By Abdul Mahmud A few weeks ago, the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) released the results of its annual Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) which recorded mass failures and sparked national outrage. Entire regions, specifically the South East, and Centres in Lagos State, reported mass failures.7 Parents panicked. Students despaired. Teachers were confused. For…
The presidential campaign rally of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) is to kick off formally in Jos, the Plateau capital, on November 15. The Director of Media and Publicity of the Presidential campaign, Bayo Onanuga, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday. The Plateau state governor, Simon Lalong, is Director-General of the party’s Presidential Campaign…
Northern Christian members of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), have declared support for Peter Obi, Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP). A statement signed by Babachir Lawal, a former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), said the APC’s same-faith ticket is a deliberate and calculated plan to sow seeds of religious…
The Kaduna state police command has arrested two suspects supplying arms and ammunition to kidnappers operating in Kaduna, Katsina and Zamfara states. In a statement on Sunday, Mansir Hassan, spokesperson of the command said, the police also arrested two suspected cattle rustlers and foiled attempted kidnapping. He added that a fabricated AK-47 rifle and five…
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has announced the extension of the deadline for the exchange of old naira notes to February 10, 2023. The CBN governor, Godwin Emefiele, announced the extension in a statement issued on Sunday in Abuja. There had been mounting pressure from Nigerians for the extension of the deadline, which was…
Members of the resolved 30 National Sports Federations have kicked against their suspension, asking the Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare, to reverse the decision within 48 hours or face legal action. The minister had last week, announced the dissolution of board members of the Federations. A statement signed by spokesperson of the aggrieved…
