archiveJune 3, 2021

ommends Makinde, PDP govs, says APC has failed leadership test road'll enhance Oyo's socio-economic devt - Makinde Oyo State Governor, 'Seyi Makinde, was on Thursday, joined by his Benue State counterpart, Governor Samuel Ortom, to commission the 65 kilometres Moniya-Ojutaye-Ijaiye-Iseyin Road. Ortom, who was the special guest of honour at...

  The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has urged students of St. Joseph Secondary School, Agege,  and Government College Secondary School, Victoria Island, Lagos, who are members of the EFCC Integrity Clubs in the schools, to shun any involvement in internet fraud and embrace the culture of integrity, a...

  President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan has challenged the Nigerian media to set an agenda for a brighter tomorrow for the country. Lawan acknowledged that the media had a crucial role to play in averting national crises and anarchy through positive actions that douses tension across the country and...

The Executive Chairman of EFCC, Mr. Abdulrasheed Bawa, at the ongoing United Nations General Assembly Special Session on corruption in New York, USA, June 2, 2021. He is billed to deliver Nigeria’s statement and attend some meetings on the margins of UNGASS....

  The National Population Commission (NPC) says it will commence its first pre-test exercise from June 6 to June 13, in 112 local government areas across the federation. The Chairman of the Commission, Alhaji Isa Kwarra, said this at a news conference in Abuja on Thursday. NAN reports that pre-test...

  The leadership of Ohanaeze Ndigbo led by Uche Okwukwu has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to tender an unreserved apology to the Igbo nation over his recent threat on both social and mainstream media. The demand was contained in a statement on Thursday, signed by Mazi Okechukwu Isiguzoro, the Secretary-General...

  The Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission (NIPC) has said that it remitted N5.36 billion to the Consolidated Revenue Fund (CRF) from its Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) between January 2016 and March 2021. NIPC disclosed this in a report released on Thursday on the summary of its IGR and CRF payments...

  The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) on Thursday said 160,617 candidates sat for the 2021 mock Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). The examination, which took place in 777 computer-based test centres across the country, was to prepare the candidates and familiarise them with the systems ahead of the...

  Laolu Akande, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Office of the Vice President, has denied negative social media comments attributed to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo.Akande, who made the clarifications on Thursday in Abuja, said purported comments on the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), farmers-herders...

  The Governing Board of the National Examinations Council (NECO) has approved the appointment of Mr Ebikibina John Ogborodi as new acting Registrar. The appointment of Ogborodi as Acting Registrar/Chief Executive of the Council was contained in a circular issued by the Director, Human Resource Management, Mr Mustapha Abdul in...