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National Examinations Council (NECO) has announced the release of the 2026 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) results, with a total of 186,291 candidates having registered for the examination across 12 subjects. In a statement issued on Thursday, NECO’s Acting Director of Information and Public Relations, Azeez Sani, said the...
Bloodbath was averted Wednesday at T.A Gardens Estate, Warewa, along Lagos-Ibadan expressway, Ogun state, near Lagos, following violent attack on residents who were protesting one month of power outage. The upscale estate owned by former CEO of GTBank, Tayo Aderinokun, according to residents, has been without electricity for over...
Leading telecommunications infrastructure provider, Phase3 Telecom, has reaffirmed its commitment to expanding broadband penetration across Nigeria, highlighting over two decades of strategic investments in critical digital infrastructure that continue to support connectivity nationwide. The Executive Chairman of Phase3 Telecom, Mr. Stanley Jegede, spoke on the company’s contributions to Nigeria’s...
First Lady of Nigeria, Senator Oluremi Tinubu has said children must not be allowed to go hungry, as she unveiled fresh steps by the Renewed Hope Initiative (RHI) to expand National Food Banks, nutrition support and community interventions for vulnerable families across the country. She stated this at the...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has said through the provision of critical infrastructure projects executed by his administration in the Federal Capital Territory and beyond, his administration is laying a foundation for Nigeria’s prosperity. President Tinubu vowed that no community will be left behind under his watch, even as he...
Seven years after taking office, Governor Babagana Umara Zulum continues to drive massive development across Borno State. In the education sector alone, his administration has delivered hundreds of projects, improved learning infrastructure, and expanded access to quality education. This video below highlights some of the key achievements recorded in...
District Head of Makarfi, Alhaji Adamu Abdullahi, has commended Governor Uba Sani for transforming the General Hospital, Makarfi, saying the intervention has reversed decades of neglect and revitalised healthcare delivery in the community. Speaking during a statewide media tour of projects executed by the Kaduna State Government in Zone...
Federal Government has committed over ₦217 billion within two years to strengthen medical education and healthcare training across Nigeria as part of efforts to build a stronger healthcare system anchored on quality education, research, innovation and human capital development. The Minister of Education, Dr. Maruf Olatunji Alausa, CON, disclosed...
A coalition of more than 300 civil society organisations has called for the immediate investigation and possible arrest of officials of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP) over an alleged expenditure of N339 million on a capacity-building training programme for 120 stakeholders. The groups, under the umbrella of the Civil...
Senate on Tuesday inaugurated four newly elected senators following recent by-elections held to fill vacant seats in the National Assembly. The lawmakers are Olaka Nwogu Johnson (Rivers South-East), Francis Dayo Faduyile (Ondo South), Asogwa Ikeje Israel (Enugu North), and Halilu Danladi Envulu-Aza (Nasarawa North). Senate President Godswill Akpabio administered...
Sokoto State High Court has sentenced three individuals, including a foreign national, to death by hanging after finding them guilty of terrorism-related offences and illegal arms trafficking. The convicts — Jabbi Alhaji Yalle, a citizen of the Republic of Niger, Yusuf Muhammad, popularly known as Sallau, and Kabiru Muhammad...
Human rights activist and publisher of Sahara Reporters, Omoyele Sowore, will remain in Kuje Correctional Centre after the Federal High Court in Abuja fixed June 30 to rule on his application seeking to overturn the revocation of his bail. Justice Mohammed Umar scheduled the ruling after hearing arguments from...
Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, has approved the appointment of Hon. Grema Terab as the Executive Secretary of Borno State Education Trust Fund (BO-ETF). The appointment follows the elevation of the immediate past Executive Secretary of the Fund, Hon. Maina Mustapha Yaumi, to the position of Commissioner...
Presidential spokesman Bayo Onanuga has dismissed claims that hunger is widespread across Nigeria, insisting that many Nigerians are benefiting from policies introduced by President Bola Tinubu led administration. Speaking during an interview on Arise Television, Onanuga said several government programmes and infrastructure projects are already making a positive impact...
Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has approved the declaration of a 16-hour curfew in 10 local government areas of Oyo State. The Secretary to the State Government, Professor Musibau Babatunde, announced this in a memo issued on Tuesday in Ibadan. Babatunde said the curfew takes effect from Wednesday, 24...
Department of State Services (DSS) has ordered an immediate investigation into the conduct of its operatives following an incident that occurred at the Federal High Court in Abuja and led to the remand of activist and publisher, Omoyele Sowore, at the Kuje Custodial Centre. In a statement issued on...
Operatives of the Enugu Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC) have arrested one Onwughalu Chikodi Godwin, a 30-year old businessman for allegedly stealing vegetable oil belonging to a company, Bro-kenn Agro Allied Industries, worth N30, 853, 800. 00 (Thirty Million, Eight Hundred and Fifty-three Thousand,...
Deputy Inspector General of Police in charge of Finance and Operations (DIG), Sulieman Mohammed has advised herders to embrace ranching as the surest way of reducing clashes between them and farmers. DIG Mohammed gave the advice while responding to a complaint by one of the leaders of the Miyetti...
Sokoto State branch of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), popularly known as the Caliphate Bar, has immortalised two of its distinguished late members, Barrister Bello Mahmud and Barrister Inuwa Abdulkadir, in recognition of their contributions to the legal profession and public service. As part of the honour, the association...