After years of clamour by Nigerians, President Bola Tinubu on Monday ordered the full implementation of the Oronsaye report.By implementing the report, several agencies of the government would be merged, subsumed, scrapped, and relocated. The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, revealed this to State House correspondents after Monday’s Federal Executive Council meeting…
The Osun State Commissioner for Youth Affairs, Hon. Moshood Olagunju has described the issues rocking the Osun State Chapter of National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN) as internal, stating that he is not interfering in the issues of the council. Olagunju also advised members of the youth council to look inwards to solve their issues…
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), says registration for its 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) ends on Monday, February 26. The board made this known in its Weekly Bulletin of the Office of the Registrar in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that the 2024 exercise began on Monday, Jan.15, in…
The Federal Executive Council (FEC), on Monday, approved the adoption of the Orosanye Report, aimed at the reduction of cost of governance, for implementation. Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, disclosed this while briefing State House correspondents at the end of the FEC meeting, presided over by President Bola Tinubu, at the Council…
An attack on a mosque in eastern Burkina Faso has killed dozens of Muslims on the same day as another deadly attack on Catholics attending mass, local and security sources told AFP on Monday. “Armed individuals attacked a mosque in Natiaboani on Sunday around 5:00 am, resulting in several dozen being killed,” a security source…
The National Examination Council NECO, on Monday, revealed that 50,066 candidates representing 67.35 per cent of the total number of candidates that sat for Senior School Certificate Examinations got five credits including Mathematics and English language. The Registrar of NECO, Professor Ibrahim Wushishi disclosed this while releasing the results and launching the Automated Annual Posting…
A Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed March 19, 2024, to rule on the fresh bail application filed by the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu. The court also scheduled March 20, for the commencement of the resumed trial. The trial judge, Justice Binta Nyanko, adjourned after listening to the argument…
No fewer than seven people were reportedly killed in a rival cult clash that rocked North Bank, a suburb of Makurdi, Benue State. The severity of the clash, according to an eyewitness, forced the market located around the area to close for business. According to a source, the clash was between Black Axe and Red…
Again, tension gripped the people of Ogwashi-Uku, in Aniocha South Local Government Area of Delta State following the killing of a prominent cult kingpin, simply identified as Lucky, by a rival cult group in the community. It was observed on Sunday that most businesses, especially drinking bars, games and shops remained closed for fear of…
Three children of the same parents were on Sunday found dead inside a car parked in Ilorin, Kwara State. The deceased, a boy and two girls, were suffocated to death inside the car parked at their compound at No 8, Boluke Line, Zango-Kulende quarters in the Ilorin metropolis. It was gathered that their mother, Shade…
