archiveJanuary 29, 2025

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has suspended law admissions in eight tertiary institutions. Fabian Benjamin, JAMB spokesman, said students will not be admitted for the law programme at the universities for 2025/2026. He said the decision follows the suspension of the LL.B programme in these institutions by the...

The trial of a former Kogi State governor, Yahya Adoza Bello, alongside Umar Shuaibu Oricha and Abdulsalami Hudu continued on Wednesday, January 29, 2025, before Justice Maryanne Anenih of the Federal Capital Territory High Court with the First Prosecution Witness, (PW1), Fabian Nwaora informing the court, that Yahya Bello’s accomplice,...

The Oyo State Government has organised a one-day training workshop for directors on budget, research and statistics and SDG desk officers across the 33 local government areas and various Ministries, Departments and Agencies in the state on the preparation of the 2024 Conditional Grant Scheme CGS- SDGs. The workshop, with...

The Osun State Executive Council has approved the appointment of Prince Timileyin Oluyemi Ajayi, a United Kingdom based IT engineer as the Olojudo of Ido Ajegunle in Obokun local government of Osun state. According to a press statement on Wednesday by the State Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, Oluomo...

The National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) has celebrated its Executive Vice Chairman/Chief Executive Officer, Khalil Suleiman Halilu, for being honoured with the Young Global Leader Award by ThisDay Newspaper during its grand 30th-anniversary celebration held on January 27, 2025, in Lagos. The award recognizes Khalil Halilu’s transformative...

The Federal High Court sitting in Ado Ekiti, on Wednesday struck out the defamation suit filed by the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, against activist lawyer, Dele Farotimi, over alleged cybercrime. The case, which emanated from comments made by Farotimi in an interview about his book: “Nigeria and its...

From left, Vice Chairman, PDP Governors' Forum and Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara; Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde; Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke and the Chairman, PDP Governors' Forum and Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, when the PDP Governors' Forum paid a condolence visit to Governor Makinde over the...

For his exceptional leadership and contributions to banking and finance, the Board Chairman of Fidelity Bank Plc, Mr Mustafa Chike-Obi, has been presented the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Thisday Awards. At a well-attended event featuring leaders across Nigeria’s public and private sectors, the erudite banking professional joined a host...

FewChore Finance Company Limited, a leading CBN-licensed financial institution, has announced a groundbreaking ₦500 million pledge to support creative entrepreneurs in Osun State under the Osun SDG Creatives initiative. The announcement was made on the first day of the maiden edition of the Osun SDGs Creative Conference, which hosted over...

NGX Regulation Limited (NGX RegCo), the independent regulation subsidiary of Nigerian Exchange Group, and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have called for enhanced partnership to enhance market surveillance and combat financial crimes in Nigeria's increasingly digitalized capital market. This strategic initiative was discussed during a high-level meeting between...