Former Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission (NUC), Peter Okebukola has said the result saga of Anambra pupil who sat for the 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) Ejikeme Mmesoma should serve as a warning to pupils who would want to cheat in the examination.He said the innovations introduced by the Joint Admissions and…
Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu has ordered the suspension of a newly introduced 10 percent tax on single-use plastics and excise duty on some locally manufactured products to reduce business costs in Africa’s biggest economy, his spokesman said on Thursday. One of the biggest plastic polluters on the continent, Nigeria generates some 2.5 million tonnes of…
The Presidential Petition Election Court has adjourned to Tuesday, July 4, the hearing of the defence filed by the Independent National Electoral Commission. The court on June 23 fixed Monday, July 3 for respondents to open their case in defence of the petition filed by aggrieved parties challenging the outcome of the February 25 election…
Lawyer to the Labour Party (LP), Levi Uzoukwu has said that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) are not prepared to defend its case at the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal. Uzoukwu made this comment on Monday, shortly after the court adjourned its resumed sitting, following the absence of INEC’s first defence witness. Speaking to newsmen…
Dutch King Willem-Alexander has formally apologised for the Netherlands’ involvement in slavery, saying he felt “personally and intensely” affected. The king was speaking at a ceremony on Saturday marking the 160th anniversary of the legal abolition of slavery in the Netherlands, including its former colonies in the Caribbean.“I’m standing here in front of you as…
Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf, has justified the demolition exercise embarked upon by his administration since his assumption of office on May 29.Affirming his administration’s commitment to the exercise during Sallah homage by the Emir of Kano, Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero and members of the emirate council, Governor Yusuf noted that the demolition exercise is…
Embalo, who is also the Chairman, ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government, paid a private visit to his Nigerian counterpart on Saturday. Tinubu has been spending the Sallah holiday in Lagos since his return from London on Tuesday.Embalo’s visit to Tinubu is the first by an African President since the Nigerian leader’s inauguration…
The Federal Government has suspended construction on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway to aid the flow of traffic in light of the forthcoming Eid el-Kabir festivities this week.The Federal Ministry of Works and Housing (Works Sector), in a statement by the Federal Controller of Works, Lagos, Mrs Olukorede Kesha on Monday, noted that construction work on the…
Nigerian Superstar musician Damini Ogulu popularly known as Burna Boy has won the award for Best International Act at the Black Entertainment Awards (BET) 2023.Burna beat compatriot Ayra Starr, Aya Nakamura, Central Cee, Ella Mai, K.O, L7nnon, Stormzy, Tiakola and Uncle Waffles to emerge winner in the category. The Nigerian singer, who has had amazing…
