Golden Eaglets To Face Burkina Faso In Quarter-Final
The Golden Eaglets will face Burkina Faso for a place in the semi-final of the U-17 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON). Nigeria defeated South Africa 2-3 in the last Group B game in the competition to set up Thursday’s quarter-final clash with their fellow West Africans. On the other hand, the Burkinabes earned their spot […]
Scrapping of NYSC unnecessary – NYSC Director
The National Youth Service Corps, NYSC has advised Nigerians seeking the scrap of the scheme not to be unnecessarily emotional. Giving the advice during a Unity Walk organised to mark the 50th anniversary of the scheme in Osun, the Director, South West Area Office of the NYSC, Amusan Oluwole Julius said scraping the scheme is […]
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Good Day! Below is a Summary of News Stories Across Nigeria and Abroad: 1. The presidential election petition tribunal has adjourned its sitting to Wednesday, May 10, matters brought before it challenging the outcome of the 2023 presidential election. This was disclosed in a tweet on Monday by one of the spokespersons for the Labour […]
JAMB releases results of 80,000 Mop-up UTME candidates
The results of the 80,000 candidates who participated in the mop-up Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination on Saturday, May 6, 2023, have been released. According to report the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board following an emergency board meeting held in Abuja on May 1, 2023, arranged a mop-up UTME for candidates who missed the chance to […]
Varsity proprietor seeks King Charles intervention over Ekweremadu
The proprietor of Gregory University Uturu (GUU), Professor Greg Ibe, has appealed to King Charles lll of England, to grant pardon to Nigeria’s former Deputy Senate President, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, and his wife, Beatrice, jailed in London over organ harvest plot. Ekweremadu was Friday, along with Dr Obinna Obeta, sentenced to 10 years in prison […]
New 422 Nigerian Evacuees Arrive Abuja
Fresh four hundred and twenty-two Nigerians arrived Abuja, the nation’s capital following the wake of evacuations by the Federal Government from war-torn Sudan. According to report the figure consists of 102 Nigerians onboard the Tarco Airlines that departed Port Sudan and another 322 Nigerians onboard the Asman Air from Aswan, Egypt. The figures make up […]
Kaduna State LGA 2022 Budget Performance Tracking: Budget Offices to Get More Working Tools – Commissioner
… As Local Government Accountability Mechanism highlights importance of CDC in the Budget Cycle The Honourable Commissioner Ministry of Local Government Affairs Kaduna state, Hajia Umma K Ahmed, has reinstated the importance of adequate working tools for workers in the Budget offices in all the Local Government Areas in the state. The Commissioner stated this […]
Unified USSD Codes Approved For Mobile Networks In Nigeria By NCC
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has approved unified USSD codes for all mobile networks in Nigeria. The harmonized shortcodes (HSC) will work across all mobile networks in the country. This means all mobile network services will be using the same customer care number, the same code for checking data balances, the same code for credit recharge, […]
Ekweremadu Sentenced For Organ Trafficking.
Ekweremadu, his wife, and a doctor have been sentenced for their roles in attempting to obtain a kidney on behalf of the senator’s sick daughter, Sonia. The three were convicted of organ trafficking after having a young Nigerian man flown into the United Kingdom in a bid to obtain a kidney on behalf of the […]
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Good Day! Below is a Summary of News Stories Across Nigeria and Abroad: 1. Egyptian authorities have sent over 500 students back to Sudan following the failure of two of them to provide either a passport or Emergency Travel Certificate. According to a voice note of a Nigerian official obtained by our correspondent on Friday […]