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The Presidency has clarified that former Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, and the former Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Ahmed Musa Dangiwa, voluntarily resigned their positions prior to the recent cabinet reshuffle announced by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The clarification follows widespread reports suggesting that both ministers were…

The U.S. authorities have declared a fugitive Nigerian convicted of wire and romance fraud, Emuobosan Emanuella Hall, wanted for failure to report to the Bureau of Prisons to serve a sentence. The Federal Bureau of Investigation, in a statememt attached with mugshot of Ms Hall on April 15, said, “We need your help: Emuobosan Emanuella…

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved a fresh round of appointments across key agencies in Nigeria’s education sector, in a move aimed at strengthening institutional leadership and improving service delivery. At the centre of the announcement is the appointment of Modupe Adeola Adelabu as Chairman of the Governing Board of the National Examinations Council (NECO).…

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says that candidates currently seeing “No Result Yet” when checking their Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) results are underage applicants whose results have not yet been released. This is contained in a statement issued by the JAMB’s Public Communication Advisor, Dr Fabian Benjamin, on Tuesday in Abuja. According…

ABUJA — The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has dismissed allegations linking its chairman to a partisan X (formerly Twitter) account, following the outcome of a detailed forensic investigation which found the claims to be entirely fabricated. In a statement issued by the commission, INEC said the viral social media posts suggesting that its chairman…

Makurdi — Victims of a recent abduction along the Taraku–Otukpo road in Benue State have narrated chilling accounts of torture, starvation and inhumane treatment in the hands of their captors, exposing once again the deepening insecurity on Nigeria’s highways. The victims, initially reported to be candidates of the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), were kidnapped…

Founder of Living Faith Church Worldwide, David Oyedepo, has declared a “spiritual offensive” against terrorism, condemning the continued killing of innocent Nigerians. Mr Oyedepo said this during a church service on Sunday tagged: “Covenant Day of Vengeance.” Speaking at the church headquarters in Ota, Ogun State, the cleric declared that within seven days, divine retribution…

Nigeria maintains a comprehensive import prohibition framework designed to protect domestic industries, safeguard public health, and control the quality of goods entering the country. The policy, enforced primarily by the Nigeria Customs Service under the Common External Tariff (CET), classifies banned imports into two broad categories: absolutely prohibited goods and trade-prohibited (policy-restricted) items. Overview of…

The Governor of Benue State, Hyacinth Alia, has called on the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) to reschedule the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) for candidates who were abducted but later rescued in the state. The appeal follows the rescue of several passengers who were kidnapped along the Makurdi–Otukpo road while travelling for…

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has arrested two candidates and one parent for allegedly engaging in the falsification of Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) results using artificial intelligence and other electronic methods. The development was disclosed by JAMB’s spokesperson, Fabian Benjamin, following the release of the first batch of 2026 UTME results. According…