UTME resit: 200,000 score above 200

About 200,000 candidates crossed the 200 average mark in the Unified Tertiary and Matriculation Examination after the recent resit organised by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Examination Board, following the technical and human errors that marred the original exam. In the resit UTME results released on Sunday, JAMB noted that the majority of candidates — […]

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Wike is PDP problem, stakeholders say he’s playing APC script

– FCT minister’s days in PDP numbered Peoples Democratic Party’s stakeholders across the country have accused the FCT minister, Nyesom Wike, of acting the script of the ruling All Progressives Congress to cripple opposition and foist a one-party state on Nigeria. The party’s planned 99th National Executive Committee meeting is billed for tomorrow for May […]

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Sunshine Stars FC regrets relegation, promises bounce back

Sunshine Stars Football Club of Ondo State has promised to bounce back soon as it applogised to its famsbover it’s recent relegation. In a statement by Isaac Afolabi, the *Media Officer, it wrote: “The Caretaker Committee of Sunshine Stars Football Club of Ondo State wishes to officially express deep pain and tender a heartfelt apology […]

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Akure youths petition Aiyedatiwa over residents’ hardship on abandoned road projects

Akure youths have petitioned the Ondo State Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa over the hardship being experienced by people due to the abandoned road and infrastructural projects spread across the state capital. In a notice of public protest to the office of Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa, they lamented that “residents of Akure, the Ondo State Capital, have endured […]

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FG to demolish old MMIA terminal, build new one — Keyamo

Aviation and Aerospace Development minister, Mr Festus Keyamo, has announced that the Federal Government has abandoned plans for a national carrier, shifting its focus instead to strengthening and expanding the operations of local airlines. He also expressed concern over the deteriorating condition of the old terminal at Murtala Muhammed International Airport, revealing that the government […]

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PDP reconciliation: South East caucus suggests way forward to Saraki panel

Saraki and other PDP governors and ex-govs at the PDP-GF reconciliation meeting | Credit: Bukola Saraki [Facebook] The South-East caucus of the Peoples Democratic Party has given the former Senate President Bukola Saraki-led reconciliation panel a list of conditions that will stop the defections of its leaders and members from the party. It was gathered […]

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Rice farmers cry as imports crash local industry

Rice farmers have raised the alarm over the collapse of Nigeria’s rice industry, attributing the shutdown of local mills and mass job losses to cheap imports, insecurity, and lack of government support. Peter Dama, Chairman of the Competitive African Rice Forum Nigeria, lamented the closure of processing facilities and its devastating impact on workers in […]

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Wike withdraws from PDP reconciliation, blames Makinde for party crises

Federal Capital Territory minister, Nyesom Wike, has pulled out of all reconciliation agreements previously reached within the Peoples Democratic Party,PDP, accusing key party leaders of betrayal, dishonesty, and serial violations of mutual understandings. In a statement on Sunday, he traced the roots of the PDP’s internal turmoil to the aftermath of the 2023 general elections, […]

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We’re committed to FUTA Teaching Hospital take-off – Aiyedatiwa

Umoh, Aiyedatiwa  Reps seek governor’s further support for project  Ondo State Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa has stressed his government’s commitment to the successful take-off of the Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA) Teaching Hospital, Akure. He spoke on Sunday while receiving members of the House of Representatives Committee on Federal Health Institutions at the Government House, […]

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