The Federal Government has revealed that privately-owned Computer-Based Test centres and others belonging to public institutions would be fully deployed in the conduct of the school-based Senior School Certificate Examination by next year. Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, made this known after monitoring a pilot CBT SSCE conducted by the National Examinations Council at…
Military investigators probing the alleged attempted coup are working with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission and the Nigeria Financial Intelligence Unit to unravel the financial flows linked to individuals accused of bankrolling the plot, The PUNCH has learnt. This was as indications emerge that the bank accounts of some of the suspects might have…
Super Eagles goalkeeper, Stanley Nwabali has sparked controversy following a heated on-field exchange with teammates Calvin Bassey and Wilfred Ndidi during Nigeria’s 4-0 victory over Benin Republic in the 2026 World Cup qualifier. Although Nigeria cruised to a comfortable win powered by Victor Osimhen’s brilliant hat-trick and Onyeka’s volley, tensions within the team briefly overshadowed…
The federal government has approved three policies aimed at transforming the civil service, enhancing productivity and improving service delivery to Nigerians. In a statement on Sunday, Eno Olotu, director of information and public relations at the office of the head of the civil service of the federation (HCSF), said the policies were recently approved at…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has dismissed the ruling of a Federal Court of Canada that classified the party with the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP) as terrorist organisations. Justice Phuong Ngo was reported to have ruled on June 17, 2025, that the two major parties in Nigeria are terror organisations while denying asylum to…
The National President of the Police Officers’ Wives Association (POWA), Dr Mrs Elizabeth Egbetokun on Friday, 27th September 2024 visited the Rivers State Chapter of Police Officers’ Wives Association (POWA) and commissioned a Twelve Room Office Complex built by the Rivers State Chapter of the Association located at Old GRA, Port-Harcourt. On arrival, the National…
The Director General of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, Brig. Gen. Yushau Ahmed Dogara has reiterated the scheme’s zero-tolerance policy for protests and indiscipline among serving corps members. Dogara, who handed down the warning during a working visit to the temporary orientation camp in Kaduna, said, in the last three months, several corps members…
The Federal government through the Nigerian Geological Survey Agency (NGSA) has finally broken its silence on the recent earth tremors experienced in parts of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The NGSA in a statement released on Wednesday by its Director-General, Professor Olusegun Ige, has reassured residents that the tremors pose no significant threat. The government…
Officers of the Lagos State Police Command have fired teargas to disperse protesters rallying to mark the fourth anniversary of the #EndSARS protest. Videos seen on Sunday morning showed protesters fleeing as the police fired shots. The protesters had converged around 8:30 am at the toll gate with several banners and placards, calling for the…
First HoldCo Plc has officially denied reports linking its chairman, Femi Otedola, to the recent N323.4bn block sale of its shares, clarifying the actual parties involved in the transaction. In a statement signed by the First HoldCo’s Company Secretary, Adewale Arogundade, on Friday, the company addressed rumours circulating in the print and digital media about…