Following the controversy generated by a candidate of Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), Ejikeme Mmesoma, who had reportedly forged and inflated her result, the family of the student yesterday stood behind their daughter, claiming that there was a conspiracy to deny her, her hard-earned academic success. JAMB had in a …
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Dr. Alex Otti- Abia State Governor The Abia State governor, Dr. Alex Otti, on Monday launched a new digital tax system that would help the state eliminate fraud and intermediaries in revenue generation. The new system, which integrates free medical insurance scheme for all commercial vehicle drivers and riders of …
Read More »JAMB Slams Three-Year Ban On Mmesoma For Alleged Forgery Of UTME Result
The Joint Admissions and Matriculations Board (JAMB) has slammed a three-year ban against Mmesoma Ejikeme, the examination candidate who allegedly falsely inflated her exam scores. It insisted that the result being paraded by the student is fake and that its system cannot be compromised. The board made this known in …
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The removal of the fuel subsidy in Nigeria caused a sharp strengthening of price pressures in June. In turn, rates of expansion in output and new orders softened but remained marked nonetheless. Business confidence dipped to a near-record low. Intensifying inflationary pressures encouraged companies to expand inventories to try and get ahead of further price increases. Meanwhile, …
Read More »Bayelsa Guber: Suit seeking Sylva’s disqualification stalled
The inability of a plaintiff’s counsel, Prof. Abiodun Amuda-Kannike, SAN, to serve the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) with processes stalled hearing in a suit seeking disqualification of Mr Timipre Sylva of the APC from contesting in the Nov. 11 Bayelsa governorship poll. The matter, which was scheduled for hearing, …
Read More »Money laundering trial: Bank staff testifies against Mompha
A compliance officer at Access Bank Plc., Mr Elijah Adegboye, on Monday, testified in the trial of social media celebrity, Ismaila Mustapha (alias Mompha), charged with laundering six billion Naira. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Mompha was not present during Monday’s proceedings. Adegboye was led in evidence by …
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—Assures them of policy consistency —-As Shell Director hails President’s strong start, positive reforms President Bola Tinubu, on Monday, assured investors that his administration is open and serious for business and will maintain consistency in policy. The President also promised to provide a better business climate to attract investment. He …
Read More »I expect you to deliver, Tinubu tells security chiefs
President Bola Tinubu, on Monday, told the new service chiefs, the National Security Adviser, NSA, and the acting Inspector General of Police, IGP, that they should work as a team and deliver on the mandate given to them. This is as the NSA, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, assured the President and …
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Lionel Messi Inter Miami owner Jorge Mas has revealed it took three years of negotiations to bring Lionel Messi to the Major League Soccer club. The Argentine World Cup winner, 36, is set to be officially announced as a Miami player after ending his two-year spell at Paris Saint-Germain. Messi’s …
Read More »Seun Kuti’s assault trial stalled
File Photo: Seun Kuti handcuffed Absence of Chief Magistrate Adeola Olatubosun of a Sabo-Yaba Chief Magistrates’ Court, Lagos State, on Monday stalled proceedings in an assault case brought against afrobeat singer Seun Kuti. Kuti and his counsel, as well as prosecution team, were in court but the court could not …
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