The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has admitted technical errors in the UTME results it released last Friday. Following is the full text of the JAMB Registrar, Prof Ishaq Oloyede’s explanation on Wednesday: ‘Man proposes, God disposes’: Press Conference Address on the Complaints about the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME) Results by the […]
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The All Progressives Congress (APC), National Secretary, Senator Ajibola Basiru, has justified his ambition to contest the forthcoming governorship election in Osun State. If picked by his party, he will run against the incumbent Governor Ademola Adeleke of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. Basiru, in a statement by his SRJ Campaign Team, signed by Prof. […]
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Nigerian actress and filmmaker, Funke Akindele, has been named one of The Hollywood Reporter’s “Most Influential Women in International Film,” a prestigious global list celebrating 46 visionary women making a significant impact on the international film industry. Reacting to the recognition, Akindele took to her Instagram page on Friday to express her excitement and gratitude […]
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By Jide Ojo President Bola Tinubu has eight-point priority areas as enunciated in his 80-page Renewed Hope Agenda. They are reforming the economy for sustained inclusive growth; strengthening national security for peace and prosperity; boosting agriculture to achieve food security; unlocking energy and natural resources for sustainable development; and enhancing infrastructure and transportation as enablers […]
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By Lekan Sote The President of the African Development Bank, Dr Akinwunmi Adesina, recently compared Nigeria’s promising $1,857 gross domestic product per capita of 1960 to the dismal $824 in 2024! He contrasts the index with South Korea’s GDP, which rose from $158 in 1960 to an astronomical $36,157 in 2024. Even though the little-known […]
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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention has recorded 717 confirmed Lassa fever cases out of 4,881 suspected cases from January to May 4, 2025, in 18 states, across 93 local government areas. This was disclosed in the latest situation report by the NCDC on its website on Wednesday. So far, the country has […]
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The Director-General of the Nigeria Safety and Investigation Bureau, Alex Badeh, has said that the United States National Transportation Safety Board shared the report of the helicopter crash that claimed the life of the former Group Chief Executive Officer of Access Holdings Plc, Herbert Wigwe, alongside his wife, son, and three others, with the NSIB. […]
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Following the death of a 19-year-old girl in Lagos who reportedly took her life after receiving her Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination results on Monday, mental health professionals are calling for a more comprehensive approach to supporting students under examination pressure. Identified by neighbours as Timilehin, the departed teenager was described as quiet, humble, and full […]
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Senator representing Edo North, Adams Oshiomhole, has dared Arise TV anchor and former presidential spokesperson, Dr Reuben Abati, to a fight over what he described as disrespectful and mischievous comments made on live television. Oshiomhole issued the challenge on Tuesday during an appearance on Channels Television’s Politics Today, where he reacted to a recent episode […]
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The Peoples Democratic Party’s serving and former Governors’ Reconciliation Committee led by former Senate President Bukola Saraki held a meeting with members of the party’s National Working Committee on Monday to address the recent wave of defections, the issue of the National Secretary, and other related issues. Sources said that the meeting, which included PDP […]
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