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Hours To Mop-up Utme, 85,790 Candidates Yet To Print Exam Slips

28.06.2025

Less than 24 hours to the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) mop-up examination holding today, the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has raised an alarm that the majority of candidates were yet to print their exam notification slips. A statement issued by JAMB’s Public Communication Advisor, Dr. Fabian Benjamin stated that as...

World Bank: Extreme Poverty Rising Fast In Nigeria, Others

28.06.2025

The conflict and instability in the 39 economies, including Nigeria, categorized by the World Bank as Fragile and Conflict-Affected Situation (FCS) countries, is exacting a devastating toll on them, “driving up extreme poverty faster than anywhere else, intensifying acute hunger, and pushing several key development goals farther out of reach”, according to a report...

Nigeria Leads W’africa In Coordinating Lassa Fever Vaccine Development

28.06.2025

As the West African region struggles to deal with the persistent threat of Lassa fever, Nigeria has emerged as a leader in research and development (R&D) coordination, particularly in the push for vaccine development to fight this disease. This was disclosed at a recent webinar that focused on improving research efforts in West Africa....

Student Union Leader Seeks Result Driven Advocacy, Flays Slogan Chanting

28.06.2025

The President of the Lagos State University Students’ Union (LASUSU), Comrade Joldie Ayomide Adebobola has called for a new approach to student unionism away from the current destructive and sloganeering mode. Speaking during the opening ceremony of the 35th anniversary of the founding of the union at the school premises during the week, Adebobola...

CBN: Bank Loans To Govt Up 4.76% To N25.07trn In May

28.06.2025

Financial institutions’ total loans to the government rose by 4.76 per cent, or N1.14 trillion, to N25.07 trillion in May this year from N23.93 trillion in the preceding month, latest data released by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) shows. Saturday Telegraph’s analysis of the latest “Money and Credit statistics,” posted on the apex...

NGE Convention: Govt, Media Collaboration Can Drive Democracy, Development –Gov Mbah

28.06.2025

Governor of Enugu State, Dr Peter Mbah on Friday declared that the government and the media must work hard to demolish the climate of mutual distrust and suspension in order to drive democracy and development, and described both as co-authors of the nation’s future. Governor Mbah spoke while declaring open the 2025 Biennial Convention...

Reps Order CBN To Remit N3.64trn Operation Surplus To FG

27.06.2025

The House of Representatives on Friday directed the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to remit N3.64 trillion in unpaid operating surplus to the federal government within 14 days. The amount represents 70% of an outstanding N5.2 trillion in unpaid operating surplus for the period spanning 2016 to 2022. The resolution was reached following the appearance...

Sokoto Gov Converts May Salaries To Loan, Approves Early Payment Of June Salaries

27.06.2025

In a move aimed at cushioning the effects of ongoing economic hardship, Sokoto State Governor, Ahmed Aliyu, has approved the conversion of May 2025 salaries—disbursed ahead of the Eid-el-Adha celebration—into an interest-free loan, to be repaid in three monthly installments. This was made known in a statement signed by the Press Secretary to the Governor,...

Southern, Middle-Belt Leaders Mourn Late Ex-Kwara Gov, Adebayo

27.06.2025

The leaders of Southern and Middle Belt Leaders Forum have reacted to the death of a former Governor of Kwara State, Chief Cornelius Adebayo whom they described as a dependable advocate for good governance. In a joint statement to the media on Friday, the lamented that the country has once again lost an illustrious son...

NCDC Confirms 145 Lassa Fever Deaths In 18 States

27.06.2025

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) on Friday confirmed the death of 145 persons from Lassa fever in 2025 across 18 states. According to the latest situation report released by the NCDC for epidemiological week 24 (June 9–15), Nigeria recorded 766 confirmed cases from 5,678 suspected infections. The agency said that the...

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I apologise for saying no heaven without tithe – Adeboye

04.10.2024

The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has apologised for saying that Christians who don’t pay tithe might not make it to heaven. Adeboye who had previously said that paying tithe was one of the prerequisites for going to heaven, apologised for the comment while addressing his congregation Thursday...

Protesters storm Rivers electoral commission, insist election must hold

04.10.2024

Angry protesters on Friday stormed the office of the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission, singing and chanting ‘Election must hold’. They defied the heavy rainfall spreading canopies, while singing and drumming, with one side of the road blocked. The protest came after the Rivers State governor stormed the RSIEC in the early hours of Friday...

Man who asked Tinubu to resign admitted in psychiatric hospital

04.10.2024

The Adamawa State Police Command has disclosed that the 30-year-old Abdullahi Mohammed who climbed a 33 kv high tension electricity pole in Mayo-Belwa last Friday has been admitted at the Yola Psychiatric hospital for mental examination. The Police Public Relations Officer of the command SP Suleiman Nguroje, told Arewa PUNCH on Friday in an exclusive...

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