The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) said it would review the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) process following a surge in complaints from candidates nationwide. The development was confirmed in a statement issued on Monday in Abuja by the Board’s spokesperson, Fabian Benjamin. The Board, which released the 2025 UTME results last Friday,…
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) yesterday took several critical policy decisions designed to strengthen the welfare of public servants, diversify the economy, and address unemployment. Chief among these was the renewal of the Group Life Assurance Scheme for federal government employees, a move described as a testament to the Tinubu Administration’s commitment to public service…
Nottingham Forest striker Taiwo Awoniyi was rushed to hospital for emergency surgery on an abdominal injury, according to reports on Monday. The Nigeria international suffered the injury when he collided with a post during Forest’s 2-2 draw against Leicester at the City Ground on Sunday. Awoniyi had stretched in a failed bid to convert Anthony…
The World Bank, yesterday, described the Budget 2025 key assumptions of 2.1 million barrels per day oil production and $73 per barrel price as ambitious given the current production level of 1.6mbpd and $60pb price at the international market. The Federal Government however disagreed, saying that the assumptions were based on the potentials of the…
The Senior Special Assistant to Osun state Governor on Community Engagement Hon. Sulaimon Musa Olalekan has facilitated with Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Nurudeen Jackson Adeleke on occasion of his birthday. In his birthday wishes he praised the Governor for his dedication to the development of the state. He said, “Our Dear Governor, the Osun’s…
A 16-year-old student in SS2 class of a private secondary school in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, faked her kidnap and demanded a ransom of N2 million for her release. The teenage girl allegedly contacted a family member, claiming she had been kidnapped. The state Police Public Relations Officer, Joshua Ukandu, disclosed to reporters on Monday that…
The Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Mr. Bashir Ojulari, has promised that oil exploration in northern Nigeria will continue. He said drilling activities at the Kolmani oil field in the North-East will soon resume. Mr Ojulari made this known during an interview with the BBC, where he assured…
Nigeria’s economy recorded its fastest growth in about a decade in 2024, the World Bank said yesterday, alluding to early gains of macroeconomic reforms by the President Bola Tinubu’s administration. World Bank’s Lead Economist for Nigeria, Alex Sienaert, pointed out Federal Government’s improved fiscal position, driven by reforms in key areas of petroleum, foreign exchange…
Better days are here for Nigerians treating ailments such as diabetes, hypertension, heart diseases and others that require constant use of medication. The prices of medicines, which skyrocketed as a result of naira devaluation, are about to be driven down and made more affordable. An approval yesterday by the Federal Executive Council (FEC) of the…
The Federal Government of Nigeria has successfully repaid its first ever Sovereign Sukuk of N100 billion, issued in 2017, thus fulfilling all obligations to investors and reinforcing its commitment to transparent and responsible debt management. This milestone was announced on Monday at the Investor Meeting hosted by the Debt Management Office (DMO) in Abuja, during…