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…Southeast Reps Caucus calls for resignation of JAMB Registrar The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has announced that it will on Wednesday release the results of 379,000 candidates who sat the rescheduled Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination between Friday and Monday. JAMB rescheduled the exam following widespread outcry over mass failure during the initial UTME. The … [Read more…]
Former US president Joe Biden has prostate cancer, his office has said. Mr Biden, 82, who left the White House in January, was seen by doctors last week for urinary symptoms. He was later diagnosed with prostate cancer, with the cancer cells having spread to the bone. His office said in a statement: “Last week, … [Read more…]
Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, at the weekend warned legal practitioners in the country, especially, members of the Muslim Lawyers Association of Nigeria (MULAN), on the integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) into the nation’s legal framework. Justice Kekere-Ekun gave the warning at the MULAN’s 16th annual general conference in Ilorin, the Kwara … [Read more…]
Operatives of the Department of State Security (DSS) in a well-coordinated covert operation on Sunday arrested two high-profile suspected kidnap kingpins as they made to depart Nigeria for Saudi Arabia to observe the holy pilgrimage. Security sources disclosed that the suspected kidnap kingpins had been on the DSS radar for over a year, and that … [Read more…]
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has explained why it cannot postpone the resit exams to be taken by candidates affected by the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) technical error. The results from JAMB’s 2025 UTME were released on May 9, and analysis indicated that more than 78 per cent of candidates scored … [Read more…]
Doris Ewoh & Chetanne Chinelo, Enugu Guinness Nigeria Plc has unveiled the English Premier League, EPL, trophy in the city of Enugu. According to the management of Guinness Nigeria Plc, the unveiling which was done during a press conference on Friday, May 16, 2025 at Maxbe Hotel, Enugu, was the first in Nigeria. PACESETTER gathered … [Read more…]
The Enugu State Government has announced the implementation of its Water Last-Mile Connection Project aimed at ensuring access to public water supply by residents across the city. This was made known in a statement issued on Friday by the Secretary to the State Government, Prof. Chidiebere Onyia. According to the statement, the initiative, spearheaded by … [Read more…]
The Enugu State Governor, Peter Mbah has said that there is an urgent need to massively invest in vocational education in order to tackle the rising wave of unemployment in Nigeria. Mbah made this known yesterday, during the South East and South South Interregional technical and vocational education and training (TVET) forum organized by the … [Read more…]
The Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, Chief Uche Nnaji, on Wednesday said the Federal Executive Council has approved the launch of four satellites to aid Earth observation and the fight against insecurity in the country. Nnaji said this at the 22nd National Council on Innovation, Science and Technology in Abuja. The meeting which was … [Read more…]
The Governor of Zamfara State, Dauda Lawal, has expressed regret that, despite the state’s abundant deposits of solid minerals, it is currently not generating any revenue from them. However, he noted that the Federal Government’s lifting of the ban on solid minerals had given him the opportunity to engage with investors who could help develop … [Read more…]
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has admitted to errors that impacted the performance of candidates in the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). The Board’s Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, made the disclosure on Wednesday during a press briefing in Abuja. “What should have been a moment of joy has changed due to one or … [Read more…]
Operatives of the Enugu State Police Command have arrested four male suspects in separate operations for offences of armed robbery, unlawful possession of firearms, cultism, and drug trafficking, SP Daniel Ndukwe, Enugu State Police Public Relations Officer, has confirmed. Two firearms and quantities of weeds suspected to be “Loud” were recovered, reflecting the proactive policing … [Read more…]