Category: News

A chieftain of the New Nigerian Peoples Party (NNPP), Engr. Buba Galadima, has said that all the by-elections organised by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Saturday, August 16, 2025, were illegally conducted. He said this is because INEC violated a section of the 1999 Constitution (as amended), which stipulates that the commission is […]

Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board has commenced the registration of intending pilgrims for the 2026 Hajj exercise. The director of the board, Alhaji Kadiri Edah, disclosed this during a meeting in Abuja, stating that prospective pilgrims must deposit a minimum of N8.5 million to secure a seat. “Intending pilgrims who wish to […]

Plateau State Ministry of Health is set to host the 11th State Council on Health, with the theme, “Repositioning Plateau State Health Systems Towards Achieving Universal Health Coverage (UHC).” The commissioner for Health, Dr Nicholas Baamlong, during a press briefing, said the meeting is scheduled to be held in Jos to review progress, share experiences, […]

To ease the accommodation challenge facing its students, the University of Ilorin has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Ilorin Central Juma’at Mosque to construct a 250-bed hostel on the university’s main campus. The vice chancellor, Prof. Wahab Egbewole (SAN) signed the MoU  on behalf of the university, while the chairman of the […]

Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has inaugurated a special committee to investigate cases of technology-driven malpractice detected during the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). Inaugurating the 23-member Special Committee On Examination Infraction yesterday in Abuja, JAMB’s registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, decried the rising sophistication of exam fraud, revealing that the results of 6,458 […]

National coordinator of PeacePro, AbdulRazaq Hamzat, has hailed the National Open University of Nigeria ( NOUN) management for recognising the Congress of NOUN Students (CONS)  as a student union body. Hamzat, a former student of NOUN, recalled how he and a co-student, Elias Ozikpu, in 2015 were expelled by the management of the university over […]

National Orientation Agency (NOA) has applauded the Imo State government overits recent ban on extravagant graduation parties for pupils in nursery, primary and junior secondary schools. The agency said the move was the needed intervention that aims to promote value reorientation and curb excesses among young learners. In a statement issued to journalists yesterday in […]

Pioneer national vice chairman (North East) of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr. Umar Duhu, has expressed joy and gratitude over President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s reported decision to retain Vice President Kashim Shettima as his running mate for the 2027 presidential election. In a statement issued to journalists yesterday in Abuja, Duhu described the development […]

Imo State governor, Hope Uzodinma, has assured the people of the state of his administration’s commitment to addressing security challenges and restoring total stability. Uzodimma, represented by his chief of staff, Barr. Nnamdi Anyahie, spoke at the decoration of the newly promoted assistant commissioner of police, ACP Oladimeji Odeyeyiwa, head of Anti-Kidnapping Unit of the […]

Former Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo says corruption remains Africa’s biggest governance challenge and a major threat to development, despite progress in institutional reforms in the continent. Akufo-Addo made the assertion in a lecture he delivered at Nigeria’s National Defence College (NDC) in Abuja yesterday with the theme, “Strengthening Institutions for Good Governance in Africa,” as […]