC will extend the deadline…

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to direct the payment of withheld salaries of university workers. Speaking at the national administrative council meeting of the NLC in Abuja on Saturday, the NLC president, Ayuba Wabba, said the situation has made it difficult for university staff to cope with the present…