The Kwara Government has assured the people of Edu Local Government Area and environs of its commitment to strengthening the security of lives and property in the state. The Speaker of the House of Assembly, Mr Yakubu Danladi-Salihu, gave the assurance on Tuesday when he led the state government’s delegation to villages attacked by suspected…
The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has provided healthcare and other humanitarian services to Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Benue. The agency has so far supported 10 safe deliveries at the International Market IDP Camp in Makurdi, Benue, and attended to more than 368 pregnant women who came for antenatal care visits. UNFPA Humanitarian/Sexual and…
The Kaduna State Government says interventions under the Livestock Productivity and Resilience Support (LPRES) project have significantly helped reduce clashes between farmers and herders in the state. The Commissioner for Agriculture, Malam Murtala Dabo, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Kaduna. NAN reports that LPRES is…
The Federal Government has declared that any admission into tertiary institutions conducted outside the Central Admissions Processing System (CAPS), will be deemed illegal. The Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa gave the directive in Abuja on Tuesday at the 2025 policy meeting of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB). Alausa, therefore, warned universities, polytechnics,…
About three children were killed and six others injured after a passenger train hit a school van attempting to cross a manned level crossing in the southern Indian state, police said. The accident took place at Semmankuppam of Cuddalore district, about 204 km south of Chennai, the capital city of Tamil Nadu. According to officials,…
The Federal Government has formally pegged the minimum age for admission into tertiary institutions at 16 years. The Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa disclosed this in Abuja on Tuesday, at the 2025 policy meeting of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB). ”This policy decision reflects a balance between cognitive maturity and academic preparedness….
Mr Sunday Dare, Special Adviser on Media and Communications to President Bola Tinubu, has praised Amaju Pinnick’s appointment as Special Adviser to CAF President Patrice Motsepe. Dare, a former minister of youth and sports, described the appointment as a significant boost for Nigerian and African football. In a statement made available to the News Agency…
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the 43rd Olubadan of Ibadanland died in the early hours of Monday at the age of 90. His death came two days after his 90th birthday and during preparations for his first coronation anniversary, which were already in full swing. In a statement by his Senior Special…
Justice Maryann Anenih of an Abuja High Court on Tuesday, adjourned ruling in an application filed by former Governor of Kogi, Yahaya Bello, seeking leave to travel abroad for medical reasons. Bello and his co-defendants Umar Oricha and Abdulsalami Hudu were arraigned on Nov 27 , 2024 on a 16-count- charge bordering on alleged property…
Nigeria’s Central Bank has instructed banks to submit comprehensive Capital Restoration Plans by 14 July 2025, formally ending financial relief measures that were introduced to cushion the sector during the COVID-19 pandemic. In an official circular dated 20 June 2025, signed by Director of Banking Supervision Dr Olubukola Akinwunmi, the CBN set out a clear…
