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No fewer than 100 examination cheats have so far been arrested by security operatives across the country during the just concluded Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has said. In its Weekly Bulletin released in Abuja on Monday by its spokesperson, Dr Fabian Benjamin, JAMB said …

The Kebbi Government has approved the release of N154 million to Kaduna Electricity Distribution Company, KEDCO, to enable it boost its revenue collection capacity and ensure uninterrupted electricity supply in the state. Abubakar Dakingari, Chief Press Secretary to Gov. Atiku Bagudu, in a statement issued on Monday in Birnin Kebbi, …

Multiple explosions have rocked the Sri Lankan capital of Colombo Easter Sunday morning killing 129 people and injuring hundreds more, according to multiple reports. Six different explosions were reported at churches and hotels as worshippers gathered for Easter service, causing casualties. Sri Lanka security official said six near simultaneous blasts …

President Buhari and Acting CJN The National Judicial Council (NJC) has approved the request of President Muhammadu Buhari to extend the appointment of Ibrhaim Muhammad, acting chief justice of Nigeria (CJN), by three months. Soji Oye, NJC spokesman, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday. The spokesman was reacting to …

  In furtherance of his mandate to develop infrastructure in the state to drive development, Edo State Governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki has awarded the contract for the construction of Textile Mill Road; Iyoba, Iyobanosa and Omozogie streets as well as an underground drainage system in the area valued at N2.8 …

A tax expert, Taiwo Oyedele, has urged the Federal Government to review its Value Added Tax (VAT) law and better policing of its borders to improve its VAT collections. Oyedele, Head of Tax and Corporate Advisory Services, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), West Africa, gave the advice in an interview with the News …

  The Code of Conduct Tribunal, CCT, Monday fixed Thursday, April 18, to deliver judgment in the six-count charge of false asset declaration brought against the suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Justice Walter Onnoghen by the Federal government. Chairman of the tribunal, Danladi Yakubu Umar, while announcing the date, …

Festus Keyamo, the Spokesman for the All Progressives Congress (APC) campaign Council has said that one does not need a WAEC certificate to become President of Nigeria Keyamo said this while appearing on Channels Tv on Sunday night when asked about the eligibility of President Muhammadu Buhari to contest the …

Despite pressures from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank that Nigeria should end its fuel subsidy regime, the federal government has said there is no immediate plan to remove the petroleum lifeline. This is coming as the Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency (PPPRA) yesterday disclosed that Nigeria’s …

Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation has debunked rumours surrounding fuel scarcity in the country. The rumour, which has caused some tension across the country was claimed as false by the corporation’s verified Twitter handle in a statement signed by Ndu Ughamadu, its Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division. The corporation’s …