The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has warned candidates against engaging in registration infractions or violating the attestation signed during the ongoing registration for the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). JAMB Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, issued the warning as the registration process entered its third week. Speaking with media executives, Oloyede emphasised that registration infractions are serious offences that attract severe penalties. He warned that candidates found guilty […]

The House of Representatives has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening institutions responsible for combating financial crimes in Nigeria as part of efforts to improve transparency, economic stability, and the country’s global reputation. Chairman of the House Committee on Financial Crimes, Ginger Onwusibe, made this known during a budget defence session with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Nigeria Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU). Onwusibe said the 2026 national […]

Ondo State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has approved the appointment and confirmation of 32 officers as permanent secretaries in the state civil service to strengthen the administrative capacity of government ministries and agencies. The approval was announced in a statement issued in Akure by the governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Ebenezer Adeniyan. Those appointed include Tayo Ogundare, Morayo Bayo-Philip, Adeyemi Sule, Olufunso Tunji-Omoniyi, Olanrewaju Abiodun, Tope Lebile, Stephen Aworere, Omotayo Akeju, Olufemi […]

Former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, on Monday led a protest at the National Assembly in Abuja, demanding the restoration of “real-time” electronic transmission of election results in the proposed Electoral Act Amendment Bill. The protest, tagged “Occupy the National Assembly,” drew hundreds of supporters from the Obidient Movement and various civil society organisations. Demonstrators described the removal of the phrase “real-time” from the bill as a threat to […]