As the Federal government and diffrent states of the federation are locking down their places in order to curb the exponential spreading of the novel coronavirus, which has led the Federal goverment to extend the lock down in Lagos, Ogun and Abuja, but in a converse action, the Northern States Governors’ Forum on Monday (Yesterday) met to discuss the impact of coronavirus in the Northern region.The Governors made this position known through an online meeting, which...

The leading opposition party, PDP has won the presidential election in another South South State.PDP won Bayelsa state with small margin. It is important to note that Bayelsa is one of the stronghold predicted for Peter Obi.Below is the breakdown of the results.Cumulative Presidential Results from Bayelsa StateRegistered voters 1056862Accredited voters 177368Valid votes -165325Rejected Votes -7786Total Votes Cast -173111APC -42572LP -49975NNPP-540PDP -68818

FGN's decision to postpone the 2023 Population and Housing Census, scheduled for 3-7 May 2023, to a date to be determined by the incoming Administration is a propitious and welcome development. National Census is a critical development and nation-building tool.Even though Nigeria is long overdue for a census, conducting one requires proper planning and diligence to ensure the sanctity of the results; the efficacy of the data gathered therefrom, as well as their util...