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President Bola Tinubu has approved the deployment of forest guards in the nation’s over 1129 forests in order to secure ungoverned spaces in the country. The President has also directed office of the National Security Adviser and the Ministry of Environment to drive the program by recruiting and deploying thousands...

The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) on Thursday called for the resignation of the Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, Ishaq Oloyede, following the admittance by the examination body that the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination was marred with errors. NANS in a statement released by its...

The Kaduna Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has secured the conviction and sentence of one content creator on tiktok and Instagram, Muhammad Kabir before Justice R.M.Aikawa of the Federal High Court sitting in Kaduna for abusing and mutilating the Naira. Kabir was arrested on Tuesday...

Tajudeen Abbas, Speaker of the House of repResentatives, has said that over 75 percent of goods offloaded in the Benin Republic are bound for Nigeria, blaming inefficiencies and high costs at Nigerian ports. Abbas spoke on Wednesday when he received a delegation from the Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council (PEBEC),...

●commissions Leadership Centre in Ibadan Governor of Osun State, Senator Ademola Adeleke has eulogised a global media icon, Aare Dele Momodu for his commitment to human development.  Governor Adeleke stated this while speaking at the official commissioning of the Dele Momodu Foundation Leadership Centre, Alakubosa GRA, Ibadan, Oyo State. He...

The Nigeria Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) has said that deficiencies in the oversight and safety management processes of the company that owned the crashed helicopter took the life of former Access Bank, Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO) of Access Holdings Plc, Herbert Wigwe, his wife, son, and three others. The...

THE Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced the rescheduling of 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) for candidates affected by technical glitches in the recent UTME exam. The rescheduled examination will take place on Friday May 16, Saturday May 17, and Sunday May 18, at designated centres across Lagos and the South East....

Leading financial institution, Fidelity Bank Plc, has reentered the trillion-naira market capitalisation club, after its share price rose by 5.3%, climbing from N19.95 to N21.00 on May 13, 2025, according to data from the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX). This latest development also brings the total number of Nigerian companies with...

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday, May 14, 2025 presented the Ninth and last Prosecution Witness, PW9, Ape Sunday against the former governor of Benue State, Gabriel Suswan. The Commission is prosecuting Suswan alongside his then Commissioner of Finance, Omodachi Okolobia on amended 11-count charge, bordering on...

The innovative digital gateway, which is projected to actualise the CBN’s $1 billion monthly diaspora remittances target and about $12 billion annually, allows Nigerians in the diaspora to obtain a BVN remotely. The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), in collaboration with the Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System (NIBSS), has launched the...