JAMB announces mop-up examinations for absentee candidates

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has announced a fresh round of mop-up examinations to accommodate the over 5.6 per cent of candidates who missed the just-concluded 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination. JAMB Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, made the disclosure on Wednesday during a stakeholders’ meeting in Abuja, stating that the initiative will cover all […]

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Prison offers N5m reward for fleeing Osun inmates arrest

A juicy N5 million reward for any information leading to the re-arrest of fleeing inmates of the Medium Custodial Centre in Ilesa, Osun State is on offer. The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), announced the offer in a statement by Umar Abubakar, the Deputy Controller of Corrections, asking the public to relay any useful information through […]

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Ondo recommends AI, ethics, inclusivity in tax administration

Mr. John Paul Akinduro representing the Ondo State Deputy Governor at the investiture of Dr. Caroline Ndubuisi as the 6th national chairperson of the Society of Women in Taxation (SWIT) Ondo State Government has recommended the deployment of AI, ethics, and inclusivity in tax administration in the country. These, it believes, would ensure a more […]

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PDP, Aiyedatiwa in hot exchange over security

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and the Ondo State Government have disagreed sharply on the security situation in the state. While the party raised an alarm at the situation which it described as worsening, the government called the party irresponsible. In fact, the party demanded that the governor donates his alleged N1.2 billion monthly security […]

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Tinubu returns to Abuja after Pope Leo XIV inauguration

President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday returned to Abuja after attending the inauguration of the 267th Pontiff, Pope Leo XIV, in Rome, Italy. He arrived at the Presidential Wing of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, about 6.50 p.m. and was received by senior government officials. The president had attended the inaugural mass of the new Pope. […]

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Why govt must prioritise education – Gbajabiamila

Gbajabiamila, Adeleke Chief of Staff to President Bola Tinubu, Femi Gbajabiamila, on Tuesday described education as foundational truth that gives meaning and purpose to life, and which every responsible government should take as its major priority. He spoke on Tuesday in Osogbo while delivering the maiden annual lecture of Osun State University, titled “Interrogating Funding […]

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NANS condemns death of WASSCE student killed by police stray bullet

The National Association of Nigerian Students, Southwest Zone D, has condemned the death of a student who was hit by a stray bullet while on his way to write his WASSCE exam in Ibadan, Oyo State. The student was reportedly in his father’s car, heading to the exam centre, when he was struck by a […]

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Stray bullet kills WASSCE student, Oyo governor mourns

A stray bullet has killed a student who was heading to the examination centre to sit for the ongoing West African Senior School Certificate Examination being organised by the West African Examination Council (WAEC) in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. The incident happened on Gbagi Market road in the Egbeda Local Government Area of the […]

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Aiyedatiwa pledges continuous support for farmers

– promises to parley with Benin-Owena River Basin Authority on agric, water development – Govt mulls creation of farming zones for displaced local farmers Ondo State Hovernor Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has pledged his administration’s full support and collaboration with the Benin-Owena River Basin Development Authority (BORBDA) to boost agricultural production, enhance water resource management, and promote […]

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