The Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, Prof Ishaq Oloyede, has said that 414,696 candidates, out of the 1,603,181 who sat for the 2018 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, …
UTME: Only 25% scored above 200, says Oloyede Read More
President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday described Cross River State as a reference point in the agriculture revolution of his administration. He spoke in Calabar while inaugurating the state seedlings and seed …
Cross River reference point of agric policy, says Buhari Read More
The former Chelsea striker who spoke on BBC One said the referee favoured Argentina unjustly with the decision not to award the second penalty. He said, “I think it’s a …
Drogba – Bad officiating denied Eagles’ victory Read More
President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday promised to put more pressure on security chiefs to stop the spate of killings in the land. Speaking at an interactive session with stakeholders in Jos, …
Killings: Buhari to put more pressure on security chiefs Read More
The Bayelsa State Government has accused some financial institutions operating in the state of colluding with unscrupulous civil servants to defraud the state government by promoting the ghost worker syndome …
Banks aiding pay-roll fraud in Civil Service, Bayelsa govt. alleges Read More
Niger Delta leaders yesterday called on their people to vote out current members representing them in the National Assembly in the 2019 General election. The leaders described their region’s members …
Our lawmakers don’t deserve re-election – Niger Delta leaders Read More
The Department of State Services has arrested the Senator representing Abia South in the Senate, Senator Eyinnaya Abaribe. He was arrested in Abuja on Friday at a popular hotel located …
DSS arrests Sen Enyinnaya Abaribe Read More
Nigeria’s Super Eagles have arrived in the southern Russia town of Volgograd ahead of Friday’s must-win FIFA World Cup Group D encounter against Iceland. A statement from the spokesperson of …
Nigeria vs Iceland: Super Eagles land in Volgograd, set to battle Read More
A civil society organisation, Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, says the National Assembly violated the fundamental rights of Nigerians by cutting the proposed allocations for essential public services, including health, …
2018 budget cut: National Assembly committed crime against humanity, says SERAP Read More
Cristiano Ronaldo was the star man for Portugal at the 2018 FIFA World Cup™ for the second match running, scoring the winner against Morocco at the Luzhniki Stadium to eliminate …
Ronaldo grabs winner, Morocco exit Read More
“I would like to thank the leadership of the National Assembly, particularly the Senate President and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, as well as all the Distinguished Senators …
Buhari’s speech at the signing of 2018 budget into law Read More President Muhammadu Buhari has signed the 2018 appropriation bill containing the year’s federal spending details as approved by the National Assembly. Mr Buhari signed the budget at about 12 noon …
Buhari signs 2018 budget Read More
The Federal Government will shut down the borders with a neighbouiring country through which rice is smuggled on a large scale, a minister said yesterday. Minister of Agriculture and Rural …
Rice smuggling: Fed Govt to shut land border Read More
Aliko Dangote Foundation, in yet another philanthropic gesture, Monday launched the Dangote Village built for the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital. The Dangote Village in …
Dangote Foundation Inaugurates N2bn Village for IDPs in Maiduguri Read More