$20bn needed yearly to achieve 2027 economic target -Edun
December 21, 2024
2024 UTME: Steer clear of fake websites, scammers, Police, JAMB warn candidates As part of the efforts to protect unsuspecting candidates sitting the 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination(UTME) from falling victim to scammers, the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) and Nigeria Police Force have synergised through the NPF National[Read More…]
All is set as JAMB prepares to conduct 2024 UTME The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has concluded plans for the successful conduct of the 2024 Unified Matriculation Examination (UTME) scheduled to hold between Friday, 19th April, 2024, and Monday, 29th April 2024, in over 700 CBT centres[Read More…]
Retired Appeal Court jurist, Justice Belgore is dead A retired Justice of the Court of Appeal, Ahmad Olanrewaju Belgore, is dead. The Chairman of the Nigeria Bar Association, Ilorin Branch, Kwara State, Kamaldeen Gambari, announced his death on Tuesday. “Information reaching me now indicates that Hon. Justice Ahmad Olarewaju Belgore,[Read More…]
Nigeria Govt adds Thursday as Eid-El-Fitr public holiday The Nigerian government has declared Thursday, April 11, 2024, as an additional public holiday to commemorate Eid-El-Fitr. The government had on Sunday declared Tuesday and Wednesday, April 9 and 10, 2024, as public holidays to mark the Eid-el-Fitr celebration. However,[Read More…]
Bassirou Faye sworn in as Senegal president Bassirou Diomaye Faye, a left-wing pan-Africanist, was sworn in Tuesday as Senegal’s youngest president after sweeping to a first-round victory on a pledge of radical reform 10 days after he was released from prison. The 44-year-old has never before held an elected office[Read More…]
LASG, FAAN sign MoU on 28km road project The Lagos State Government, through the Office of Public-Private Partnerships and the State Ministry of Works and Infrastructure, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria to build a 28km toll road. The new road[Read More…]
Tinubu jets off to Senegal for Bassirou Faye’s Inauguration as new president President Bola Tinubu will on Tuesday depart Abuja for Dakar, capital of Senegal to attend the inauguration of Senegal’s President-elect, Bassirou Diomaye Faye. A statement on Monday, Ajuri Ngelale, presidential spokesperson, said the president’s visit is[Read More…]
Blackout looms as national grid collapses the second time in 2024 The country has again suffered another nationwide blackout – the second time in three months in 2024. The national electricity grid, centrally managed from Osogbo, Osun state, suffered a collapse at 4:30 pm on Thursday, leaving millions[Read More…]
FAAN shuts KFC at Lagos Airport over discrimination against Gbenga Daniel’s son The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has shut down a fast food chain KFC outlet at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) in Lagos over discriminatory practices. It was closed down with immediate effect from Thursday, March[Read More…]
INEC rejects Labour Party’s National Convention The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has disowned Wednesday’s Labour Party (LP) National Convention in Anambra. Rotimi Oyekanmi, the chief press secretary to INEC Chairman Mahmood Yakubu, said this when he spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Thursday.[Read More…]