The Registrar, Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof. Segun Aina, has resolved more than 5,000 pending complaints within five days, in a bid to improve service delivery to candidates. This is disclosed in a statement issued on Sunday in Abuja by the Acting Director, Public Affairs and Protocol, JAMB, …
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Gov. Babagana Zulum has hosted a high-level retreat in Maiduguri, bringing together representatives from Sahel countries and ambassadors to deliberate on coordinated efforts to tackle terrorism, insurgency and the broader security crisis plaguing the region. The retreat, held at the conference hall of the Musa Usman Secretariat on Saturday, underscores …
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Nigeria has recorded a historic achievement in international sports administration with the election of Adeyinka Samuel as President of the Commonwealth Fencing Federation (CFF). This is contained in a statement issued by the federation on Sunday in Lagos. Samuel defeated the incumbent, Marie-France Dufour, at the federation’s elective Annual General …
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Nigerian singer Peter Okoye, popularly known as Mr P, has released a new single, “I Love You Because”. The former member of the defunct P-Square group announced the release in a post on his verified Instagram account. The singer accompanied the post with visuals promoting the song, which carries the …
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The World Health Organization (WHO) Technical Advisory Group has recommended that Ervebo vaccine be prioritised for a randomised clinical trial against Bundibugyo virus disease in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The recommendation is contained in a statement issued on Friday. According to the statement, the recommendation followed new preliminary animal-study …
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The Benue Police Command has arrested five Pakistani nationals with 35 mobile phones during separate intelligence-led operations in Otukpo and Ugbokolo. The command’s spokesperson, DSP Aondongu Orchia, made the disclosure in a statement on Saturday in Makurdi. Orchia said three of the suspects were arrested on Aug. 4 at Adoka …
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The Enugu State Government has commenced the construction of three new 33KV feeders to provide improved, affordable, and stable electricity supply to communities in four Local Government Areas of the state. The project, which is being developed from the Ugwuaji Transmission Station, will serve communities in Nkanu East, Nkanu West, …
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Adi Ibrahim-Idasho of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has won the councillorship by-election in Obi Electoral Ward of Obi Local Government Area of Nasarawa State. Ibrahim-Idasho polled 8,573 votes to defeat his opponent, Adi Yusuf-Ismaila of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), who scored 177 votes. The by-election, conducted on Saturday, …
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The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) says its linesmen, on Saturday, found a suspected vandal dead under a collapsed vandalised transmission tower in Delta. The management of the company, in a statement in Abuja, on Saturday, said that the incident occurred on the 330 Kilo Volt (kV) Ughelli-Benin transmission line …
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MTN Nigeria, a leading telecommunications company, is celebrating 25 years of operations in Nigeria, reflecting on its journey of connecting millions of Nigerians. The company announced the milestone in a post on its verified X account, with a campaign tagged: “We’ve Come A Long Way.” MTN said the campaign celebrates …
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