By MBAFAN ADE, Abuja – The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), has debunked claims it is recruiting invigilators for the 2021 Universal Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME) and Direct Entry examinations. Head, Public Affairs, Dr. Fabian Benjamin, who made the rebuttal in a statement, disclosed that criminal elements are...
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By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri- The Nigeria Red Cross Society (NRCS), Borno State’s branch has distributed food items to about 100 breast feeding vulnerable women selected from the host community of Maiduguri Metropolis. The event which took place at the state’s Headquarters of NRCS in Wulari, Maiduguri, was part of...
LEKAN AGBOOLA, Ilorin- The Kwara State Government has said that it would organise the first-ever youth fair to showcase enterpreneural skills for two hundred businesses across the state . In a statement issued by the Senior Special Assistant to Govenor AbdulRahman AbdulRazq on youth engagement Kaosarah Adeyi said the...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Benue State has said the party is still stable and strong in the state in spite of the recent defection of five ward chairmen in the Makurdi Local Government Area. In a statement signed by its Acting Publicity Secretary, Mr James Ornguga, in...
The 1 Division of the Nigerian Army Officers Wives Association (NAOWA), has distributed palliative to widows of fallen heroes, in Kaduna on Saturday. The NAOWA Chairperson, 1 Division Chapter, Mrs Maimunatu Ali-Keffi distributed bags of rice, vegetables oil, toiletries, wrappers, beverages, salt, Maggie, Spaghetti, Noodles and cash to the...
The Ebonyi State Governor, Gov. David Umahi has declared his belief in a united Nigeria and condemned calls for secession by some groups in the country. Governor Umahi said this in Abakaliki during the conclusion of the 8-day prayer and fasting session organised by the Christian Association of Nigeria...
Value Added Tax (VAT) increased by N41.7 billion to N496.39 billion in Quarter One of 2021 as against N454.69 billion generated in Quarter Four of 2020 and N324.58 billion generated in Q1 of 2020. The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) published the figures in Abuja on Saturday in its...
President Muhammadu Buhari has said that he is deeply saddened by the death of the former Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development during his first term in office, Hajiya Aisha Jummai Al-Hassan, popularly known as ‘Mama Taraba’. The Nigerian Mission in Cairo, Egypt, announced the passing of the...
A 23-year-old drug trafficker, Okoguale Douglas has excreted 59 wraps of heroin weighing 781.2 grammes following his arrest at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, while trying to board a Milan, Italy bound flight. Douglas, who hails from Uromi in Esan North-East LGA of Edo state, was arrested by...
Governor of Taraba State, Darius Dickson Ishaku says it received with deep shock the news of the death of Aisha Alhassan, a former governorship candidate in the state and frontline member of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP. Govenor Ishaku described Aisha Alhassan as a woman of great courage and...
The Lagos State judicial panel on restitution for victims of the defunct SARS related abuses resumed sitting on Saturday with the continuation of the testimony of an EndSARs co-ordinator, Serah Ibrahim. Serah came along with several videos, some of which she said she shot personally with her iPhone. One...
Real Madrid, FC Barcelona and Juventus defended the European Super League (ESL) in a joint statement on Saturday after European ruling body UEFA threatened them with sanctions. The statement said the 12 founding clubs have suffered “unacceptable third-party pressures, threats, and offences” to abandon the project and “therefore desist...
The Management of the University of Benin (UNIBEN) has warned admission seekers into the institution against activities of fraudsters. A statement from the university’s Public Relations Officer (PRO), Dr Benedicta Ehanire, on Saturday said fraudsters had been collecting huge sums from unsuspecting applicants to facilitate admission. Dr. Ehanire said...
Brazil forward Neymar has committed his future to Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) by extending his contract until 2025. Neymar joined the Ligue 1 champions from FC Barcelona on a five-year deal at a world record cost of 222 million euros (270 million dollars) in August 2017. He had been linked...
The Chairman of Umuahia Traditional Council in Abia State, Eze Nnamdi Ofoegbu has said that bandits and terrorism would not take over Nigeria. Eze Ofoegbu who is also the traditional ruler of Umudiawa Ancient kingdom, Umuahia North LGA of the state, disclosed this on Saturday while receiving the Planning...
The Edo Sector Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) on Saturday joined its counterparts in West Africa to commemorate the 2021 West Africa Road Safety Organisation (WARSO) Day. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that as part of activities to commemorate the day, the command took...
The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola has reiterated the Federal Government’s commitment to ensuring the good conduct of statutory marriages in the country. Aregbesola, who made this known at the 2021 National Stakeholders’ Conference on the Administration of Statutory Marriage, on Friday, in Abuja, said this had become imperative...
The Nigeria Railway Corporation (NRC), has revealed the arrest of two persons suspected of vandalising rail tracks along Kaduna-Zaria rail line. The NRC Northern District Engineer, Haruna Sabo, who made the disclosure in an interview with newsmen, on Saturday in Zaria, said that the corporation had deployed patrol teams...