archiveApril 2021

The Registrar and Chief Executive of Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof Ishaq Oloyede, has lauded the University of Ibadan (UI) for being the most transparent among other universities nationwide on admission. According to the registrar, “the university would never compromise admission criteria in terms of merit list, catchment...

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has issued a query to the Board of First Bank Ltd for the removal of its Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Sola Adeduntan. It was reported on Wednesday that the Board of Directors of First Bank of Nigeria Limited has appointed Gbenga...

The World Bank says Russia, Iraq, Iran, the United States, Algeria, Venezuela and Nigeria remain the top seven gas flaring countries for nine years running. The bank said this on Wednesday in Washington D. C. in its gas flaring satellite data for 2020, compiled by World Bank’s Global Gas Flaring...

 The Ondo State Judicial Panel of Inquiry on Police brutality and other related matters has recommended the payment of about N755 million as petitioners claims, and other monetary recommendations. The Chairman of the 9-man Panel, retired Justice Salisu Sidiq, stated this in his address while submitting the Committee’s reports and...

  says a united PDP will secure South-West   Governor ‘Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has declared that the bad governance and maladministration of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) will not extend beyond 2023, as, according to him, Nigerians have become tired of the party and would kick it...

    The Senate, on Wednesday, passed two bills to establish two Federal Universities in Kogi State. They are the Federal University of Education, Ankpa, and the Federal University of Agriculture, Kabba. The passage of the bills seeking to establish both Universities followed the consideration of two separate reports by the...

lauds outgoing Nigerian Baptist Convention President, Ayokunle, for years of excellent service 'Nigeria needs prayers and citizens' cooperation to surmount insecurity' Oyo State Governor, 'Seyi Makinde, on Wednesday, declared that Nigeria needs personalities like the out-going President of the Nigerian Baptist Convention, Reverend Dr. Samson Olasupo Ayokunle, who are keen...

The President Muhammadu Buhari administration says a total of 465,820 Nigerians have benefitted from the payroll support scheme nationwide. Presidential spokesman, Laolu Akande in a statement said the government’s Economic Sustainability Plan (ESP) continues to impact lives and small businesses. The commencement of payment to beneficiaries of the Payroll Support...

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has urged Nigerian students and Youth Corps members to embrace hard work and shun any involvement in computer-related frauds. The Zonal Head of the Lagos Office, Ghali Ahmed, gave the charge at a Nation-wide Attitudinal Re-Orientation Programme for Students in Tertiary Institutions- South...

Mixed sentiments persisted on the nation’s bourse on Wednesday with the market capitalisation dropping  N274 billion in six hours of trading due to sell-off of blue chips. Specifically, the market capitalisation dipped N274 billion or 1.33 per cent to close at N20.296 trillion from N20.570 trillion achieved on Tuesday. Also,...