President Bola Tinubu has approved a one-year extension for the Comptroller-General of Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Adewale Adeniyi, whose tenure was due to expire August 31. Presidential Spokesperson, Mr Bayo Onanuga, announced the extension on Thursday in Abuja. According to the statement, the extension will enable Adeniyi to[Read More…]
Prince Alwaleed bin Khaled bin Talal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, known worldwide as Saudi Arabia’s ‘Sleeping Prince’, has passed away, aged 35. The ‘Sleeping Prince’ died on Saturday, July 19, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia after spending nearly 20 years in a coma. He slipped into a coma following a devastating[Read More…]
President Bola Tinubu on Thursday renamed University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID) in Borno after the late former President Muhammadu Buhari. The university is now known as Muhammadu Buhari University. The President made the announcement during a special Federal Executive Council (FEC) session in Abuja. The session, convened in[Read More…]
The remains of former President Muhammadu Buhari were laid to rest at his private residence in Daura on Tuesday. The former ruler’s funeral was held amidst tears and prayers by his immediate family members. President Bola Tinubu, governors, ministers and thousands of mourners also witnessed the burial. Also in[Read More…]
The Federal Government has declared Tuesday, 15 July, 2025, as a public holiday in honour of the late former President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari. Buhari died on Sunday evening in a clinic in London after protracted illness. In a statement by the Minister of[Read More…]
President Bola Tinubu has summoned an emergency meeting of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) in honour of former president, General Muhammadu Buhari (retd) who passed away on Sunday in a hospital in the United Kingdom. In a statement he signed, Tinubu also directed that all national flags[Read More…]
… Tinubu orders Shettima to accompany his body back home Former President Muhammadu Buhari is dead. According to a statement by the ex-President’s spokesman Garba Shehu, Buhari died in an undisclosed clinic in London. He said: “The family of the former president has announced the passing on[Read More…]
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has awarded N710 million to six tertiary institutions during this year’s National Tertiary Admissions Performance Merit Award (NATAP-M). Speaking on how the winners emerged, JAMB Registrar, Is-haq Oloyede, said the board judged the institutions by five criteria. He[Read More…]
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) on Tuesday released the cut-off marks for admission into Nigerian tertiary for the 2025/2026 academic session. The decision was reached at the JAMB 2025 Policy Meeting on Admissions, held in Abuja. The meeting was attended by major stakeholders from federal and[Read More…]
Iran Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Deputy Commander for Coordination Mohammad-Reza Naqdi has said that Iran deployed only five per cent of its capabilities in the recent Iran-Israel war. Naqdi warned in an appearance on IRINN TV (Iran) that in a future war, no American in the Middle East would[Read More…]
