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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to reclaiming ungoverned spaces—particularly forests in the North-West through the deployment of advanced surveillance technology as part of a renewed push to tackle terrorism, banditry, and kidnapping. Speaking during a state dinner hosted in his honour at the Katsina State Government House, President Tinubu described security […]
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) on Friday officially released the results of the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), while withholding those of 39,834 candidates over suspected cases of examination malpractice. Announcing at the board’s headquarters in Bwari, Abuja, JAMB Registrar Prof. Ishaq Oloyede disclosed that the affected results are currently under investigation. […]
President of the Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, has affirmed that his $20 billion refinery project is not in competition with the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC), but rather seeks collaboration to enhance Nigeria’s energy security. Dangote made the statement during a courtesy visit to the newly appointed Group Chief Executive Officer of NNPC, […]
A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has granted ₦20 million bail to gospel music producer and former manager of singer Mercy Chinwo, Ezekiel Onyedikachi, popularly known as EeZeeTee, in connection with a $255,000 foreign exchange fraud case. Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke, who presided over the matter on Friday, ordered that the bail must be secured […]
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has extended heartfelt congratulations to the Catholic Church following the election of Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost as the 267th Bishop of Rome and new head of the Roman Catholic Church, now known as Pope Leo XIV. In a statement released on Thursday by presidential spokesperson Bayo Onanuga, President Tinubu described the […]
President Bola Tinubu has said the ongoing economic reforms introduced by his administration are designed to prevent the collapse of Nigeria’s economy, not to inflict hardship on the people. The president made this known on Thursday while addressing participants at the 55th Annual Conference of the Nigerian Institute of Estate Surveyors and Valuers (NIESV), held […]
Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost has been elected the 267th pope of the Roman Catholic Church, becoming the first pontiff from the United States. He will be known as Pope Leo XIV. White smoke billowed from the Sistine Chapel chimney just after 6:00 p.m. local time on Thursday, signalling the successful conclusion of the conclave. Tens […]
The Governor of Anambra State, Professor Chukwuma Soludo, has assured President Bola Tinubu of his support, as well as that of his party, the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA). Recalling that before joining APGA, the party had a policy of supporting the president and the ruling political party at the center, Soludo reaffirmed that this […]
Traditional rulers in Anambra State on Thursday conferred a chieftaincy title of ‘Dike Si Mba’ of Anambra on President Bola Tinubu. The Traditional rulers led by the Chairman of the Anambra State Traditional Rulers Council, Igwe Chidubem Iweka of Obosi, gave the President the title in Awka during his official visit to the state. ‘Dike […]
Billionaire philanthropist and Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has announced plans to donate 99 per cent of his estimated $200 billion fortune while also setting a date to shut down the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation by December 31, 2045. In a post on his personal blog, Gates Notes, on Thursday, the tech mogul said the […]