The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has cautioned its candidates for the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Area Council elections against pursuing personal ambitions that could undermine the party’s chances of victory in Feb. 2026. Chairman of the PDP FCT chapter, Ismail Dogara, issued the warning on Monday in Abuja while handing over INEC nomination forms to…
The Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF), has begun the 2025 overseas scholarship selection exercise of 400 candidates in the North-East. Its Executive Secretary, Ahmed Galadima, said this while supervising the candidates selection/screening exercise, on Monday in Bauchi. He said the fund had set up eight centres across the country, to select best talents to study…
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has released the results of the mop-up examination conducted on Saturday, June 28, 2025. According to a press statement released by JAMB on Sunday by the Board’s spokesperson, Dr. Fabian Benjamin, out of the 96,838 candidates scheduled to sit for the mop-up exam, only 11,161 were confirmed present…
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State is scheduled to convene a stakeholder engagement on Monday, aimed at boosting preparations for the forthcoming local government elections set for 12 July. The state chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) announced the development on Sunday in a statement issued by its spokesperson, Seye Oladejo. According to Oladejo,…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on Wednesday published final list of 16 candidates for Nov. 8 Anambra governorship election. The commission stated that electioneering campaigns would begin on June 11. Mr Sam Olumekun, INEC National Commissioner and chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, disclosed this in a statement issued in Abuja. Olumekun said that…
Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says it will conduct additional mop-up examinations for candidates who missed the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). JAMB Registrar, Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, stated this on Wednesday in Abuja at a meeting with key stakeholders to address the challenges encountered during the 2025 UTME. Oloyede said that the board…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has finally unveiled names of political parties and their candidates cleared to contest the November 8, 2025 Anambra State governorship election. According to the list pasted at the entrance gate of the electoral umpire’s Anambra state headquarters in Awka a total of 15 political parties with names of their…
Some parents, guardians and candidates in Lagos on Monday expressed satisfaction with the conduct of the ongoing Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). Speaking to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), they described the examination as peaceful and well-coordinated. NAN reports that the 2025 UTME, conducted by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), began on…
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has clarified that candidates are not restricted to taking the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) within their state of registration. The Public Communication Advisor of JAMB, Dr Fabian Benjamin, made the clarification in a statement in Abuja on Wednesday. “They have the flexibility to register anywhere in the…
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…
