The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has directed its National Convention Zoning Committee (NCZC) to expand its mandate to include zoning of the party’s 2027 presidential ticket. Chairman of the committee and Governor of Bayelsa State, Douye Diri, announced this on Monday during a meeting at Legacy House, Abuja, ahead of the 102nd National Executive Committee…
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has inaugurated a special investigative panel to address rising cases of high-tech malpractice recorded during the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). Registrar of the board, Professor Ishaq Oloyede, said on Monday in Abuja that the results of 6,458 candidates had been withheld over allegations of advanced fraud…
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) on Wednesday inaugurated a special committee to oversee the admission process for under-aged but exceptionally gifted candidates. JAMB Registrar, Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, disclosed this at the sidelines of the committee’s inaugural meeting held in Bwari, Federal Capital Territory (FCT). According to him, the committee will establish the modalities…
Nigeria’s House Committee on Petroleum Downstream has rejected public petitions seeking the removal of Mr Farouk Ahmed, head of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), citing strong institutional performance under his watch. At a press briefing held in Abuja on Wednesday, Committee Chair Rep. Ikenga Ugochinyere emphasised that after a thorough assessment…
The President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Mr Afam Osigwe (SAN) has set up a three-man caretaker committee, to regulate the affairs of the NBA Orlu branch for the next three months. Osigwe set up the committee following a resolution by the branch’s Appeal Committee, seeking a dissolution of the NBA Orlu branch’s Electoral…
A family of farmers came under deadly attack in Plateau State on Monday, leaving three dead and two seriously injured in an incident that coincided with a state-led initiative to address the region’s chronic insecurity. The victims were reportedly tending to their tomato farm in Te’ebbe, Miango district, when unknown assailants ambushed them. The attack…
The Nanedi Usman-led National Executive Council (NEC) of Labour Party has set up a five-man disciplinary committee to investigate alleged gross misconduct against Mr Julius Abure. The NEC also gave Abure 48 hours to explain why disciplinary actions should not be taken against him over the alleged misconduct. Chairman of the party’s Caretaker Committee, Sen….
The Conference of Speakers of State Legislatures of Nigeria (CSSLN) on Tuesday rejected summons issued by the House of Representatives Committee on Public Petitions to the Speakers of the Benue and Zamfara State Houses of Assembly. The CSSLN conveyed its position in a statement issued by its Chairman, Mr Adebo Ogundoyin. The summons are reportedly…
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Tajudeen Abbas says the National Assembly will set up a reconciliation committee to address the political differences in Rivers. Abbas made this known while addressing members of the house at resumption of plenary from the Easter/Sallah break on Tuesday. According to him, in the coming weeks, we…
President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday inaugurated a high-level committee on the forthcoming national population and housing census. The President tasked the committee to submit an interim report within three weeks, Mr Bayo Onanuga, his spokesman, said in a statement. The President said the census was crucial for national development, accurate planning, and effective decision-making in…
