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INEC Plans 1.4m Ad Hoc Personnel for 2027 Elections, Targets 176,000 Polling Units

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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it plans to deploy approximately 1.4 million ad hoc personnel across more than 176,000 polling units nationwide for the 2027 general election. INEC Chairman, Joash Amupitan, disclosed this on Tuesday when he received a delegation from the International Republican Institute (IRI), led by its President, Dan Twining, in Abuja. The IRI delegation is in Nigeria from August 11 to 21 for a pre-election assessment mission focused on evaluating INEC’s preparedness for the 2027 polls and identifying areas where international collaboration and technical support could strengthen the electoral process. Amupitan said INEC was already strengthening its logistics operations, expanding early deployment strategies and improving coordination with transport unions to ensure the timely movement of election materials and personnel. He described the IRI mission as timely, coming shortly after the Osun State governorship election and ahead ...
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Canada Invites Skilled Workers to AApply for Permanent Residence in Latest Express Entry Draw

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Canada has invited Skilled Workers to apply for permanent residence through the Canadian Experience Class (CEC) under its Express Entry immigration system. The latest invitation round was conducted on Tuesday, August 18, 2026, according to ministerial instructions published by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC). Candidates required a minimum Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score of 523 to receive an invitation. The draw was conducted at 10:13:44 UTC, with a tie-breaking rule set at August 17, 2026, at 22:09:00 UTC. IRCC explained that where multiple candidates have the minimum CRS score, invitations are determined based on the date and time their Express Entry profiles were submitted. Who Qualified for the Draw? The invitation round was specifically for candidates under the Canadian Experience Class, one of three federal economic immigration programmes managed through Express Entry. The CEC targets skilled workers who already have qualifying Canadian wor...
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Oyo Govt Targets Stronger Evidence-based HIV Prevention

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Press Release Oyo Govt Targets Stronger Evidence-based HIV Prevention _...flags off 2026 IBBSS Training_ The Oyo State Government has reiterated its commitment to strengthening evidence-based HIV prevention strategies through improved data collection and research, as it officially flagged off the 2026 Integrated Biological and Behavioural Surveillance Survey (IBBSS) training for relevant stakeholders in the state.  The training, held today at the Development Support Centre (DSC), Iyaganku, Ibadan, is part of preparations for the nationwide survey aimed at generating current and reliable behavioural and biological data on HIV among key populations. Flagging off the exercise, the Chairman of OYSACA, Aare (Dr.) Gbola Adetunji, described the survey as a critical public health initiative that would provide the evidence required to understand emerging HIV trends, identify service gaps and guide the effective allocation of resources. According to him, the 2026 IBBSS would gen...
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BREAKING: ASUU Strike Threat: Gov Inuwa Approves ₦148.76m Monthly Subvention Increase For Gombe State University

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Gombe State Governor, Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, has approved an additional ₦148.762 million in monthly subvention for Gombe State University (GSU) to avert an impending industrial action by the institution’s Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). The intervention follows a 14-day strike ultimatum issued by the ASUU-GSU branch on Tuesday, August 11, 2026, threatening a total, comprehensive, and indefinite strike over unpaid salary arrears, wage adjustments, and non-implementation of agreements. The Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Professor Ibrahim Abubakar Njodi, confirmed the Governor’s approval, explaining that the 56 per cent subvention increase is designed to enable the university to implement the Consolidated Academic Tool Allowance (CATA) under the 2025 Federal Government–ASUU Agreement. Immediate CATA Processing: Directive issued to University Management to immediately begin processing outstanding CATA arrears. Budgetary Provision: Funds for the new salar...
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BREAKING: FG, States and LGs Share ₦3.007 Trillion as July Revenue Rises by ₦658 Billion

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The Federal Government, the 36 states and the 774 local government councils have shared a total of ₦3.007 trillion as federation revenue for July 2026. The allocation was approved at the August 2026 meeting of the Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) held in Owerri, Imo State. According to a statement by the Director of Press and Public Relations in the Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation, Bawa Mokwa, gross statutory revenue rose to ₦4.359 trillion in July from ₦3.700 trillion in June an increase of ₦658.087 billion, or 17.8 per cent. The growth was driven by improved collections from Petroleum Profit Tax, Hydrocarbon Tax, Companies Income Tax, Capital Gains Tax, Stamp Duty, petroleum and mineral royalties, excise duty and gas flaring penalties. Gross Value Added Tax (VAT) revenue, however, declined slightly to ₦793.968 billion from ₦799.746 billion in the previous month, a drop of ₦5.778 billion (0.7 per cent). The FAAC meeting, held on the sidelin...
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Customs Hand Over 399 Seized Rifles To Office Of NSA

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The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) said it has handed more than 399 seized rifles to the office of the National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu, in a major blow to illegal arms proliferation in the country. Speaking with journalists on Monday, the Comptroller General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi, explained that the service has finalised the coupling and detailed examination of a massive arms seizure at the Tincan Island Port Command, uncovering 399 fully assembled Jojef firearms alongside a critical assortment of supplementary rifle parts. According to him, the additional rifle parts recovered include 89 frames, 16 heat shields, 10 trigger pins, three pistons, 25 locking lugs, 80 charging handles, 39 pistol-grip screws, 34 springs, 57 trigger groups, 66 foregrip latches, 45 foregrips/handguards, four pistol grips and five barrels. Speaking on the development, Adeniyi warned that criminal networks could seek to exploit Nigeria’s borders, ports and airports ahead of the nex...
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Hormuz Strait: Trump Threatens To ‘Bomb Oman’ If It Gets In Way Of Iran Deal

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President Donald Trump on Monday threatened to bomb Oman if it “gets in the way” of a US deal with Iran on the Strait of Hormuz and called for Iran to surrender. On Friday, Trump claimed that he would even declare the Strait of Hormuz part of US territory, while Iran retorted that the crucial energy waterway it has blockaded “will remain Iranian.” Prior to the launch of the US-Israeli war against Iran, the Hormuz Strait was considered an open, international waterway. It carries significant portions of global energy shipments, as well as other commodities. Tehran has used its effective seizing of control over the strait as leverage against the US-led attempts to destroy its military and force it to abandon a controversial nuclear power program. “If Oman gets in the way, we’ll bomb the shit out of them,” Trump told Fox News journalist Trey Yingst, referring to ongoing talks between Oman and Iran on control of the strait, while Washington is also pursuing its own talks. Irania...
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