NATIONAL NEWS

The National Examinations Council (NECO) has rescheduled the 2023 National Common Entrance Examinations (NCEE) to Saturday, 3rd June. In a terse statement on Wednesday, NECO’s spokesman Azeez Sani, announced the rescheduling of the exam, blaming the decision on the low registration rate. The examination, which admits candidates into the Federal Unity Colleges across the federation, […]

The Colleges of Education Academic Staff Union (COEASU) has spoken out against the exclusion of lecturers and other tertiary institution workers from the 40 percent salary increase by the Federal Government. COEASU President Dr. Smart Odunayo Olugbeko, in a statement made available on Wednesday, said the union is happy that civil servants have been considered […]

The Kogi State Government, Wednesday broke its silence over the kidnap of the Traditional Ruler of Aghara Bunu in Kabba/ Bunu Local Government Area, Chief David Obadofin, saying the incident is “horrendous, criminal and reprehensible”. The government further stated that significant progress has been made in apprehending suspected masterminds of the heinous act. In a […]

The National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) says it has received assurance from the Serum Institute of India that Nigeria will receive the R21/Matric-M malaria vaccine “first”. The vaccine developed by the University of Oxford is being manufactured and scaled up by Serum Institute of India. The Director General, National Agency […]

The buses facilitating the evacuation of Nigerian students from Sudan have finally arrived at the pickup points, the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) said on Wednesday. NIDCOM, in a tweet, said the buses arrived on Tuesday night with more buses expected to arrive on Wednesday morning with help from the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) […]

President Muhammadu Buhari, on Wednesday, presided over the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting at the State House in Abuja. Before the commencement of the meeting, the President swore in six newly appointed Federal Permanent Secretaries. They include Adam Mahmud Kambari (Borno State), Esuabana Nko Asanye (Cross River), Lamuwa Adamu Ibrahim (Gombe State), Yakubu Adam Kofar-Mata […]

Importers and traders in fish business value chain have continued to lament the foreign exchange (forex) restriction imposed on fish importation into the country. According to them, the forex ban has done them a great deal of harm as sourcing hard currency in the black market has become more daunting with the skyrocketing prices of fish, […]

President Muhammadu Buhari will today join other members of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the Gulf of Guinea Commission (GGC) in Accra, Ghana, to participate in the Commission’s third Extraordinary Session. A statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, said President Buhari is scheduled to participate and […]

A leader of the Kibaku Area Development Association, Dr. Allen Manasseh, has said that parents of alleged escapee Chibok girls are yet to get any official communication from the military on the purported escape of their children who have been in captivity for the past nine years. Briefing journalists in Borno on Tuesday, Manasseh stated […]

Farmers in some communities in the Akure North Local Government Area of Ondo State have called on state government and security agencies in the state to come to their aid following incessant attacks by suspected herdsmen. The farmers alleged that the herdsmen again invaded the Power Line, Ago Oyinbo and Ala Reserves communities on Friday […]