JAMB: No Email, No registration

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has announced that provision of email addresses is now compulsory for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination registration beginning from Tuesday, January 31, 2023. The admissions board made this known in a statement released on Monday by its Head, Public Affairs and Protocol, Dr. Fabian Benjamin, adding that no candidate […]

News Titbit

Good day! below are summary of News stories across Nigeria and Abroad:  1. A Federal High Court in Abuja has on Monday dismissed the suit by a former presidential candidate of Hope Democratic Party, Chief Ambrose Owuru, against the election of the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari(retd.), in the 2019 presidential election. The suit seeking […]

Buhari appoints Yusha’u Ahmed as NYSC new DG

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Yusha’u Ahmed, a brigadier-general, as the director-general of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC). Ahmed is expected to assume office as the NYSC DG on Monday. Eddy Megwa, the NYSC spokesperson, confirmed the development to TheCable on Sunday. In November 2022, Christy Uba, director of information and communications […]

Naira swap: 10-day extension insufficient – CPPE React

The Centre for the Promotion of Private Enterprises, CPPE, has reacted to the Central Bank of Nigeria’s 10-day extension for the return of old naira notes. CPPE’s director, Dr Yusuf Muda on Sunday told newsman in an interview that the extension was inadequate. President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday announced the approval for the extension of the deadline […]

CBN bows, Extends Old Naira Use Deadline

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has extended the deadline for the use of the old notes till February 10. CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele, announced the extension in a statement signed on Sunday. He explained that the apex bank has sought approval from President Muhammadu Buhari to extend the deadline for the use of the […]

INEC announces new deadline for collection of PVCs

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has announced the extension of the deadline for collection of Permanent Voter Cards, PVCs, nationwide. During its meeting with the Resident Electoral Commissioners, RECs, from the 36 states of the Federation and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja on Friday, the Chairman of the Commission, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, indicated that […]

My Dear Kaduna People: No More Empty Rhetorics

Do you know that in the Kaduna State 2023 approved budget our Foreign Loan and Interest Repayment is N25.8 billion; while the Domestic Loan and Interest Repayment is N9.6 billion. This brings our total Debt Service for this year to N35.4 billion. That is 80.8% of Overhead cost of N43.8 billion; 63.1% of Personnel cost […]

Nasarawa governor loses first son, laid him to rest today

Nasarawa Governor Abdullahi Sule is bereaved after losing his first son. Hassan Sule, aged 36 years, passed away in the late hours of Thursday. The deceased, who married his wife in June last year, died in Lafia, the state capital. The Governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Ibrahim Addra, confirmed the passing. A statement by the spokesperson […]