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High Seas Treaty: UN member states reach historic agreement on international waters
The treaty, according to the UN statement, will only enter "into force" once enough countries have signed up and legally pass it in their own countries. → Read More
Nigeria gets new British High Commissioner
According to the statement announcing his appointment, Mr Montgomery will take up his appointment in April. → Read More
Nigeria consulting on evacuation following controversial comment of Tunisia President
NiDCOM added that to date, only a few Nigerians have agreed to return home, however, the mission is working with the UN Migration agency in Nigeria (IOM) to arrange tickets for those who wish to return. → Read More
17 years after, Nigeria set to hold green national census
He noted that a total of N869 billion ($1.88 billion) will be required for the census including post census activities; N626 billion ($1.36 billion) for census at $6 per capita and N243 billion ($527 million) for post-census activities up to 2025. → Read More
Less than one month to census, Nigeria begs for funding support
The minister noted that a total of N869 billion ($1.88 billion) will be required for the census including post-census activities → Read More
Nigerian author dismissed from Oxford University speaks, apologises for his condescending posts
“The idea of that piece is to cancel and ridicule me. They have succeeded in doing that,” he said in a public response to the article... → Read More
#NigeriaDecides2023: US senator asks government to exercise restraint in embracing election outcome
The ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee in a statement on Thursday said, “it is disappointing to see the administration rush to embrace the result while the full picture of what occurred during this electoral process is yet to be seen.” → Read More
Nigerian author dismissed from University of Oxford
The filmmaker and author held an Academic Visitor status at Oxford’s African Studies Centre from 2021 until his dismissal. → Read More
#NigeriaDecides2023: Kogi Central election sham, undemocratic
“I will say the entire election in Kogi Central is a sham, I find it quite barbaric and undemocratic… I will pretty much say 90 per cent of the polling unit had no elections but surprisingly results came out of them,” she said. → Read More
#NigeriaDecides2023: INEC disappointed Nigerians
Mr Andrews said their findings showed election day was marked by late deployment and opening while polling procedures were not... → Read More
#NigeriaDecides2023: Election fell short of citizens’ expectations
It noted that these shortfalls “overshadowed incremental administrative gains achieved in the pre-election period, and impeded a substantial number of citizens from participating in voting.” → Read More
#NigeriaDecides2023: Foreign observer groups lament poor female participation
Nigeria according to the Inter-Parliamentary Union women in politics report 2022 ranked 184 out of 192 for women’s representation in the national parliament. → Read More
ECOWAS observers advise Atiku, Obi, Tinubu, others to respect election outcome
The ECOWAS election monitory group gave the advice amid complaints by political parties and their candidates of irregularities concerning the 25 February presidential → Read More
Finnish police release Simon Ekpa, give reasons for arrest
The Nigerian government accuses Simon Ekpa of using social media to instigate violence in the South-east. → Read More
Nigeria, 140 others condemn Russian invasion of Ukraine
The war which began on 24 February 2022 has killed thousands of people, forced millions from their homes and fuelled a global food... → Read More
NigeriaDecides2023: Biden commends presidential candidates for signing peace accord
“Elections are a fundamental part of a functioning democracy, and all Nigerians deserve this chance to choose their future — freely... → Read More
NigeriaDecides2023: Commonwealth observer group call for peaceful elections
Mr Mbeki noted that their role is to observe and assess the pre-election period, activities on polling day and the post-election period. In doing this, the group pledged to be objective, independent and impartial. → Read More
Another earthquake hits border communities in Turkey and Syria
Turkey and Syria have barely come out of the last quake that killed at least 47,000 people and destroyed several buildings. → Read More
NigeriaDecides2023: Canadian university to hold roundtable on Nigeria’s elections
The event has the theme: Nigeria’s 2023 Elections: A ray of hope or a dead-end. → Read More
EXCLUSIVE: UN raises four major concerns about Nigeria's forthcoming elections
The top UN official raised three major concerns about preparations for Nigeria's elections. → Read More