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Konga, Nigeria’s leading composite e-commerce giant, has been ranked among an exclusive list of 25 companies rated as the best place to work in Nigeria for 2023. The list, released by professional networking platform, LinkedIn, saw the Konga Group placed in rarefied company with the likes of Ernst & Young, MTN Nigeria and Sterling Bank, among others. In arriving at the list of companies that made the list, LinkedIn disclosed that it had relied on eight criteria that have been shown to lead to career progression, which include: ability to advance, skills growth, company stability, external opportunity, company affinity, gender…

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The Support Group for Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the North-West has urged the president-elect to consolidate on the electoral gains he made from the North-West and never to compromise it. The group made the call in a press statement signed by the youth leader for the APC North-West, Hon. Abdulalmid Umar, on behalf of the group today in Kano. The group said the President-elect would be building on the strong political base he had achieved during the last election in the North-West by compensating the zone with the Senate Presidency. He said anything contrary would not be futuristic, and…

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The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed has described the 2023 polls as one of the most transparent and credible ever held in the country. The minister said this on Saturday in his home town, Oro, near Ilorin Kwara while speaking with newsmen after casting his vote in the Governorship and State Assemblies elections. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the minister voted  at about 9.45 a.m. at Polling Unit 006, Oro Ward 2 in Irepodun Local Government Area of Kwara. Justifying his assertion, the minister said the introduction of the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) was…

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  The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Saturday, confirmed the kidnap of 19 members of its ad hoc staff while on their way to conduct the House of Assembly election in Ideato South Local Government Area of Imo. INEC’s Resident Electoral Commissioner for Imo, Prof. Sylvia Agu disclosed this in a statement on Saturday in Owerri. The News Agency of Nigeria NAN) gathered that they were,  however,  released following intervention by security agents but election materials including BVAS machines are still missing. Agu said: “The attention of the commission has been drawn to a report from Ugbelle Registration Area…

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The Resident Electoral Commissioner in Plateau, Dr Oliver Agundu, has assured the electorates of speedy collation and timely release of the governorship result in the state. Agundu gave the assurance during his tour of some local government areas(LGAs) in the state to ensure the smooth running of the exercise. He said unnecessary delays which brought about mistrust during the Presidential and National Assembly elections, had been addressed to ensure that the commission delivered the best election recorded in the state. “I want to assure the people of the state that the commission will ensure that results are speedily collated and…

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 A middle aged man has been shot dead while allegedly attempting to disrupt voting process in Mbube, Ogoja Local Government Area of Cross River. The deceased who was identified as Joe, was said to have been shot dead by security agents. The Commissioner of Police in charge of election in the state, Garba Aliyu, confirmed the incident, but said he was yet to get details of what happened. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that election materials arrived early in most parts of the state and voting commenced on schedule. However, in Etung Local Government, though the process was…

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Some polling units in Ifako Ijaiye Local Government Area of Lagos State have recorded low turnout of voters as against the Governorship and House of Assembly Elections. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) correspondent who visited four polling units in Ifako Ijaiye met some of the INEC officials relaxing, while some put their heads on the table. NAN reports that there was heavy turnout of voters in these polling units during the presidential election on Feb.25. As at the time of filling this report, polling units 102, 108, 038 and O39 in Ifako Ijaiye Constituency O2, recorded low turnout of…

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The Commissioner of Police in Oyo State, Adebowale Williams, says police and other security agencies in the state will continue to do their best to ensure that peace reigns during and after the Governorship and House of Assembly elections in the state. Adebowale, who was in company of other Heads of security agencies in the state, gave the assurance while on monitoring tour of some polling units and other areas in the state to ensure peaceful elections. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that some of the areas and polling units visited were, Oke-odo, Ile-Tuntun, Onipepeye in Iwo Road,…

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Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State on Saturday said there was no violence in the Governorship and House of Assembly elections in the state. Sanwo-Olu, who is seeking reelection, said this shortly after casting vote at Eiyekole Polling Unit, Ward RA 15, in Lagos Island Local Government Area. Sanwo-Olu, who arrived at the polling unit with his wife, Mrs Ibijoke, at 10.13 a.m., did his accreditation and cast his vote at 10.18 a.m. Speaking with newsmen after the exercise, he said the election process should be violence free, urging all to maintain peace The governor commended INEC officials for being…

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The National Chairman, All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA), Chief Victor Oye,  cast his vote in the State Assembly election, urging eligible voters in Anambra  to come out and exercise their civic obligations. Oye cast his vote at exactly 10.05 a.m. at PU 003 in Amawbia Ibeakpu square, in Awka South Local Government Area of Anambra. Speaking with journalists shortly after voting, Oye urged electorate to believe in the process by coming out en-masse to perform their civic rights. He expressed satisfaction with the voting process and commended residents for conducting themselves peacefully and orderly. “The voting started on time with large…

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