About 1,367,210 candidates are sitting for the 2025 Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination across the country, using dual mode of Computer Based Testing (CBT) and Paper, Pencil Testing (PPT). Out of the 1,367,210 candidates, 685,551 are male while over 681,300 are female. Kano State is listed among the highest number of registered candidates with more…
The Federal Road Safety Corps has reported an increase in road traffic crashes and fatalities across Nigeria in the first half of 2025. According to the Corps Marshal Shehu Mohammed, 5,281 crashes occurred between January and June, involving 39,793 people, with 2,838 lives lost and 17,818 rescued. Mohammed disclosed the figures during a press briefing…
Troops of operation Hadin Kai in collaboration with the Air Component, Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF), and local hunters, have intercepted several collaborators and disrupted logistics networks of terrorist groups across the North-East. Between July 15 and 22, 2025, troops arrested individuals suspected of supplying communications equipment, illicit drugs, IEDs, and arms-making materials to Boko…
The Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, in Northern States, has urged African leaders to aim at driving sustainable development across the continent by prioritizing youth-focused investment and adopt deliberate messaging strategies. Rev. Joseph John Hayab, chairman of Northern CAN, made the call at the Wilton Park Roundtable on, “Towards Demographic Dividends in Africa: Action and…
Market leaders in Kaduna have called on the state government to provide financial support to struggling traders through grants or interest-free loans, as many of them were facing economic hardship and capital loss. They made the plea during a town hall meeting for stakeholders organized by the Kaduna Market Development and Management Company aimed at…
Barcelona have cancelled their preseason tour of Japan that was scheduled for this month. The LaLiga champions cited a serious breach of contract by the promoter. Barca were to play Vissel Kobe in a friendly on Sunday. But that game will no longer go ahead. Instead, the Catalans are still willing to travel to South…
The Jigawa State Governor, Umar Namadi, has approved the appointment of eight new Permanent Secretaries and the redeployment of four existing ones to various Ministries, Departments, and Agencies. This was contained in a statement signed by the State Head of Service, Mr. Muhammad Dagaceri, issued to journalists on Wednesday in Dutse, the state capital, by…
Governor Bassey Otu of Cross River has said the state may review the retirement age of its doctors from 60 to 65 years to holistically reform the state’s health sector. Otu said this on Wednesday while addressing national officers of the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors, who were in Calabar for their July National Executive…
Governor Alex Otti of Abia State says his administration is committed to resolving pension challenges through honest dialogue and inclusive decision-making. Otti said this on Tuesday when the national leadership of the Nigerian Union of Pensioners paid him a visit in Nvosi, Isiala Ngwa South Local Government Area of the state. He noted that resolving…
The Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Ahmed Dangiwa, has assured the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) FCT Council that the long-awaited affordable housing estate for its members in the territory would become a reality. Dangiwa gave the assurance during the NUJ FCT Council Press Week Lecture and Awards Ceremony on Tuesday in Abuja, with…