Below are the headlines found on The Guardian Online Newspaper for today, Monday 23 October, 2017.
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INEC registers 73.2 million voters for elections in 2019
Mon, 23 Oct 2017
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has registered 73.2 million voters for the 2019 general elections while the exercise continues.

The commission which gave the figure as what it realised in April this year said it projected to register over 80 million voters for the polls, and promised to ensure that the 2019 general elections are better than those of 2015.

INEC also revealed that about eight million Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) are yet to be collected by their owners.

Addressing a delegation of European Union Electoral Follow-up Mission to Nigeria, civil society organisations and other stakeholders during a roundtable organised by the European Union Delegation to Nigeria and West Africa, Chairman of INEC, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu said the credibility of elections depends on the credibility of the voter register.
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Conflicting deficit figures may worsen housing crisis beyond 2050
Mon, 23 Oct 2017
With Nigerian cities becoming new homes to rural migrants every day, many of who are without a roof over their heads, experts have questioned the 17 million estimated housing deficit in the country.

The figure which has been in circulation since 2012 is attributed to the World Bank and the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS).

Nigeria is expected to overtake the United States to become the third most populous country in the world by 2050, according to a United Nations report.
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Argentina confirm Messi, Aguero, Dybala for friendly against Eagles
Mon, 23 Oct 2017
Argentina will throw their entire armada against Nigeria when the Albiceleste confront the Super Eagles in a friendly international in Krasnodar, Russia next month.
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