Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has extended the deadline for candidates with pending admission offers from the 2021 to 2025 admission cycles to November 30, 2026. The extension gives affected candidates a final opportunity to either accept or reject their outstanding admission offers following the temporary unavailability of...
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Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum has received a Good Leadership Award from the Kirawa community in Gwoza Local Government Area in recognition of his administration’s efforts to rebuild the border town after years of insurgency. The award was presented by the Kirawa Development Association during a visit where the...
Borno State Government has sworn in 6 newly appointed members of the Borno State Independent Electoral Commission (BOSIEC) in a ceremony held on Wednesday at the Deputy Governor’s Council Chamber, Government House, Maiduguri. The swearing-in ceremony was presided over by Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, who was represented by...
A Professor of Phonetics and Phonology at the University of Jos (UNIJOS), Prof. Modupe Olubunmi Onwochei, has disclosed that Nigerian speakers were more intelligible to British listeners in many instances than native English speakers were to Nigerians. Onwochei disclosed this on Tuesday while delivering the 131st inaugural lecture of...
The House of Representatives has extended the implementation of the capital component of the 2025 budget until December 31, 2026. The decision followed the passage of a bill amending the Appropriation Repeal and Re-enactment Act 2025 during plenary after the annual recess. House Leader Julius Ihonvbere said the extension...
Director General of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Mrs Zubaida Umar, has reaffirmed the Agency’s commitment to strengthening collaboration with the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) to enhance national preparedness and response to disasters and other emergencies. Mrs Zubaida Umar stated this during a visit to the Chief of...
The Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed November 19, 2026, to deliver judgment in the legal battle over the All Progressives Congress (APC) senatorial primary for Kogi Central. Justice Inyang Ekwo announced the date after lawyers representing all parties adopted their final written addresses, bringing the hearing to...
First Lady of Nigeria Senator Oluremi Tinubu has been decorated as the Grand Patron of the All Africa Challenge Trophy, Nigeria 2026, the continent’s premier women golf amateur championship, slated for Abuja in November. She was decorated by the Ladies Golf Association of Nigeria, during a visit by the...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit, NFIU, have commenced a three-day stocktake to assess the country’s preparedness for the Mutual Evaluation Exercise of the Financial Action Task Force, FATF, on anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing , scheduled to take place in 2027....
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has congratulated his Senior Special Assistant on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Princess Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire, on the occasion of her birthday. In a statement issued on Monday by the President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, Tinubu described the former Deputy Governor of Lagos...
The Managing Director of EcoBasic Seed, Temidayo Owoeye, has said increased adoption of hybrid seeds by Nigerian farmers could significantly boost agricultural productivity and accelerate the country’s drive towards food security. Owoeye said access to quality hybrid seeds, combined with modern farming practices, could substantially improve farmers’ yields, while...
Akwa Ibom Health Insurance Agency donates laptops to hospitals to improve healthcare data collection
Akwa Ibom Health Insurance Agency donates laptops to hospitals to improve healthcare data collection
As part of programmes to mark its second anniversary, Akwa Ibom State health insurance agency has donated a set of computers and tablets to healthcare facilities across the state to strengthen data gathering services in an effort to further expand access to healthcare in the state. With over 237,000...
The Mwaghavul Development Association (MDA), has denied allegations that it owns or operates a militia group or collaborates with the Department of State Services (DSS), or any other security agency to attack Fulani communities in Plateau State. The association described the allegation as false, alleging that it was part...
Taraba Integrity Network has challenged SaharaReporters to provide documentary evidence to support its report alleging financial misconduct against the Executive Secretary of the Taraba State Emergency Management Agency (TSEMA), Dr. Echuseh Audu. The group said the financial transactions mentioned in the report did not prove that Dr. Audu diverted...
National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda, has called on Nigerians to support President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima for a second term in the 2027 general election. He also expressed sympathy to the government and people of Niger State over the...
Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Borno State Chapter, has called on the Federal Government and security agencies to intensify efforts to rescue 78 schoolchildren abducted by suspected Boko Haram insurgents in Askira-Uba Local Government Area of the state. The association also expressed concern over the worsening economic hardship and...
Chad Basin Development Authority (CBDA) has called for stronger measures to protect rivers and other water sources, warning that the survival of agriculture, livelihoods and communities depends on sustainable management of water resources. The call was made by the Managing Director of the Authority, Tijjani Musa Tumsah, during the...
The Nigerian Youth Parliament (NYP), in partnership with the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON), has started consultations with media stakeholders in Borno State as part of efforts to develop a five-year Media Action Plan aimed at improving information management and promoting peace. The initiative, known as the...
Troops of Operation FANSAN YAMMA have rescued 10 victims in separate operations across Zamfara State, including an intervention that disrupted a suspected terrorist abduction attempt along the Tsafe-Funtua road. The operation was carried out by troops of Sector 2 on Sunday, September 27, following reports of an abduction in...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has congratulated Senator Abdulaziz Abubakar Yari, representing Zamfara West and Director-General of the APC Presidential Campaign Council, on his 58th birthday. President Tinubu in a statement by the Special Adviser to the President Information & Strategy, Bayo Onanuga described Senator Yari as a loyal party...