The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) yesterday said it will begin the screening of over 500 exceptional candidates below 16 years of age seeking admission into tertiary institutions for the 2025/2026 academic session between September 22 and 26. The board said the screening would be done by a special technical committee it has set up. It…
Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy Wale Edun yesterday confirmed the presentation of a proposal to the Federal Executive Council (FEC) for the clearance of the N4 trillion debt owed to power generation companies (GenCos). Edun told State House reporters after the FEC meeting that he presented a memo on refinancing outstanding obligations in…
The Federal Government has launched an ambitious national skills programme to connect 20 million young Nigerians to jobs, training and entrepreneurship opportunities by 2030 with women expected to make up at least 60 per cent of participants. Vice President Kashim Shettima announced the plan on Wednesday as he assumed chairmanship of the reactivated Board of Generation Unlimited…
The captain of the Nigeria’s women national team, Rasheedat Ajibade, has revealed that they are yet to receive the $100,000 cash gift from President Bola Tinubu.President Tinubu announced the reward for the Super Falcons, during a reception to host them for winning this year’s Women Africa Cup of Nations tournament in Morocco.Along with the money,…
The United States Government has approved a possible Foreign Military Sale to Nigeria of munitions, precision bombs, precision rockets, and related equipment valued at $346 million. The approval was contained in a statement from the Defense Security Cooperation Agency, dated August 13, but received via email on Thursday. The agency said it has notified the…
President Bola Tinubu will today leave Abuja for a two-nation working visit to Japan and Brazil. He will stop over briefly in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE), a statement by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy Bayo Onanuga said yesterday. According to the statement, the President will participate in the Ninth Tokyo International Conference on…
By Adebayo Yusuf Oyo state Governor, Seyi Makinde has called for more women participation in the labour movement. Governor Makinde made the call while lauding the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC Oyo State Council for engaging women in its administrative duties, during the union’s 6th Women’s Committee Delegates’ Conference, 2025, held at Pensioners House, Agbarigo, Onireke, Ibadan….
The Kano State House of Assembly has suspended Rano Local Government Chairman, Mallam Muhammed Naziru Ya’u andhas been suspended from office for three months. Shedding more light on the matter, the Majority Leader, who also serves as Chairman of the Assembly’s Complaint Committee, Mr. Lawan Husaini Dala, said the decision was informed by pleas from…
President Volodymyr Zelensky said that Ukraine and its allies must work together to pressure Russia into ending its invasion, ahead of talks in Berlin with European leaders and US leader Donald Trump. Pressure must be exerted on Russia for the sake of a fair peace. We must learn from the experience of Ukraine and our…
Abia State government, through the Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education, has extended its ongoing revalidation exercise to August 29, 2025. It warned that any private school that failed to be captured in the revalidation would be shut down immediately without any option for appeal. The Commissioner for Basic and Secondary education, Goodluck Ubochi gave…