The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says it withheld 96 results on account of examination infractions, a decrease from 123 in the previous year. The Registrar of JAMB, Ishaq Oloyede, made the disclosure during a news conference on the official release of the results in Bwari on Friday. Oloyede explained that while further results
ActionAid Nigeria (AAN) has called on the media to step up advocacy for increased investment in inclusive and sustainable food systems to ensure food and nutrition security for all Nigerians. The call was made in Abuja, during a media workshop on Inclusive and Sustainable Food Systems Reporting, organised under the Inclusive Food Systems Project, funded
Stakeholders in Bauchi State have called for the inclusion of persons with special needs in the Adolescent Girls Initiative for Learning and Empowerment AGILE) project. The call was made at the conclusion of a two-day town hall meeting on Friday in Bauchi, organised by Info-Media Consultants in collaboration with the Bauchi State AGILE Project. The
In a fervent address at his Miller Road residence in Kano on Friday evening, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, former Governor of Kano State and National Leader of the Kwankwasiyya Movement, condemned the recent defections of key New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) members to the All Progressives Congress (APC), labeling the actions as the “highest level
Sandra Amachree, a distinguished Nigerian marketing executive and global speaker, has been appointed to the prestigious Cannes 2025 jury. Amachree would be joining an elite panel of global experts tasked with evaluating the world’s most compelling creative work. With over 16 years of experience in marketing, sales, and human resources most notably within Heineken’s African
Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has unveiled the Lagos State Access to Finance for SMEs through Cooperatives (LASMECO) to provide access to finance for Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (SMEs) and registered cooperative societies in the state. Sanwo-Olu unveiled the initiative at the Adeyemi Bero Auditorium, Alausa, Ikeja, on Wednesday in partnership with Bank
Three members of the House of Representatives from Katsina State have resigned from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). The lawmakers are Rep. Balarabe Dabayi (Bakori/Danja Constituency), Rep. Aliyu Iliyasu (Batsari/Safana/Danmusa Constituency), and Rep. Salisu Majigiri (Mashi/Dutsi Federal Constituency). Their defection was announced during a plenary session,
In a historic moment for the Catholic Church, Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost of the United States has been elected as the 267th pope, taking the name Leo XIV. This marks the first time an American has ascended to the papacy following Pope Francis’s death on April 21, 2025. The conclave, comprising 133 cardinal electors worldwide,
The Senate has passed two of President Bola Tinubu’s four tax reform bills, which included the Nigeria Revenue Service Establishment Bill and the Joint Revenue Board Establishment Bill. These bills were passed on Wednesday after the senate reviewed the report of an ad hoc committee chaired by Niger East Senator Sani Musa. The committee constituted
The Labour Party has announced the indefinite suspension of six prominent members, including Abia State Governor Alex Otti and Senators Ireti Kingibe and Darlington Nwokocha, over allegations of anti-party activities. In a statement released on Wednesday and signed by National Secretary Umar Farouk Ibrahim, the party said the suspension takes immediate effect and bars the
