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The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced that the board will commence the 2025 Direct Entry (DE) forms’ sales on Wednesday, March 12. Fabian Benjamin, JAMB’s spokesman disclosed this on Monday, March 10, in a statement when he said this registration process is crucial for individuals who possess...

The House of Representatives on Tuesday directed the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to immediately suspend the implementation of increased ATM transaction charges and the removal of free ATM withdrawals for customers using other banks’ ATMs, as outlined in a recent circular by the apex bank. Adopting a motion of...

The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr. Wale Edun, says the Federal Government has unveiled a comprehensive economic plan for sustainable development. Edun disclosed this in a statement issued by the Ministry’s Director of Information and Public Relations, Mohammed Manga, on Tuesday in Abuja. The minister,...

President Bola Tinubu has renamed the Federal University of Education in Kano the Yusuf Maitama Sule Federal University of Education. The late Maitama Sule Danmasanin Kano (1929–2017) contributed significantly to Nigeria’s socio-political development throughout his illustrious career. He served as Nigeria’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations in New York,...

• Spokesman insists Nigeria on right track Catholic bishops got it wrong on their claim that Nigeria was sitting on a ticking time bomb due to the challenges of insecurity, youth unemployment, poverty and corruption, the Presidency said yesterday. Dismissing the concerns raised by the clerics under the auspices of...

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) secured a total of 4,111 convictions in 2024. According to the commission, the conviction was the highest number in any operational year since its inception. The commission also recovered significant sums across multiple currencies, totaling $214.5m, N364.6m, £54,318, €31,265, and various other amounts...

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) said 2,030,627 candidates were registered for this year’s Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). This was contained in the board’s weekly bulletin in Abuja on Monday. This is said to be the highest number of applications the board has received in its history of...

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) says it has ongoing discussions with Dangote Refinery towards reaching a new contract. Chief Corporate Communications Officer of NNPC Ltd, Mr. Olufemi Soneye, who disclosed this in a statement on Monday, said the contract for the sale of crude oil in Naira was...

Justice Uche Agomoh of the Federal High Court, sitting in Ibadan has convicted and sentenced two siblings, Amos Remilekun Ilesanmi and Olanrewaju Samuel Ilesanmi alongside Ugbeh Emmanuel Ukali for naira notes mutilation. The Ilesanmi brothers were ex-convicts, sentenced to three months community service each on October 2, 2024 for internet...

Justice Abimbola Awogboro of the Federal High Court, Ilorin on Friday, March 7, 2025 convicted and sentenced two Chinese, Yang Chao and Wu Shan Chuan to prison for illegal mining of solid minerals in Kwara State. They were convicted along with their company, Crius Chemical Nigeria Limited. They were prosecuted...