Stakeholders task new JAMB registrar on fairness, innovation JAMB By Reporters Education stakeholders have urged the newly appointed Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof. Segun Aina, to improve access, fairness, inclusiveness, and technological efficiency in the conduct of examinations nationwide. Stakeholders spoke in interviews with theContinue Reading
By Angela Atabo The Coordinator of Renewed Hope Engineers, Dr Atinuke Owolabi, has expressed the group’s readiness to mobilise support for President Bola Tinubu ahead of the 2027 elections. Owolabi, a member of the Governing Board, North Central Development Commission (NCDC), representing the South-West, said this while speaking with newsmenContinue Reading
By Nefishetu Yakubu Dr Sokonte Davies has congratulated Dr Farah Dagogo on his emergence as the governorship candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Rivers for the 2027 election. Davies, in a statement issued by his campaign team on Sunday, described Dagogo’s victory at the party’s primaries as aContinue Reading
By Philomina Attah A cleric, Pastor Femi Akinfenwa, has urged Nigerians to continuously pray for the administration of President Bola Tinubu to tackle insecurity bedeviling the country. Akinfenwa, the Leader-in-Charge of the Cherubim and Seraphim Movement Church, Rehoboth Chapel of Glory, Dakibiyu District, Lugbe, gave the advice on Sunday inContinue Reading
By Usman Aliyu The Nigeria Conservation Foundation (NCF) has called on President Bola Tinubu to urgently sign the Endangered Species Conservation and Protection Bill, 2025 into law. The foundation in a statement issued on Saturday to celebrate the 2026 World Biodiversity Day, warned that Nigeria’s biodiversity was facing unprecedented threats.Continue Reading
By Mercy Sawok/Justina Auta Medical experts and the Okapi Children Cancer Foundation have called for increased government funding and expanded health insurance coverage to improve access to treatment and care for children battling cancer in Nigeria. The stakeholders made the call during an outreach programme organised for children receiving cancerContinue Reading
By Mukhtar Dambatta/Jacinta Nwachukwu The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT) Nigeria, says Africa is losing billions of dollars annually due to poor connectivity and inefficient logistics systems across the continent. Dr Boboye Oyeyemi, the National President of the institute, disclosed this at the 2026 CILT Annual Lecture SeriesContinue Reading
By Mukhtar Sagir Dambatta, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Nigeria’s football prowess is undoubtedly acclaimed worldwide. In Africa, Nigeria is recognised as a football giant with some of the best stars in international football to show for it. Talent abounds on every street of the nation; its youth consistently excelContinue Reading
By Edith Tsokar Civil society organisations under the European Union Support to Democratic Governance in Nigeria Phase Two (EU-SDGN II) programme have urged political parties and candidates in Ekiti governorship election to sign and uphold peace accord. The organisations made the call on Thursday in Abuja during a news conferenceContinue Reading
By Funmilayo Adeyemi The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has released 279 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) results earlier withheld for further investigation. The board disclosed this in a statement issued by its Public Communication Advisor, Dr Fabian Benjamin, on Thursday in Abuja. Benjamin said the released results were inContinue Reading
