The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says 20,100 candidates have registered for the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) in Jigawa State. The board’s spokesman in the state, Mr Mukarram Bello, made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), in Dutse on Monday. Mukarram said the candidates were registered…
Federal University Lokoja (FUL) has reopened for commencement of academic activities after three weeks shutdown over students’ protest. Dr Rebecca Okojie, the Registrar and Secretary of Council of the University, made the disclosure in a statement on Monday in Lokoja. Okojie said that the university would reopen on Tuesday, March 11, while lectures would commence…
Gov Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers, has on Monday, said that his administration would emerge stronger, despite the ensuing political circumstances in the state. Fubara made the remark at the inauguaration of a Palace, and residential quarters of the Paramount Ruler of Akpor Kingdom, Eze Levi Oriebe, built by his administration. Fubara stated that it’s historic…
A former National Vice Chairman, North-west of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Salihu Lukman, said the immediate past Kaduna state governor, Nasir El-Rufai should have been a bit patient for them to walk out as a group based on the ongoing negotiation. Lukman, a chief strategist and key leaders in the proposed national political coalition…
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has said it would begin sales of Direct Entry forms to candidates seeking direct entry admissions into higher institutions on Wednesday, March 12. This is contained in a statement made available to newsmen in Abuja on Monday by the board’s Communications Advisor, Dr Fabian Benjamin, in Abuja on…
The Police Command in Bayelsa on Monday attributed the prompt rescue of two abducted Niger Delta Development commission (NDDC) staff to credible intelligence from residents and deployment of security drones. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the two NDDC personnel were abducted on Friday on the waterways while they were about to board…
Dr Abdulwahab Oyedokun, the Director of Legal Services, Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) on Monday, told the National Industrial Court that the dismissal of Mr Yisa Usman, a deputy director in the board, followed due process. Oyedokun told Justice Osatohanmwen Obaseki-Osaghae while being cross examined by Usman’s lawyer, Mallam Mohammed Shuaibu, in a suit…
The PDP in Edo has said that “massive leakages” were responsible for the dwindling Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) under Governor Monday Okpebholo’s administration. Dr Anthony Aziegbemi, Chairman of the PDP Caretaker Committee, made this known while addressing newsmen on the state of the Edo economy in Benin. Aziegbemi noted that in October 2024, during the…
The Joint Task Force, North East Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK), has handed over 75 rescued civilians to the Borno Government. The handover ceremony, held on Monday, was attended by representatives of the Borno government, military officials, and humanitarian stakeholders. The Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Development, Hajiya Zuwaira Gambo, was represented by the Director…
The Social Democratic Party (SDP) presidential candidate in 2023, Adewole Adebayo, has described former Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir el-Rufai’s defection to the party as a welcome development, saying it is time for good politics. Adebayo, while reacting to el-Rufai’s defection from All Progressives Congress (APC) on his X handle, described the former governor as…
