•Candidates at a UTME centre The Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, has lamented the extortion of the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) candidates by some private secondary schools. Oloyede, who was a guest on Channels Television today, said that these private schools mismanag...
•Wike, Fubara, Tinubu Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court Abuja, today, warned Governor Siminalayi Fubara not to “exceed his power” as Rivers State governor. Omotosho said the court is against any plan to jeopardise democracy, and thereby declared that the governor, by himself or by members of the staff of the Rivers State [&helli...
•Dangote Refinery The Dangote Petroleum Refinery is to supply fuel to about 150,000 retail outlets operated by the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria following a meeting between the management of the refinery and executives of IPMAN. Last week Monday, it was reported that IPMAN had scheduled a meeting with the management of...
•Governor Siminalayi Fubara The Federal High Court, Abuja today nullified the N800bn 2024 budget signed into law by the Rivers State governor, Simi Fubara. In December, the governor had presented an N800bn 2024 Appropriation Bill to a faction of the state House of Assembly, comprising four lawmakers, reports The PUNCH. Following the passage of...
•House of Representatives The House of Representatives at the weekend foiled a plot to convert the N50 billion bailout facility given by the Federal Government to airlines to an intervention fund. The move was frustrated by the House Committee on Public Accounts, chaired by Hon Bamidele Salam during the resumed investigative hearing into the m...
Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) said it has taken trade facilitation a notch higher with the berthing of the largest container carrier. The Lekki Deep Seaport yesterday berthed the largest container vessel to sail on Nigerian territorial waters. This was disclosed in a statement by the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) which said it has taken trad...
•Uniliver has left Unless audacious steps are taken to fix the ailing Nigerian economy and halt the exodus of multinational firms, the country, literally on ventilators, may eventually collapse, experts warned at the weekend. The warning comes as the federal government, banking on the exaggerated capacity of local firms to fill the void, maint...
•The suspects The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has arrested seven persons for allegedly providing illegal security services in Anambra State. Deputy Commandant, Francis Nnadi, Head, Private Guards Company (PGC) Department who led other operatives in the operation said the arrest of the guards were in two categories, reports...
•Burna Boy, Luke Combs and Travis Scott Grammy Awards have added Burna Boy, Travis Scott and Luke Combs to the lineup of performers for the 66th annual Grammy Awards. This is coming after the recording academy released the first batch of performers comprising Billie Eilish, Olivia Rodrigo and Dua Lipa. Additional acts will be announced [&helli...
•Super Eagles Having defeated hosts and one of the tournament’s favourites Cote d’Ivoire, the Super Eagles will be on course for a last 16 place at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) when they face Guinea-Bissau later today. Nigeria began the competition on a shaky note, drawing Equatorial Guinea in their first match. But […]

