No fewer than 1.7 million candidates are set to take part in the 2022 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) nationwide scheduled to run from May 6 to May 16, 2022. The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) stated that the...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has again shifted its National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting earlier rescheduled for May 10 to May 11, 2022. The party’s National Secretary, Sen. Samuel Anyanwu, made the announcement in a statement he issued on Thursday. Anyanwu...
The Nigeria Railway Corporation (NRC) has announced that the Abuja-Kaduna Train Service line that was bombed by terrorists on March 28, 2022, has been reconnected. The Managing Director of the Corporation, Mr Fidet Okhiria, announced the development via a statement...
Former Senate President, Ken Nnamani, has obtained his Nomination and Expression of Interest Forms of the All Progressives Congress(APC) to contest the 2023 presidential election. Nnamani obtained the APC nomination forms in Abuja on Thursday. Speaking after obtaining the forms, the...
U.S. President Joe Biden, on Thursday, announced Karine Jean-Pierre as White House Press Secretary, making history as the first Black woman to hold the post. Jean-Pierre, 44-year-old daughter of Haitian immigrants, will replace Jen Psaki, who was originally expected to...
An Ado Ekiti High Court, on Thursday, sentenced 42-year-old man, Ademola Omoniyi, to death by hanging for killing a traditional ruler. Delivering judgment, Justice Olukayode Ogundana dispelled the notion that the convict was insane. The judge said: “This court sentences Ademola...
The Committee of Vice Chancellors of Nigerian Universities (CVCNU) says the five-day leadership course scheduled to hold in Istanbul, Turkey is to build the capacity of women in academics and higher education leadership. The Secretary General of the Committee, Prof. Yakubu Ochefu,...
The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) said the Manufacturers CEO’s Confidence Index (MCCI) stood at 53.9 points for the first quarter of the year. This is against the 55.4 points achieved in the fourth quarter of 2021, translating to a...
The Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) has raised Nigeria’s oil production quota from the 1.735 million barrels per day (mbpd) target approved in May 2022 to a new target of 1.772mbpd for June 2022. A statement issued on...
The Naira on Thursday depreciated at the Investors and Exporters window exchanging at N419 to the dollar, a 0.24 per cent depreciation, weaker than N418 it traded on Wednesday. The open indicative rate closed at N417.40 to the dollar on...