The University of Ibadan has released the results of its Post-Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) screening exercise for candidates who chose the institution. This is contained in a statement by the institution’s Director of Public Communications, Mr Olatunji Oladejo, in Ibadan on Saturday. Oladejo stated that the Registrar, Mrs Olubunmi …

Senator representing Borno South Senatorial District in the National Assembly, Senator Ali Ndume, on Friday, lamented that the Federal Government had yet to rebuild the Government Girls Secondary School, Chibok, which was destroyed seven years ago by Boko Haram insurgents, Newspremises reports. Ndume, who is also the Chairman, Senate Committee …

Saturday, April 17, 2021 By Farooq A. Kperogi Twitter: @farooqkperogi This is a difficult column to write because although scores of people have importuned me to intervene in the controversy regarding Communication and Digital Economy Minister Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami’s utterances before he came into government, my wife, who knows Pantami …

Prices of cement has increased by 67 per cent in the South East states of Abia, Anambra, Ebonyi, Enugu and Imo, the News Agency of Nigeria Newsextra24 reports. A market survey conducted by NAN at various wholesale and retail shops in the zone shows that the price of the product …

The Katsina State Government have approved the employment of dogs by the security personnel deployed to secure the state’s boarding schools. This move, according to the Katsina State Commissioner for Education, Dr Badamasi Lawal Charanchi is to complement the efforts of the security personnel attached to each boarding schools. “We …

President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday expressed “deep sorrow” over a fire incident at a primary school in Niamey, Niger Republic, which killed more than 20 children. President Buhari, in a message to President Mohammed Bazoum, the government and people of Nigeria’s northern neighbour, described the fire incident that led to the …

The Igbo apex socio-cultural group, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has described northern Nigeria as one of the safest places for Igbos to live in and do their trades. The chairman of the group in the 19 northern states, Augustine Amaechi, yesterday in Abuja, stated that the region has accommodated Igbos beyond measures, …

 This small town is home to a fascinating history and tourist attractions Ado-Awaye has been gaining media attention for a while now, after it was found to house the only other suspended lake in the world. Rich in history and culture, Ado-Awaye is quickly becoming the tourist’s paradise. From its …

There were indications on on Friday that the Oba of Benin, His Royal Majesty, Oba Ewuare II, has waded into the succession crisis that is rocking Warri Kingdom in Delta State. The Nation authoritatively gathered that the Benin monarch met with one of the key players in the crisis, the …

Aggrieved workers of Doma Local Government area of Nasarawa State on Friday staged a protest over the non-payment of their two months salaries and the alleged disappearance of N20 million deducted from their salaries by the Federal Mortgage Housing Scheme. Daily Trust gathered that the aggrieved workers blocked the convoy …