Funmilayo Adeyemi The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has commended the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) for transparency in handling the glitches that affected the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). In a letter addressed to JAMB Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, the students’ body expressed the interest to monitor the
The Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Hasan Abubakar, says the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) would receive additional 49 aircrafts within the next two years to bolster it’s operations. Abubakar made this known during the induction of two newly acquired Agusta 109S Trekker Helicopters as part of activities
President Bola Tinubu, on Friday, inducted two brand-new Agusta 109 Trekker helicopters into the inventory of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) in a significant boost to Nigeria’s air power capability. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Tinubu was represented by the Vice President,Kashim Shettima, at the induction
The Federal Government has allocated N80billion to upgrade infrastructure in 100 Federal Government Colleges known as Unity Schools across Nigeria. The Minister of State for Education, Prof. Suwaiba Ahmad, made this known on Friday in Kano during an unscheduled inspection at Federal Government College, Kano. The minister explained that the
The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has dismissed the reports circulating in both traditional and online media suggesting that the Ministerial Press Briefing Sessions have been relocated from Abuja to London. The Minister made the clarification in his opening remarks at the eighth edition of the briefing
A High Court sitting in Ohaukwu Local Government Area of Ebonyi, on Friday sentenced four men to death by hanging for the murder of a 26-year-old businessman, Chinonso Elon. The state government charged Anthony Elom, Chibueze Onwe, Chukwuemeka Ugadu and Uchenna Odono with conspiracy and murder . Delivering judgment, Justice Esther Otah,
The Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Abubakar Bagudu, says Nigeria’s economy is witnessing a significant turnaround, driven by reforms, improved coordination, and a renewed focus on national priorities.The minister stated that the President Bola Tinubu administration’s “Renewed Hope Agenda” is working and winning over investors at home and abroad.“This
.Conviction ‘ll Send Strong Warning To Int’l Drug Cartels, Local Collaborators– Marwa After over three years of diligent prosecution by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), a Federal High Court in Lagos presided over by Justice Daniel Osiagor has convicted 10 Thai sailors and their vessel named MV Chayanee
Dr. Dorcas Oladunjoye, Medical Officer of Health, Badagry West Local Council Development Area, LCDA, of Lagos State, has said that suspected cholera outbreak in Zongo community, an Hausa/Fulani settlement in Badagry is behind deaths in the area.Oladunjoye made the clarification in an interview with newsmen in Badagry on Thursday.Badagry area
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has released inflation rate figures for the month of April 2025, stressing that headline inflation rate eased to 23.71% as against the March 2025 headline inflation rate of 24.23%.The inflation rate figures were published on the NBS website on Thursday adding however that the