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Ezekwesili Knocks JAMB Over Incompetence

Former Minister of Education, Oby Ezekwesili, on Thursday slammed the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) for the technical glitch that affected the 2025 UTME results. New Telegraph had earlier reported that JAMB Registrar, Ishaq Oloyede, during a press conference on Wednesday, apologized for errors in UTME results, and announced that affected students would rewrite...
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Senate Seeks To Mandate MDAs To Buy Made-In-Nigeria Vehicles

The Senate, on Wednesday, passed for second reading a bill seeking to mandate Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) of government to prioritise locally manufactured automobiles in their procurement processes. The proposed legislation, titled the Local Automotive Industry Patronage Bill, 2025, is sponsored by Senator Patrick Ndubueze (Imo North). Leading the debate, Ndubueze decried Nigeria’s longstanding...
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Lagos Clears Air On Staff Training Reports

The Lagos State Government has dismissed reports claiming that 30% of its employees fail to return after government-sponsored training abroad, describing the claims as misleading and inaccurate. In a statement titled “Lagos Debunks Claims On Staff Training Defaults, Clarifies Issue Was Study Leave Without Pay,” the Commissioner for Establishments and Training, Mr. Afolabi Ayantayo, clarified...
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LECAN, Residents Protest Alleged Exploitation Of Electricity Consumers By IBEDC

  Members of the Licensed Electrical Contractors Association of Nigeria (LECAN), Osun State Chapter, on Thursday staged a peaceful protest in Osogbo, the state capital, to express their grievances over what they described as indiscriminate extortion, harassment, and inhumane treatment of electricity consumers by the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC). The protesters, armed with placards...
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Five Govt Officials Face Disciplinary Action For Misconduct

  At least five enforcement officials of the Lagos State Central Business Districts (CBD) are currently facing disciplinary action over allegations of misconduct. Special Adviser to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Central Business Districts, Bola Olumegbon-Lawal, disclosed this during her presentation at the ongoing annual Ministerial Press Briefing organized by the Ministry of Information and Strategy....
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