The Executive Secretary, NUC, Prof. Abubakar Rasheed, made this known in an interview with journalists in Abuja on Monday after he appeared before the Senate Committee on Tertiary Institutions and TETFUND to defend the 2018 budget proposed by the commission
Browsing: Prof. Attahiru Jega
‘An honest man does not hold one opinion and express another. That is my mantra. To now read that Dr. Jonathan was forced to concede the election is absolutely preposterous! If he had the benefit of sound advice, I am certain this is one subject he needed to avoid so soon after he made us believe he was a statesman’
Jonathan, in the book, said the immediate past Independent National Electoral Commission Chairman, Prof. Attahiru Jega, disappointed him
Buhari spoke in London while addressing members of the Nigerian community in the United Kingdom
“The federal and state governments should identify their beneficiaries and pay directly to their schools and that should be done by merit.”
According to Jega, paying directly to the institutions will reduce a lot of wastages and reduce corruption in the system
Apart from reportedly frustrating effort to inspect the ballots allegedly used in the election in the state amongst other antics, the Peoples Democratic Party and its candidate, Nyesome Wike, are also said to have moved in a lot of money into Abuja on Friday
The National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, Olisa Metuh, made the party’s position known at a news conference on Wednesday in Abuja
Prof. Attahiru Jega on Tuesday handed over to Ambassador Mohammed Wali, a National Commissioner from Sokoto State, as he officially…
The appointment followed the conclusion of the term of office of the former Chairman, Prof. Attahiru Jega
As the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Attahiru Jega, officially ends his tenure, former Vice President Atiku…
The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Attahiru Jega, whose tenure of office ends on Tuesday, has concluded…
Kayode Idowu, the Chief Press Secretary to INEC Chairman, Prof. Attahiru Jega, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Abuja on Thursday
Ahmed, in the message, said the bill was aimed at achieving more development of infrastructure in the state.
He urged the House to give the bill an accelerated hearing in view of its importance
INEC said the crisis had nothing to do with the commission’s preparation for the election
Never in the history of ‘die-in-the-office’ leaders had any one been generous and patriotic enough to willingly accept political defeat and usher his opponent to the Presidential or Prime Minister’s seat
As a matter of fact, the nation has joined the rank of nations that conduct peaceful, credible and acceptable elections
The group, in a communique after its meeting to discuss the elections, said Nigerians showed great enthusiasm that ensured the elections were glaringly free and fair
The nation’s chief electoral officer in the just-concluded March 28 presidential election acknowledged that the task of leading INEC was a difficult one
From the Cable News Network to the British Broadcasting Corporation, the Nigerian media and notable personalities in and outside Nigeria, this became the talking point for the rest of the day after news filtered in that Jonathan had congratulated Buhari on his victory at the poll
Jonathan’s main challenger and candidate of the All Progressives Congress, General Muhammadu Buhari, opened the gap with the announcement of the results from 15 more states by the Independent National Electoral Commission on Tuesday