Nigeria on high alert as Uganda confirms Ebola outbreak
Following the confirmation of Ebola outbreak by Uganda in Wakiso, Mukono and Mbale city in Mbale district, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has activated emergency measures to prevent potential importation of the disease into Nigeria. The initial symptoms of Ebola includes sudden onset of high fever accompanied by other nonspecific signs […]
What Justice Lillian Tsumba’s church-building effort teaches us about faith
By Esther Akaa The story of Justice Lillian Tsumba, a distinguished jurist and Chief Judge in Benue State, a devout Christian, will forever be remembered in the hearts of the Catholic community of Ekpan Liley , Nasarawa Eggon Local Government Area of Nasarawa State as she, without any solicitation, single handedly, built and transformed their […]
JAMB shifts 2025 UTME registration to February 3
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has shifted registration for the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) to Monday, February 3, 2025. A statement signed by by JAMB’s Public Communication Advisor, Dr. Fabian Benjamin, noted that the registration was earlier scheduled to have commenced on Friday, January 31, 2025. He said: “This change is […]
Unconstitutional Anambra councils: Soludo, others know fate March 4
Governor of Anambra State, Prof. Charles Soludo and six others whose case is before the Federal High Court, Awka Judicial Division for running the affairs of the 21 local government areas in the state without democratically elected officials, contrary to the law, would know their fate on March 4, 2025. Justice Amina Mohammed of the […]
Right leadership key to peaceful coexistence -Gen Agwai
The former Chief of Defence Staff, General Martin Luther Agwai (rtd) has observed that the number of internal crises being experienced in several countries globally has exceeded the number of conflicts of external aggressions. He said this has made it imperative for the right leadership to be placed at various units of government in order […]
UniAbuja to sanction individuals, groups out to tarnish image
The Senate of the University of Abuja has asked management of the institution to sanction any individual or groups out to tarnish the image or destroy the integrity of the school. Arising from its 187th Regular Meeting on Wednesday with 192 members in attendance both physically and virtually, the Senate condemned the recent actions of […]
Sowore: HURIWA accuses IGP of abuse of power
The Human Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has condemned what it termed “the trumped up and orchestrated illegal charges for cybercrime” allegedly filed against the opposition political actor and activist, Omoyele Sowore by the Inspector-General of Police saying the action of the police chief amounted to abuse of power. In a statement issued in Abuja […]
NEITI to audit, publish 2024 operations in oil, gas, solid minerals sectors
The Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) has said it would conduct independent audits and publish the reports covering operations carried out in the oil, gas, and solid minerals sectors in the year just ended, 2024. Presenting its 2024 Budget Performance Report and outlining its key priorities for the 2025 fiscal year to the House […]
JAMB suspends admission for law programmes into eight varsities
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has suspended admissions into the law programme of eight universities over violation of regulatory procedures. The affected universities are: Kwara State University, Malete, Ilorin, Kwara State; Bingham University, Karu, Nasarawa State; Redeemers University, Ede, Osun State; Western Delta University, Oghara, Delta State; Taraba State University, Jalingo, Taraba State; […]
Why Nigerians must embrace two sources of income – Prof. Musa
The Deputy Dean, Faculty of Management Sciences, Veritas University Abuja, Prof. Success Jibrin Musa has advised Nigerians to ensure they have at least two sources of income to enable them to seamlessly navigate the harsh living conditions in the country. Jibrin who delivered the 7th inaugural lecture with the topic, ‘Accounting Economics, Taxation, and Governance: […]