archiveApril 25, 2023

As Nigerians await the hearing of the various petitions filed before the election tribunals, a former Nigerian senator, Shehu Sani, has advocated that the court sessions be transmitted live. With the conclusion of the 2023 general elections, Nigerians are now awaiting the verdict of the tribunal, which they hope would...

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has rescheduled the ongoing Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination for candidates who could not sit for the exam on Tuesday because of technical challenges. The Board made the announcement in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja by the Head, Public Affairs and Protocol, JAMB,...

Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, on Tuesday, mourned the death of doyen of Nigerian journalism, Peter Enahoro, saying his demise marked the end of an accomplished life of devotion to media excellence. Enahoro, famous for his pen name ‘Peter Pan’, was a former Editor-in-Chief/Managing Director of Daily Times. He was the younger...

Gov. Seyi Makinde of Oyo State says delay in the emergence of new Aalafin of Oyo and Soun of Ogbomosoland, was to allow due process to be followed in their selection to avoid repeat of past mistakes. Makinde made this known on Tuesday in Ibadan while swearing-in the new Chief...

The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), kicked off the conduct of the 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) on Tuesday. The Board had revealed that over 1.6 million candidates registered to sit for the examination nationwide. The entry level examination into tertiary institutions in the country which began on...

The Kaduna Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested 48 internet fraud suspects, including two women, Precious Malachi Zidyep and Tina Patrick Omoyeme, in a sting operation in Kaduna. The suspects also include two ex-convicts: Williams Justice Gankon and AbdulWasiu Yunus who were apprehended at...

pledges to complete Magistrate Court, High Court Complexes   Oyo State Governor, 'Seyi Makinde, has sworn-in Justice Iyabo Yerima as the substantive Chief Judge of the state. The governor, who performed the swearing-in at the Executive Chamber of the Governor’s Office, Secretariat, Agodi, Ibadan, said that his administration will continue...

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has said thatits attention has been drawn to an online publication with a headline titled: “NCC Incurs a Deficit of N17bn, Spending N35.2bn on Personnel, Consultancy Fees”. According to a statement sent to Business247 News Online, the Commission said it is concerned with the inability...

  Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) and Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (ETI) have expressed mutual interest in partnering on sustainability initiatives and overall market development. This was stated at the Closing Gong Ceremony introducing the new Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO) of ETI to the capital market held at the Exchange on...

  Network International (Network), the leading enabler of digital commerce across the Middle East and Africa (MEA) region, has renewed its partnership with one of Nigeria’s largest financial service providers, Polaris Bank Limited, to deepen financial inclusion and digital transformation. The partnership is anchored on the provision of payments processing...