By Emmanuella Anokam The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) and Association of Distributors and Transporters of Petroleum Products (ADITOP) have denied plans to increase petrol price to N700 per litre. The Associations in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), in Abuja on Saturday, dismissed reportsContinue Reading
By Yetunde Fatungase As part of the moves toward repositioning Nigeria’s education system, stakeholders have urged governments at all levels to commit sufficient resources to the sector for the overall good of the country. The stakeholders made the call on Sunday at the unveiling of the renovated school library ofContinue Reading
By Victor Okoye The Chartered Institute of Educational Practitioners, U.K.(CIEPUK), says it will partner institutions and National Association of Private School Proprietors (NAPSP) in award of scholarships to outstanding students in the 2023 JAMB/UTME. Prof. Marcel Ezenwoye, National President of CIEPUK, said the gesture was a way of rewarding excellenceContinue Reading
By Funmilayo Adeyemi The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), has withdrawn the result of one Mmesoma Ejikeme, a candidate of the just-released Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) result over alleged manipulation of her scores. This is contained in a statement by the Head, Public Affairs and Protocol, JAMB,Continue Reading
By Salisu Sani-Idris Stakeholders in the Hajj Industry have commended the performance of the Aero Contractors on the outbound movement of pilgrims from Nigeria to Saudi Arabia. They made the commendation in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Makkah, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.Continue Reading
By Salisu Sani-Idris The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), on Sunday decried the invasion of Mina and Arafat by fake pilgrims which resulted in inadequate tents. The Chairman of NAHCON, Alhaji Zikrullah Hassan, stated this during a working visit to Mutawif for Pilgrims from African non-Arab countries, in Makkah,Continue Reading
Sen. Opeyemi Bamidele By Naomi Sharang Some youths in the South-West geopolitical zone, under the umbrella of the Nigerian Youth Congress (NYC) have advocated for the emergence of Sen. Opeyemi Bamidele (APC-Ekiti) as the next Senate Leader. The group made the call through a joint statement signedContinue Reading
Mr Tunde Afe-Babalola, SAN, FCIArb By Taiye Agbaje A legal practitioner, Mr Tunde Afe-Babalola, SAN, says his father’s disciplinary approach contributed tremendously to his success in his endeavour. Tunde, son of the legal luminary, Aare Afe Babalola, SAN, made this known on Sunday in an interview with the News AgencyContinue Reading
By Fatima Mohammed Prof. Suleiman Ambali, the Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Management Services, University of Ilorin, has called on Alumni Association of the Ahmadu Bello University, (ABU) Zaria, to re-brand the institution to its former glory. Ambali made the call in Ilorin while delivering a lecture during a Cocktail PartyContinue Reading
Sumaila Ogbaje The Nigerian Navy has described the report of an alleged absurdity in Admiralty University of Nigeria (ADUN), Ibusa, Delta, as misleading and the handiwork of mischief-makers. Naval spokesman, Commodore Ayo Vaughan, who debunked the report in a statement on Sunday in Abuja, faulted most of the issuesContinue Reading
