Admissions outside CAPS illegal ‐JAMB
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has warned tertiary institutions against granting admissions outside the Central Admissions Processing System (CAPS), describing such practices as illegal. The JAMB Registrar, Prof….
Suspected cultists reportedly kill UNIBEN student, injure 3 others in Benin
Gunmen suspected to be cultists on Sunday shot dead an undergraduate said to be of the University of Benin (UNIBEN) and injured three others in a violent attack. The attack…
NCE applicants with four credits exempted from UTME–Education Minister
The Federal Government has approved exemption of candidates seeking admission into the National Certificate in Education (NCE) programme with minimum of four credits from sitting for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation…
Troops kill terrorist, recover arms in Kogi forest ambush
Troops of the Nigerian Army’s 12 Brigade, operating under ”Operation Tiger Paw II”, neutralised a suspected terrorist and recovered a significant cache of arms and equipment in a coordinated ambush…
Ebonyi launches “Lenacapavir” injection for HIV prevention
The Ebonyi Government has officially launched the Long-Lasting Injectable Pre–Exposure Prophylaxis, Lenacapavir (LEN PrEP) for HIV prevention. The antiretroviral injection is administered once in six months. The state Commissioner for…
Katsina State approves N3.8bn loan to secure 3,890 Hajj slots
The Katsina State Government has approved a N3.8 billion loan facility to secure 3,890 Hajj slots for intending pilgrims from the state for the 2026 pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia. Gov….
Soludo defends crackdown on fake pastors
Gov. Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra says the crackdown on fake pastors targets social reformation and protecting vulnerable residents from religious exploitation. Soludo spoke on Sunday at St. Patrick’s Cathedral during…
100-Level FUTA student found dead in apartment
The Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA) has confirmed the death of its student, Favour Olaniyi, a year one student of Department of Surveying and Geoinformatics. This is contained in…
Africa’s richest man Dangote eyes Kenya for new refinery – FT reports
Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote is looking at Kenya as the site of a 650,000-barrel-a-day oil refinery that he intends to build in East Africa, the Financial Times reported on Sunday,…
Fuel Scarcity Threatens Flight Safety as NAAPE Warns of Pilot, Engineer Fatigue
The National Association of Aircraft Pilots and Engineers (NAAPE) has sounded an alarm over the rising physical and mental exhaustion of its members, citing the persistent scarcity and skyrocketing cost…