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The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced plans to accredit a total of 1,039 Computer-Based Test centres nationwide for the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination. The JAMB Registrar, Prof. Is’haq Oloyede, confirmed this to newsmen on Wednesday in Ilorin during an accreditation tour of CBT centres. Oloyede said 52 examination teams had been…
Edo state Governor Monday Okpebholo has brokered peace between host communities and investors on the use of government forest reserve land for agricultural purposes and investors. The governor, who was represented by his deputy, Hon Dennis Idahosa, appealed to the various stakeholders to always tow the line of peace at all times Okpebholo noted that…
The Edo State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has expressed concern over the recent end-of-year media outing by the factional leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), describing it as an unconvincing attempt to mask the party’s continued struggle with post-election reality. In a statement issued by the State Publicity Secretary of the…
President Bola Tinubu has asked the Senate to confirm new chief executives for the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority and the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission following the resignation of the current heads of the agencies. The President’s request was contained in separate letters to the Senate on Wednesday. Farouk Ahmed resigned as…
The National Orientation Agency (NOA) has called on Nigerian youths to embrace a positive mindset and constructive values as key tools for promoting peacebuilding and national unity. The Agency made this call through its Director-General, Mallam Lanre Issa-Onilu, during an interactive session at the National Social Impact Leaders Summit, held at the National Universities Commission…
Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, on Tuesday presented a ₦939.85 billion 2026 Appropriation Bill, tagged the Budget of Hope and Growth, to the Edo State House of Assembly. The budget was laid before the lawmakers at a plenary session presided over by the Speaker, Rt. Hon. Blessing Agbebaku. Presenting the estimates, Governor Okpebholo commended the…
Edo State Police Command has launched an intensive investigation into a disturbing allegation of unlawful tampering with a human corpse and alleged theft of human parts at Akugbe Mortuary, located off Upper Sakponba Road, Benin City. On December 12, 2025, the Command received an urgent distress call indicating that a mortuary attendant was on the…
The House of Representatives Joint Committee on Petroleum Resources has invited Dangote Refinery and the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority, NMDPRA, to resolve disagreements threatening the downstream petroleum sector. Chairman Ikenga Ugochinyere said after an emergency Abuja meeting on Monday that rising tensions could undermine the fragile stability recently achieved. He said the…
Former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN, has demanded the immediate recusal of the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) from an ongoing investigation involving him. Malami, in a statement on Monday by his spokesman, Muhammad Doka, alleged bias, personal vendetta and political persecution linked to his…
The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has said enforcement of the tinted glass permit policy will resume on January 2, 2026. Force spokesman, Benjamin Hundeyin, announced this in a statement, citing a surge in vehicle-related crimes. Hundeyin said the decision “follows a careful review of emerging security concerns and the need to ensure the safety of…