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Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has released the results of candidates who sat for the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination on Friday, April 17 and Saturday, April 18, respectively.In a statement issued on Sunday by its spokesperson, Fabian Benjamin, the board disclosed that a total of 1,264,940 results from the two days have been…
World Bank has revised downward Nigeria’s economic growth projection for 2026 to 4.1 percent, citing persistent structural challenges and global uncertainties. This marks a drop from its October 2025 forecast of 4.4 percent for both 2026 and 2027. The Bank also trimmed its 2027 estimate to 4.2 percent, while projecting a modest rise to 4.3…
Nigeria’s major opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is facing a deeper crisis ahead of it’s convention.. This followed the current internal disagreements over the 2027 presidential election with opposing camps divided on whether to support President Bola Tinubu for a second term.The crisis came days before the party’s National Convention scheduled for March…
Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Disu, has inaugurated an Eight- man state policing implementation committee to drive the implementation of state policing across the country, to improve security at the grassroots. He unveiled the committee on Wednesday during his inaugural conference with senior officers at the Force Headquarters , Abuja, shortly after his confirmation as the…
A Nobel Laureate, Wole Soyinka had criticised the large number of armed security personnel he saw accompanying President Tinubu ‘s son Seyi Tinubu, in Lagos, Nigeria. Soyinka, Tuesday , spoke in Lagos while presenting an honorary award to Odia Ofeimun, the famous poet and activist who was honoured by the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative…
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has issued final operating licenses to 82 Bureaux De Change (BDCs) under its revised 2024 Regulatory and Supervisory Guidelines, ushering in a new era of transparency and resilience in Nigeria’s retail foreign exchange market. In a statement signed by Acting Director of Corporate Communications, Hakama Sidi-Ali, the apex bank said…
Nigerian Air Force (NAF) says the landing of its C-130 aircraft in Burkina Faso was precautionary and followed due process. The Director of Public Relations and Information, Headquarters, Nigerian Air Force, Air Commodore Ehimen Ejodame, in a statement on Tuesday day, said the aircraft landed in the West African country due to a “technical concern”….
A member of the United States House of Representatives, Riley Moore, part of the U.S. Congressional delegation on a fact-finding mission to Nigeria says the Nigerian government’s ” openness and willingness to work with the United States to tackle terrorism ” has to translate to concrete action.” This was contained in a statement posted on X …
Nigeria’s President , Bola Tinubu has forwarded the names of 32 ambassadorial nominees to the Senate for confirmation. The Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga in a statement made available to newsmen on Saturday, in Abuja said, the nominees include 17 non-career Ambassadors and 15 career Ambassadors, who will be…
Nigeria’s former President, Goodluck Jonathan has returned to Abuja after he was evacuated from Guinea- Bissau following the military coup in the country. He arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, on Thursday night The former president was seen descending the stairs of a Guinea-Bissau government aircraft on Thursday night in a viral video, showing…