The University of Port Harcourt (UNIPORT) has been ranked the fourth best university in the country. Webometric, a global academic ranking organisation, in its latest rankings released on Wednesday, rated UNIPORT the fourth best out of the 284 public and...
Some traders in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, on Saturday, said they would continue to collect the old naira notes for transactions, in line with the recent ruling of the Supreme Court. Some of the traders, who spoke with NAN,...
One person has been killed at the campaign rally of the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Jigawa State, Dr Mustapha Lamido. The Jigawa State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Lawan Shiisu, who disclosed this via a...
The Defence Headquarters has dismissed the report making the rounds of plot by some military officers to disrupt the forthcoming general election. The Acting Director of Defence Information, Brig.-Gen. Tukur Gusau, in a statement issued on Saturday in Abuja, noted...
No fewer than 1.16 million candidates have so far been registered by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) to sit for the 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). The JAMB Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, made the disclosure during a...
Premier League leaders Arsenal stumbled again as they were held to a 1-1 draw by Brentford on Saturday. This is just as Tottenham's top four hopes were dented by an embarrassing 4-1 defeat to Leicester at the King Power Stadium. Mikel...
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has debunked the reports making the rounds that the apex bank has concluded plans to close some banks in the country. The CBN also said the governor of the apex bank, Godwin Emefiele, did...
Chelsea's winless run in the Premier League extended to three games as Joao Felix's first goal for the Blues was cancelled out by Emerson in Saturday's 1-1 draw with West Ham. Graham Potter's expensively assembled side once again failed to...
A 39-year-old Nigerian, Olaniyi Nasiru Ojikutu, has been sentenced to seven and a half years imprisonment in the United States for a romance scheme. The US prosecutors said Ojikutu, a permanent legal resident of the United States, opened about 25...
The Supreme Court has lashed out at some people criticising the apex court over its recent delivered judgements. Two of the recent controversial judgements delivered by the Supreme Court were the affirmation of Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, and former Akwa...