Three miners were shot dead on Friday at a site around Tanjol in Jol community of Riyom Local Government Area of Plateau State on Friday. Rwang Tengwong, National Publicity Secretary of Berom Youth Movement (BYM), confirmed the incident to Daily Trust, on Saturday, adding that other miners and farmers around have fled the area. According … [Read more…]
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has set 140 and above as cut-off mark for the 2022/23 admissions into universities across the country. JAMB Registrar, Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, disclosed this during a presentation at the 2023 Policy Meeting on Admissions to Tertiary Institutions and Awards, on Saturday in Abuja. Oloyede also said 100 had … [Read more…]
The Labour Party and its candidate Mr. Peter Obi, have closed the case against the election of President Bola Tinubu after calling 13 witnesses to prove their allegations that the presidential election that held on February 25 was rigged in his favour. The petitioners closed their case after he tendered several documentary evidence and called … [Read more…]
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has said that a female candidate, Nkechinyere Umeh came top in the 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME) with a cumulative mark of 360. The board Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede disclosed this in Abuja on Saturday at the 2023 policy meeting for tertiary institutions. Oloyede, while making presentation … [Read more…]
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has spoken about the suspension of Godwin Emefiele, embattled governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). On June 9, Tinubu had suspended Emefiele and ordered investigation into some allegations leveled against him. He was subsequently arrested in Lagos and flown to Abuja, by the Department of State Services (DSS), where … [Read more…]
The Anambra State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, has advised indigenes of his state based in Lagos State that their homeland is ready for business, adding that investing in the state will be in their own best interest. The governor made the appeal during a town hall meeting with Ndi Anambra residents in Lagos while enumerating … [Read more…]
…Carries out research on reading statistics in Enugu By Onyema Okoani (Author) 90% of primary six pupils in public primary schools in Enugu State cannot read for meaning. If you are in doubt of this statistics, a visit to the famous Ekulu Primary School, GRA Enugu will be an eye opener to the decadence. A … [Read more…]
The Acting Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mr Olukayode Egbetokun said the Nigeria Police will establish a Quick Intervention Squad to tackle the menace of crimes and criminality. Egbetokun said this on Friday in Abuja during his inaugural conference with Strategic Police Managers, consisting of officers from the rank of Commissioners of Police and above. “The … [Read more…]
The Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, on Friday, said at least 16 projects are estimated to be ready for commissioning in his first 100 days in office. He said that this is according to his mantra of continuing and consolidating his predecessor’s achievements in infrastructure delivery. According to the governor, the projects which cut across … [Read more…]
After calling 27 witnesses and tendering tons of electoral documents, Atiku Abubakar, on Friday, closed his case at the Presidential Election Petition Court in Abuja, which he prayed to upturn President Bola Tinubu’s victory in the 25 February poll. He filed the petition challenging the outcome of the election in March, roughly three weeks after … [Read more…]
The Debt Management Office (DMO) has commended President Bola Tinubu for his economic focus on improved expenditure as a way of reducing public debt levels. The Director-General of the DMO, Patience Oniha, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Abuja. Oniha cited the removal of petrol subsidy … [Read more…]
President Bola Tinubu says Nigeria is ready for business, urging foreign investors to take advantage of the opportunities and ongoing reforms in the country. The President told investors on Thursday in Paris, France, that ongoing reforms including the removal of fuel subsidy and unification of exchange rate, will be sustained for a more competitive economy … [Read more…]