The new voter register released by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on January 11, 2023, shows that 93.46 million Nigerians are eligible to vote in the 2023 general election.
In the first part of the “What are the leading candidates promising Nigerians” report, Dataphyte examined the plans of the presidential candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Labour Party (LP) across insecurity, economy, education, unemployment, and poverty, as stated in their manifestos.
In 2019, Babagana Zulum of the All Progressives Congress (APC) was declared the 4th democratically elected governor of Borno state after polling 1.17 million votes to defeat the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), who polled only 66,115 votes.
On September 15, 2022, the Anap Foundation released the results of its nationwide opinion poll on the 2023 presidential election conducted by NOI Polls Limited.
If David Umahi wins the Ebonyi South senatorial seat in 2023, he will join the list of Ex-Governors in Nigeria who have become “Distinguished Senators.”
Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri first took over as Acting Governor of Adamawa State in 2014 following the impeachment of Governor Murtala Hammanyero Nyako. He ruled for 86 days, and in the 2015 gubernatorial elections, Fintiri declared to contest for the governorship position under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). However, he was disqualified by the court.
Born on 29 May 1960, Dapo Abiodun is the 4th democratically elected governor of Ogun state, elected in 2019. Although his journey, particularly getting the ticket of his party and eventually winning the gubernatorial election, wasn’t an easy ride for him, by May 2023, Dapo would complete his tenure as the state governor.
The impact of attacks and passengers’ abductions on Nigeria’s railway system is taking a toll on revenue as new data shows revenue from Nigerian Railway Corporation has dropped by 66percent.
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The financial and insurance activities and mining and quarrying sectors followed with 12.2% and 11.66% contribution. Altogether, the four sectors accounted for 59.2% of the N209.13 billion generated from the sectoral collections.
A review of Anambra State’s budget performance report for the first quarter of 2022 shows that the State’s internally generated revenue (IGR) for the first quarter (Q1) of this year fell short of its prior expectations. This was noted in the state’s First Quarter 2022 Budget Performance Report.
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A report by the United Kingdom (UK) Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) has revealed that as of March 2022, the number of Nigerian trained nurses who are now on the UK permanent register has increased to 7,256.
In 2019, the volume of crude oil lost was 55.21 million barrels, a 14.89% decrease from the previous year’s 64.86 barrels. According to NEITI, the average price of crude oil per barrel was $65.61 then.
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Today is the last day for the sales of forms as announced by the National Executive Committees (NEC) of the APC, and there is no telling who might still pick up a form but thus far a total of 26 aspirants have purchased the N100 million presidential form excluding the controversial purchase made by a coalition of Northern groups for the immediate former President, Goodluck Jonathan.
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has pointed out potential risks and threats to the conduct of the general elections. These threats are highlighted in the electoral commission’s Election Project Plan (EPP) for the 2023 general election.
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This figure is a 61.37% increase over what was spent to conduct the 2019 general election. INEC spent N189.2 billion to conduct the last general election. The cost per voter was fixed at $6.24 at an exchange rate of N305 with a total of 84 million registered voters.
