The Joint Admissions and Matriculations Board, JAMB, has opposed the federal government’s automated deduction of funds accruing to it from the registration fees paid by candidates sitting for the Unified Tertiary Matriculations Examination, UTME. According to JAMB, government’s action was significantly reducing its revenue contribution to the Consolidated Revenue Fund, …
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NAFDAC bursts large haul of fake wines, soft drinks, other consumables
Operatives of the National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, have arrested a syndicate that specialises in the production of counterfeit wines, soft drinks and other consumables, in Eziukwu Market, in Aba, Abia State. This was revealed, yesterday, by the Director-General of the agency, Prof Mojisola Adeyeye, in …
Read More »FG To Take-Over Five State Airports Across Nigeria
The Inspection Team from the Federal Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace Development has described the Sir Ahmadu Bello International Airport, Birnin Kebbi in Kebbi State, North-West Nigeria as one equiped with modern facilities in the country.Team leader and Ministry’s Director of Finance, Sanusi Gwandu said this while on inspection tour …
Read More »Nigerian Professor Emerges as Seventh President of Cambridge Varsity.
The University of Cambridge has announced a Professor of Pharmaceutical Nanoscience, Ijeoma Uchegbu, as the seventh President of Wolfson College, one of its 31 colleges. This was made known in a statement titled, “Wolfson elects Professor Ijeoma Uchegbu as the College’s 7th President on the University’s website. Uchegbu, who will succeed …
Read More »As Fubara Presses The Nuclear Button
If Nyesom Wike had read the character portrait of the Ijaw man as sketched by Dr. Percy Amoury Talbot, an early 20th century British historian and colonial administrator, he would most probably have thought twice before settling for Simnalay Fubara as his third term placeholder. Wike was a two-term governor of …
Read More »‘A man of absolute integrity’ — President Bola Tinubu celebrates Buhari at 81
President Bola Tinubu has celebrated Muhammadu Buhari, his predecessor, on his 81st birthday. In a statement issued on Saturday by Ajuri Ngelale, presidential spokesperson, Tinubu described Buhari as his friend and an icon of truth, justice, and patriotism. Tinubu thanked Buhari for his service to the nation at various times …
Read More »‘A man of absolute integrity’ — President Bola Tinubu celebrates Buhari at 81
President Bola Tinubu has celebrated Muhammadu Buhari, his predecessor, on his 81st birthday. In a statement issued on Saturday by Ajuri Ngelale, presidential spokesperson, Tinubu described Buhari as his friend and an icon of truth, justice, and patriotism. Tinubu thanked Buhari for his service to the nation at various times …
Read More »‘A man of absolute integrity’ — President Bola Tinubu celebrates Buhari at 81
President Bola Tinubu has celebrated Muhammadu Buhari, his predecessor, on his 81st birthday. In a statement issued on Saturday by Ajuri Ngelale, presidential spokesperson, Tinubu described Buhari as his friend and an icon of truth, justice, and patriotism. Tinubu thanked Buhari for his service to the nation at various times …
Read More »Nasarawa To Establish Engineering Varsity – Governor Sule
Nasarawa State governor, Abdullahi Sule, has promised to establish a full-fledged university of engineering before the end of his tenure. The governor made the promise during the matriculation of pioneer students of the Nasarawa State University Keffi (NSUK)’s faculty of engineering in Gudi, his country home. He said the transformation …
Read More »Federal Government Relaunches Trade Policy (2023-27)
Dr Doris Uzoka- Anite,Hon.Minister, Industry,Trade and Investment yesterday launched the Trade Policy of Nigeria 2023-2027 Among those present at the launch which took place at the Auditorium of Nigeria Export Promotion Council, Maitama,Abuja were the Chairman, House Committee on Commerce,Hon Ahmed Munir and the Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry …
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