Nigeria’s Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced that 85 underage students have been granted approval to proceed with university admission after meeting the requirements for exceptional admission. The announcement was made in Abuja on Monday by Dr Fabian Benjamin, spokesperson for the board, who stated that the successful candidates had completed an intensive…
Chidinma Ojukwu, a defendant in the ongoing trial over the death of Super TV CEO Michael Ataga, told a Lagos High Court on Tuesday that she regretted his death. Ojukwu is standing trial alongside her sister, Chioma Egbuchu, and Adedapo Quadri on charges of murder, conspiracy, and stealing. All three have pleaded not guilty. During…
Vice Adm. Emmanuel Ogalla, on Wednesday inaugurated a ‘Special Intervention Quick Impact Projectd’ at the Waziri Lawal Local Education Authority (LEA), Primary School in Zaria LGA. The News of Nigeria reports (NAN) that the projects inaugurated included renovated seven blocks of classrooms , furniture, administrative block , four blocks of toilet and the installation of…
The family of Nigeria’s former President, Muhammadu Buhari, has confirmed his death. Buhari passed away on Sunday afternoon at a clinic in London. The announcement was made by his longtime spokesperson, Garba Shehu. “May Allah accept him in Aljannatul Firdaus, Amin,” the statement said. Buhari served as Nigeria’s president from 2015 to 2023, after a…
The University of Ibadan (UI) has matriculated 4,649 students for the 2024/2025 academic session. The matriculation ceremony was held at the International Conference Centre of the institution in Ibadan on Wednesday. The institute’s Vice-Chancellor (VC), Prof. Kayode Adebowale, said the students, from within and in the diaspora, sought admission through the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations…
The 2023 Presidential Candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Prince Adewole Adebayo, has advised Nigerians to stop waiting for opposition to demand for good governance, rather, they should always hold government accountable on daily basis. Adebayo stated this Abuja on Tuesday in an interview with newsmen at the 50th birthday ceremony of his wife,…
Nigeria’s anti-narcotics agency has uncovered a factory in Lagos producing “skuchies,” a psychoactive cocktail made from cannabis and blackcurrant drink, in a sweeping series of nationwide raids. The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) announced that the 11 September raid in Ikorodu yielded more than 6,000 bottles of the illicit drink and over four tonnes…
The NNPC/Heirs Energies Joint Venture has launched the OML 17 University Scholarship Programme (USP) aimed at supporting educational development in its host communities. The initiative is being implemented through the OML 17 Host Communities Development Trust (HCDT). In a statement issued on Sunday in Lagos, Mr Osa Igiehon, Chief Executive Officer of Heirs Energies Limited,…
Vice-President Kashim Shettima has reaffirmed the commitment of the administration of President Bola Tinubu to inclusive governance and people-focused policymaking, emphasizing public engagement, listening, and empathy as central pillars of the government’s approach. Shettima made this known during a two-day interactive session on Government–Citizens’ Engagement organised by the Sir Ahmadu Bello Memorial Foundation in Kaduna….
President Paul Biya has been declared winner of Cameroon’s presidential election, securing a fresh mandate to continue his 42-year tenure in office. The Constitutional Council announced on Monday that Biya achieved 53.66 per cent of the total votes cast. His main rival, Issa Tchiroma Bakary of the Cameroon National Salvation Front, received 35.19 per cent….
