The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) in Kaduna State, on Tuesday, commenced the 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) for candidates seeking admission into tertiary institutions The candidates joined over 1.6 million registered candidates who will be sitting for UTME from Tuesday, April 25, 2023 – May 3, 2023 in some selected Computer Based … Read more
Residents of Kaduna have been urged to disregard President Muhammadu Buhari’s statement that N500 and N1000 notes are no longer legal tenders by Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State. El-Rufai insisted that the old notes will be sealed and continue to be accepted by businesses in the state of Kaduna. Buhari had said in his … Read more
“Thirteen” of Nigeria’s 18 political parties have threatened to withdraw from the general elections on February 25 and March 11 due to the CBN’s naira redesign policy. The “13 parties” praised President Muhammadu Buhari’s redesign of the N200, N500, and N1,000 banknotes at a briefing held on Monday by a coalition of political party chairmen. … Read more
Former PDP presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar’s assistant Michael Achimugu claims he made the main opposition contender’s alleged involvement in corruption public to discourage Nigerians from supporting him. Recall that Atiku acknowledged participating in the misuse of public contracting funds in a phone call that was taped. The former vice president described how he was in … Read more
The Central Bank of Nigeria has stated that banks transfer funds in accounts that have been dormant for at least 10 years into a trust fund account. The disclosure was contained in a recently released exposure draft of guidelines on the Management of Dormant Accounts, Unclaimed Balances and Other Financial Assets in Banks and Other … Read more
Reno Omokri, a sociopolitical activist, has urged President Bola Tinubu against incarcerating the arrested former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, without allowing him to present a defense. Godwin Emefiele was arrested. Omokri suggested that Tinubu should give Emefiele the opportunity to respond to any allegations that have been made against him. … Read more
Nnamdi Kanu, the arrested leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, is in critical condition, according to Simon Ekpa, a separatist and Biafra militant. Despite the Court of Appeal clearing the IPOB leader of terrorism and treasonable felony charges last year, Kanu has been held captive in the DSS facility since his arrest in … Read more
The administration of Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State will today, Tuesday, officially hand over the Enugu State Medical Diagnostic Centre to a Federal Government agency, the Nigerian Sovereign Investment Authority, NSIA. This will mark the commencement of the first phase of the NSIA’s healthcare expansion programme following the collaboration agreement between the agency and … Read more
Benjamin Hundeyin, the public relations officer for the Lagos State Police, claims that the initial unrest in the Mile 12 region of Lagos State has been contained. The area’s free mobility has been restored, according to the PRO of the state police. Due to a lack of new naira notes and the difficulties the policy … Read more
Senator Monday Okpebholo, who won the APC governorship primary, has urged his opponents to band together and seize control of the state. The APC’s candidate for governor, who represents the Edo Central Senatorial District in the National Assembly, won a rescheduled primary election that the governor of Rivers State presided over. Godswill Inegbe, his director … Read more