By Okon Okon/Nana Musa The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has inaugurated the FCT Lottery Regulatory Office and called on lottery and gaming operators to submit applications for licenses to operate in the territory. Director-General of the Office, Mr Lanre Gbajabiamila, disclosed this during a news conference on Wednesday inContinue Reading
By Priscilla Osaje Dr John Asein, Director-General, Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) has called on industry stakeholders to unite and protect Nigeria’s digital space against copyright infringement, criminality and economic sabotage. Asein made the call in Abuja, at a meeting of stakeholders aimed at developing strategies and tools to address onlineContinue Reading
By Funmilayo Adeyemi/Veronica Dariya Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, the Registrar, Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) on Wednesday broke into tears as he apologised for the errors in the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination. Oloyede, during a news conference in Bwari on Wednesday, took responsibility for the errors in the justContinue Reading
Airports By Gabriel Agbeja Capt. Alex Bade, the Director-General, Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) has rebutted US claims that Nigerian airports are generally unsafe. This is contained in a statement signed by Mrs Bimbo Oladeji, the NSIB Director of Public Affairs and Family Assistance, on Wednesday in Abuja. In responseContinue Reading
By Mercy Omoike The Nigeria Solidarity Support Fund (NSSF), a non-governmental health organisation, has sought media partnership with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) to promote its health intervention programmes. The Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of NSSF, Dr Fejiro Chinye-Nwoko, said this during a courtesy visit to NAN Lagos OfficeContinue Reading
By Taiye Agbaje The Department of State Services (DSS) has sued Prof. Pat Utomi over his alleged plan to establish what he called, “a shadow government” in the country. The DSS, in a suit filed at the Federal High Court in Abuja, prayed the court to declare the move asContinue Reading
By Itohan Abara-Laserian The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) says it is collaborating with the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) to integrate anti-drone system for threat detection and neutralisation. The Director-General of NCAA, Capt. Chris Najomo, made this known in a keynote address at the Fifth Drone TechnologyContinue Reading
By Ijeoma Olorunfemi Chief Uche Nnaji, Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, on Wednesday said the Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved the launch of four satellites to aid Earth observation and the fight against insecurity in the country. Nnaji said this at the 22nd National Council on Innovation, Science andContinue Reading
By Lilian U. Okoro The Chaiman, House of Representatives’ Committee on Health Institutions, Dr Patrick Umoh, says the Federal Government will have a roundtable with stakeholders to address the issue of Japa syndrome before December 2025. Umoh disclosed this during the Committee’s Oversight Function visit to the Lagos University TeachingContinue Reading
By Chimezie Anaso The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) has called on Gov. Chukwuma Soludo to protect operations of marketers in the state from the plague of multiple taxes and harassment by different agents. IPMAN, which made the call at an emergency general meeting with members in AwkaContinue Reading
