By Raphael Jov The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has withdrawn the result of one Mr Unekwe Kingsley who participated in the year 2019 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). The withdrawal followed falsification of his UTME result from 201 to 269. The Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB Professor Ishaq Oloyede […]
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Flood destroys 12,000 hectares of farmlands in Jigawa
Flood has ravaged over 12,000 hectares of rice, cassava, sesame and guinea corn farmlands in nine villages of Malammadori Local Government Area of Jigawa State. The Councillor representing Tashena Ward, Alhaji Yunusa Bulama, stated this in Malammadori on Sunday, when the lawmaker representing Kaugama/Malammadori Federal Constituency, Alhaji Maki Yalleman, visited the area. Bulama said the flood, […]
We’ll promote private equity investment over govt ownership –Yahaya, Board Chairman, DBN
Dr Shehu Yahaya, the Chairman, Board of Directors, Development Bank of Nigeria (DBN) Plc says he is on a mission to grow the fortunes of the bank by swelling its capital base and attracting more private investors. This mission will lead to new private sector investors taking equity from government’s stake in the bank to pave way for […]
NGO call for entries in the national children’s leadership ideas contest
The Children of Africa Leadership and Values Development (CALDEV) Initiative, a non-governmental organization aimed at identifying and developing leadership skills among African children has called for entries on its maiden National Children’s Leadership Ideas Contest (N-CLIC) 2019. The NGO which is also involved in book publishing and youth mentoring said in a press statement issued […]
El-Zakzakky: Group commends Buhari for obeying court on IMN leader’s medical vacation, asks court to commence trial
A civil society organization under the aegis of the Peace and Justice Forum has commended President Muhammadu Buhari obeying court order, which allowed the embattled leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria, IMN, Ibrahim El-Zakzaky, to embark on medical vacation overseas. Recall that a Kaduna court led by Justice Darius Khobo, had on August 5 […]
NUC gets two new Deputy Executive Secretaries
By Raphael Jov The National Universities Commission (NUC) has approved the appointment of Dr Suleiman Ramon-Yusuf and Dr Kidado Kumo as Deputy Executive Secretaries Academic and Administration respectively. The appointment which took effect from 20th of June 2019, were approved by the Governing Board of NUC following nominations by the Executive Secretary of the Commission, […]
Wall Street Journal lied on secret burial of Nigerian soldiers by military – Experts investigation reveal
Contrary to a recent report by the Wall Street Journal where it alleged that the Nigerian military had buried thousands of soldiers in secret graves, new investigation by experts has shown that the media outfit lied in its claim. The WSJ had in an article entitled, “Nigeria Buries Soldiers at Night in Secret Cemetery” alleged […]
El-Zakzaky ‘on his way back to Nigeria’
Leader of Islamic Movement in Nigeria, IMN, Ibrahim El-Zakzaky has disclosed that he is on his way back to Nigeria after three days embarking on a medical trip to India. Elzakzaky in a new video claims that he, Medanta Hospital officials and federal government authorities could not reach an agreement on the terms of his […]
NPS restructured and renamed just like UAM gets a new nomenclature
By Victor Akaa with Agency report President Muhammadu Buhari has signed into law a legislation by the National Assembly changing the name of Nigeria Prisons Service to Nigeria Correctional Service. The law also creates two broad departments namely: Custodial Service and Non-custodial Service. By this legislation, according to some experts, State Controllers of Service are […]
Taraba IRT Killings: Police embarking on media trial to pre-empt presidential panel report – human rights group
The Good Governance and Leadership Project in Nigeria (GGLPN) has accused the Nigerian Police of embarking on media trail in the Taraba Intelligence Response Team (IRT) killings with the motive of influencing the outcome. In compliance with President Muhammadu Buhari’s directive, the Chief of Defence Staff, General Abayomi Gabriel Olonisakin, had on Friday, constituted a […]