RWANDA is in the “early stage” of talks with the Trump administration to accept migrants deported by the US, the East African country’s Foreign Affairs Minister Olivier Nduhungireh has said. His comments come after US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said last month that Washington was “actively searching” for countries …
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OUT of 1,955,069 candidates who sat for the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), over 1.5 million of them scored less than 200 in the exam. The statistical analysis of 2025 UTME result released by the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) on Monday indicated that only 420,415 candidates scored …
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THE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has confirmed that popular social media activist, Martins Otse, widely known as VeryDarkMan (VDM), will be released once he meets his bail conditions. EFCC spokesperson Dele Oyewale, while speaking to BBC News Pidgin on Monday, stated, “We will release him if he meets …
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THE Nasarawa State Commissioner of Police, Shetima Jauro-Mohammed, has ordered an investigation into the death of five children at Agyaragu in Obi Local Government Area of the state. The Nasarawa State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Ramhan Nansel, made this known in a statement issued on Monday, May 5, 2025. …
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IN a deft move, the Mining Marshals have successfully shut down an illegal mining site in Damau, Kubau Local Government Area of Kaduna State, using a blend of community engagement and diplomacy. A statement from the Ministry of Solid Minerals Development, signed by Segun Tomori, Special Assistant on Media to …
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THE Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has released the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination results. In this year’s UTME, over 1.5 million out of the 1,955,069 candidates who sat for the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination scored below 200 in the just-concluded exam. This was revealed in the statistical analysis …
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THE Federal Government has reaffirmed its commitment to eliminating AIDS in children by 2030. Dr Adebobola Bashorun, National Coordinator of the National AIDS and STDs Control Programme (NASCP), made the pledge on Monday in Abuja during a stakeholders’ workshop on the Global Alliance to End AIDS in Children. Bashorun highlighted …
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THE Federal Government has upgraded 38 federal and state technical colleges as part of a broad reform to equip Nigerian youths with internationally competitive skills. The Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, disclosed this during the 2025 Quarterly Citizens and Stakeholders Engagement on the Nigeria Education Sector Renewal Initiative (NESRI) …
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THE Rivers Sole Administrator, Ibok-Ete Ibas, has charged Armed Forces Command and Staff College (AFCSC) participants to provide practical solutions to insecurity issues in their study tour reports. Ibas gave the advice when the Senior Course 47 of the Armed Forces Command and Staff College Jaji, paid him a courtesy …
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Gov. Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has carried out a cabinet reshuffle. The governor, in a letter signed by his Chief of Staff, Mr Segun Ogunwuyi, made this disclosure on Monday. According to Ogunwuyi, the Commissioner for Energy and Mineral Resources, Mr Seun Ashamu, is now to oversee the Ministry …
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