Vice-President Kashim Shettima on Monday inaugurated the Onyearugbulem/Shagari/Irese Road Flyover in Akure. Shettima, while inaugurating the flyover, said the project was a strategic infrastructure that would ease traffic congestion and boost economic activities on the corridor. The vice-president said the flyover would improve traffic flow, enhance road safety, and stimulate industrial and commercial growth along…
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says it will begin an option of “Bring Your Own Device” for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) from 2027. The Registrar of JAMB, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, disclosed this during the 2026 Policy Meeting on Admissions into Tertiary Institutions on Monday in Abuja. Oloyede said candidates would be…
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has expressed optimism that several ongoing projects would be ready for inauguration to celebrate President Bola Tinubu’s third anniversary. He gave the assurance after inspecting some ongoing infrastructure projects across the FCT on Monday. He visited key project sites, including the access road to…
The Police Command in Benue says six persons were killed during a clash between two rival cult groups in Makurdi. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Edet Udeme, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in a telephone interview on Monday. Udeme said the incident occurred at about 2 a.m. Monday, along Aliade…
A petroleum economist, Prof. Wumi Iledare, says NNPC Ltd.’s new agreement with two Chinese firms could revive Nigeria’s troubled refinery rehabilitation efforts. Iledare, Professor Emeritus of Petroleum Economics, shared the view during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Lagos. He described the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) as a potentially…
Prof. Success Musa, the Chairman, Screening Committee, All Progressives Congress (APC), has said that the large number of aspirants seeking elective positions under its umbrella reflected the strength of democracy within the party. Musa stated this on Monday when addressing APC aspirants during the screening exercise held at the party secretariate in Ilorin. He assured…
Mr Ameh Unekwuojo, a former Director with the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has joined the race for the Kogi East Senatorial seat ahead of the 2027 general elections. Unekwuojo is seeking to represent the district on the platform of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC). Odokina Ojoma, the Director of Media for the Unekwuojo Campaign…
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has warned tertiary institutions against granting admissions outside the Central Admissions Processing System (CAPS), describing such practices as illegal. The JAMB Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, gave the warning during the 2026 Policy Meeting on Admissions into Tertiary Institutions organised by the board on Monday in Abuja. Oloyede said…
Tokyo’s policy in recent years has destroyed the positive groundwork in Russian-Japanese relations, reducing bilateral ties to an “ice age,” Russian Ambassador to Japan Nikolai Nozdrev said Monday. “We are witnessing a decline unprecedented in the entire post-war era, if I may call it that, a deep ‘ice age’ in bilateral relations,” he said. “The…
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has dismissed claims of civilian casualties following recent aerial interdiction operations in Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State. In a statement issued on Sunday in Abuja, the DHQ insisted that the strikes were precisely targeted at armed bandits. The statement was issued and made available to newsmen by the Director,…
