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[1] As from 2024, all political parties must make sure that at least one third of all their candidates for elective offices are female

[2] As from 2024, at least one third of all political appointees must be female. Any state cabinet that fails to meet this requirement will not be recognised and have its federal allocation withheld

[3] All girls in secondary school and tertiary institutions will be provided with free sanitary towels every month

SENATOR Jubrin Barau the lawmaker representing the Kano North Senatorial District and the chairman of the Senate Committee on Appropriations has emerged as the frontrunner to become Nigeria's next senate president.

GOVERNOR Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has lashed out at the leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) saying their decision to abandon zoning for the 2023 presidential elections what an act of self-destruction which cost them dear.

NIGERIA'S new president-elect Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has used the occasion of International Women’s Day to promise that his government  will stick to its promise to enhance the role of females and enable then contribute more towards economic development.

NIGERIA'S Presidential Election Petition Court has granted the request of the Independent National Electoral Commission (Inec) asking that it be allowed to reconfigure the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) it used for the recent presidential election.

SEVERAL English Premier League sides are lining up to sign Nigeria-eligible teenage striker Trevan Sanusi who is set to turn 16 next month thus making him eligible to sign an adult contract.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Lagos State
The Lagos State governor arguably has the toughest task of any politician in Nigeria today. He has to run a state of 22m people and a metropolis of 12m souls. Mass transit remains a nightmare, so he needs to build an underground metro and construct an overground heavy goods network that will among other things allow goods to be moved from Apapa by rail. 

NIGERIA'S ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has appointed a legal team made up of 13 Senior Advocates of Nigeria led by Prince Lateef Fagbemi to defend its case at the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal.

NIGERIA'S Labour Party has dissolved the executive committee of its Rivers State chapter for anti-party activities and corruption in response to an earlier announcement today that the party would be fielding a joint candidate with the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

MAJORITY leader in Nigeria's House of Representatives Hon Alhassan Doguwa is facing additional woes on top of his recent arrest after the Independent National Electoral Commission (Inec) voided his recent election in Kano State.