JAMB seeks permission to increase UTME fee.
The Registrar of the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board, Ishaq Oloyede has disclosed that parents and guardians can pay more for the UTME examination, as the body seeks financial autonomy. Oloyede, who appeared before the House of Representatives Committee on Finance on Wednesday, said the body is seeking to exit the annual budget but must […]
Libya, Angola beats Nigeria in crude production – OPEC
The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) has said that Nigeria’s oil production plunged to 972,000 barrels per day in August 2022, as Angola and Libya overtook Nigeria by producing higher volumes of crude during the review month. OPEC disclosed this in its September 2022 report, confirming the figures released recently by the Nigeria Upstream […]
Sokoto govt begins clampdown on lotteries, others
By Suleiman Adamu, Sokoto IN its renewed measures to sanitize activities and operations of Lottery business in the state, the Government of Sokoto state has vowed to sanction any company that fails to obtain permit or certificate of operation in the state. Also affected are football viewing centres in the state while liquefied and cooking […]
Court grants DSS permission to detain Tukur Mamu for 60 more days
A federal high court in Abuja has given the Department of State Services (DSS) the go-ahead to detain Tukur Mamu, the Kaduna train attack negotiator, for 60 more days. According to report, Nkeonye Maha, the presiding judge, issued the ruling on Tuesday in response to an ex-parte motion moved by Ahmed Magaji, counsel for the […]
Several voter registrations done in 2022 invalidated, INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it has detected several if nvalid registrations during the clean-up of the register from the recently-concluded voter registration exercise. The continuous voter registration exercise (CVR) ended on July 31 — thirteen months after it began. In April, the commission had said 45 percent of registrations done in 2021 […]
Nigerian Newspapers: 10 things you need to know this Monday morning
Good morning! Below are today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 1 The National Industrial Court, NIC, has summoned the Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, to appear before it on Monday in Abuja over the lingering strike embarked on by the union seven months ago. The summon is coming on the heels […]
NCDC announces 21 monkeypox cases in 7 days
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has reported 21 more cases of monkeypox in the country within the past seven days. The NCDC via its official website announced on Sunday that the disease could be spread by close contact and exposure to an infected person’s respiratory droplets, skin lesions or bodily fluids. The agency […]
Understanding Nigeria’s culture will promote national unity, NCAC boss
The National Council for Arts and Culture (NCAC) says that understanding and appreciating the culture and beliefs of other Nigerians will prevent culture shocks and promote national unity. The Director-General of the NCAC, Otunba Olusegun Runsewe, gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Abuja. According to Runsewe, […]
FBI declares Nigerian man wanted for ‘$30m COVID fraud’
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has declared Chidozie Collins Obasi, a Nigerian, wanted for allegedly defrauding New York more than $30 million over the sale of “non-existent” ventilators. According to the FBI, Obasi, 29, allegedly posed as a representative of an Indonesian-based medical supply company offering ventilators for sale in March 2020 at the […]
SUSPECTED RAPIST IN NSCDC NET FOR DEFILING 14 YEAR OLD NIECE.
Following the reoccurring cases of human trafficking, sexual harassment and female gender abuses in the country, the NSCDC has vowed to put an end to the menace by protecting the girl child. The Commandant in charge of Anti-human Trafficking, Irregular Migration and other Related Offences Unit, NSCDC National Headquarters, Abuja, Elor Janet, made this known […]