NDIOB, Senegal — For decades, a failing power grid has choked economic growth across West Africa. In rural communities, millions remain entirely cut off from national electricity networks, forcing governments to seek alternative ways to deliver affordable, sustainable power. But in the...
Nigeria’s electoral body says it is fully prepared for the upcoming governorship election in Ekiti State, but has warned that “fake news” and misinformation pose the greatest threat to the vote. Dr Bunmi Omoseyindemi, the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) for the...
Nigeria has become more deeply fractured than it was two decades ago, with politics, ethnicity, and faith driving a wedge between citizens and severely damaging national unity, a leading research institute has warned. The Africa Polling Institute (API) said its annual data tracks a...
The former head of Nigeria’s electoral body, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, has arrived in the Qatari capital, Doha, to officially assume his duties as Nigeria’s new ambassador to the Gulf state. Professor Yakubu, who concluded his tenure as the Chairman of the Independent National...
Nigeria’s electoral body says more than one million people are registered to vote in this weekend’s crucial governorship election in the south-western state of Ekiti. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) confirmed that 97.1% of registered voters have collected their...
