By Nefishetu Yakubu The National Chairman of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Sen. David Mark, has urged the party’s governorship candidates to shun hate speech and empty promises. A statement issued by the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi, on Monday, said Mark spoke at a consultation meeting withContinue Reading
By Nefishetu Yakubu Dr Peter Agada and Mrs Patience Ndidi-Key have emerged as the presidential and vice-presidential candidates of the Young Progressives Party (YPP). The candidates emerged during the party’s presidential replacement primary election held on Friday in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports thatContinue Reading
By Grant Onyeke Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) has urged the youth in Nigeria to break the persistent trend of political self-marginalisation and commit to voting for their fellow youths in the upcoming 2027 general elections. The party made the call in a statement issued by its National YouthContinue Reading
By Naomi Sharang Candidates of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) whose names appeared on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) list have commended the party’s National Leader, Seriake Dickson, for resolving disputes arising from the party’s primaries. The candidates, in separate remarks on Wednesday, said Dickson’s intervention helped address concernsContinue Reading
By Naomi Sharang Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has introduced a new measure aimed at discouraging defections among its members after winning elections. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the measure requires all the governorship and National Assembly candidates to sign indemnity forms committing them to vacating their seatsContinue Reading
By Funmilayo Adeyemi No fewer than 58,187 candidates on Saturday sat for the 2026 National Common Entrance Examination (NCEE) conducted by the National Examinations Council (NECO) for admission into Federal Government Colleges across the country. The Registrar of NECO, Prof. Ibrahim Wushishi, disclosed this while briefing journalists after monitoring theContinue Reading
By Jumoke Olaitan/ Funmilayo Adeyemi The Colleges of Education Academic Staff Union (COEASU) has expressed concern over the Federal Government’s recent decision granting admission exemptions to candidates seeking entry into Colleges of Education. The National President of the association, Dr Lawan Bazza, who made the position of the unionContinue Reading
By Funmilayo Adeyemi The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says candidates who currently see “No Result Yet” while checking their UTME results are underage applicants whose results have not been released. This is contained in a statement issued by the JAMB’s Public Communication Advisor, Dr Fabian Benjamin, on TuesdayContinue Reading
By Funmilayo Adeyemi The 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) commenced nationwide on Thursday, with more than 2.2 million candidates expected to sit for the examination across accredited centres. The examination, organised by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), will run from April 16 to April 22 in multipleContinue Reading
By Funmilayo Adeyemi Candidates and parents have commended the smooth conduct of the ongoing Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), calling for increased examination facilities nationwide. Some candidates, who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) shortly after completing their examination on Thursday in Abuja, described the process as organised,Continue Reading
