By Jumoke Olaitan The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) Original Result Slip will be available for printing within two hours on Wednesday. JAMB’s Public Communication Adviser, Dr Fabian Benjamin, disclosed this in a statement issued in Abuja. Benjamin explained that theContinue Reading
By Philomina Attah Mr Christopher Maikalangu, the Executive Chairman of the Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC), has approved the appointment of Mr Jafaru Gwagwa as the Council Secretary. Mr Kingsley Madaki, Senior Special Assistant to the chairman on Media and Public Affairs disclosed this in a statement in Abuja onContinue Reading
By Naomi Sharang Former Chief of Staff to the President, Prof. Ibrahim Gambari, has called on Africans to embrace self-reliance and revive the continent’s rich cultural heritage as a pathway to sustainable development. Gambari, Founder and Board Chairman of the Savannah Centre for Diplomacy, Democracy and Development, made the callContinue Reading
By Jumoke Olaitan The Principal of Federal Government Boy’s College (FGBC), Abuja, Mr Joshua Ogunshina, has urged students to embrace good hygiene practices and become agents of positive change in society. Ogunshina made the call on Tuesday during the commemoration of the 2026 Day of the African Child. The event,Continue Reading
By Jumoke Olaitan No fewer than 500 fact-checkers from 80 countries, including Nigeria, are converging on Lithuania for the 13th edition of the GlobalFact Summit, the world’s largest gathering of fact-checking organisations and information-integrity experts. This is contained in a statement issued by Angie Holan, Director of the International Fact-CheckingContinue Reading
By Edith Tsokar Secondary school students in the Federal Capital Territory have called for greater accountability and intentional leadership in Nigeria through poetry and spoken word performances. The students made the call at the Leadership Poetry Slam held in Abuja on Tuesday. The event brought together students from different secondaryContinue Reading
By Aderogba George Some residents of Okpella in Etsako East Local Government Area of Edo have called on the Federal Government, the Inspector-General of Police and other security agencies to investigate incidents they said resulted in deaths and injuries in the community. The residents made the call at a newsContinue Reading
By Funmilayo Adeyemi The Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (NACCIMA) has received the Outstanding Private Sector Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Partner Award 2026. The award was presented in recognition of NACCIMA’s contributions to promoting industry-led skills development and strengthening collaboration between theContinue Reading
By Angela Atabo The Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN) says it has intensified efforts to tackle building collapse and infrastructure failure through specialised training of engineers in forensic investigation. Registrar of COREN, Prof. Uche Okorie, said this on Monday at a three-day Training and Certification WorkshopContinue Reading
By Deborah Coker A media policy think-tank, Independent Media and Policy Initiative (IMPI), has urged the National Assembly to invoke the doctrine of necessity to speed up the process of establishing state police in the country. The Chairman of IMPI, Dr Omoniyi Akinsiju, stated this in a statement made availableContinue Reading
