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The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has banned 100 out of the 687 Computer Based Test (CBT) centres over allegation of malpractices and violating the rules of the examination body. And barring unforeseen circumstances, the body may start releasing ...

The Nigerian Senate has passed a motion asking the state houses of assembly, presidency and other relevant stakeholders to hasten the process leading to the granting of financial autonomy to council areas nationwide During the debate on a motion on ...

The Presidential Election Petition Tribunal began work on the petitions filed by candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, his party and three other political groups alongside their flag-bearers against the declaration of President Muhammadu Buhari and ...

An Oyo State High Court sitting in Ibadan granted an injunction to uphold the tenure of 33 Local Government Areas and 35 Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs) chairmen, insisting that they were inaugurated for a three-year tenure. Justice Aderonke Aderemi ...

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Gombe State has disclosed that in first quarter of 2019, 30 persons died, while 245 were injured in 57 road accidents involving 91 vehicles. State Sector Commander FRSC, Godwin Omiko, stated this in ...

Outgoing governor of Imo State, Rochas Okorocha has said that he desires to see his successor, Emeka Ihedioha surpass his achievements in office. Okorocha, who stated this while addressing members of the 52-man Joint Transition Committee and Ihiedioha at Government ...

The Kano State Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission summoned top Kano emirate member to appear before it over alleged financial misappropriation. A letter signed by the commission’s Director of Operations, CSP Sulaiman Aliyu Gusau, invited an aide to the Emir, ...

University of Lagos (UNILAG) wing of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), has accused the Pro-Chancellor, Wale Babalakin (SAN) of high- handedness and acting against the set rules of the institution. Consequently, the union has convened a congress to ...

A Federal High Court, Abuja yesterday gave President Muhammadu Buhari and six others until May 13 to appear before the court to explain why Justice Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad cannot be restrained from being appointed the substantive Chief Justice of Nigeria ...

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has stepped up its import substitution strategy in the textile industry with the distribution of cotton seeds and other inputs to over 100,000 cotton farmers for the 2019 planting season. The move, aimed at ...