The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has shifted the commencement of registration for the 2021 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination and Direct Entry to a later date. Head, Public Affairs and Protocol of JAMB, Dr. Fabian Benjamin, who made this known in a statement, on Thursday, in Abuja, said the registration exercise was speculated to […]Read More
Five more students out of the 39 abducted students of the Federal College of Forestry Mechanisation, Afaka in Kaduna State have been released from captivity. Their release comes barely 72 hours after the first set of five students were freed by the bandits who abducted them from their school in the Igabi Local Government Area […]Read More
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has described the First Lady, Aisha Buhari, as a worthy partner of the federal government headed by her husband, President Muhammadu Buhari. Mr Osinbajo spoke at the launch of a book on Mrs Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, on Thursday. The book titled “Aisha Buhari – Being Different” was written by […]Read More
… Organises Free Tests for Residents, Staff The Medical Director, Randle General Hospital, Dr. Aduke Odutayo, has urged Lagosians, especially those in Surulere Community, to cultivate the habit of regular eye checkups at least twice a year in order to prevent blindness from glaucoma and other eye problems. Dr. Odutayo, who is also an Ophthalmologist, made […]Read More
In preparation for the annual Lagos/Access Marathon race scheduled to hold on Saturday 10th April 2021, the Commissioner of Police, Lagos State, CP Hakeem Odumosu, has ordered for deployment of adequate police operatives across the state, particularly at strategic places and designated routes for the race, to beef up security. The proactive steps of the […]Read More
Determined to reduce the population of Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC) in Nigeria, the Lagos State Ministry of Youth and Social Development, in collaboration with Association for Reproductive Health (ARFH), has set up a Technical Steering Committee on OVC. In his welcome address, the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Youth and Social Development, Dr. Aina Olugbenga […]Read More
The Central Bank of Nigeria on Wednesday said it got an order from the Federal High Court, Abuja division, to freeze 11 bank accounts to enable it conduct investigations into suspicious activities. It disclosed this in two documents posted on its website on Wednesday. The Central Bank of Nigeria on Wednesday said it got […]Read More
Gunmen in the early hours of Thursday attacked the Mbieri Divisional Police Headquarters situated in the Mbaitoli Local Government Area of Imo State. The Punch gathered from an indigene of Mbieri that the fleeing gunmen struck around 1 am and immediately released the suspects in custody in the police facility. The gunmen also took away […]Read More
A delegation of members of the House of Representatives has met with some officials of the United States to discuss ways by which Nigeria and America can work together to address the security crises in the African country. Chairman of the House Committee on Media and Public Affairs, Benjamin Kalu, who was part of the […]Read More
The newly appointed Acting Inspector General of Police (Ag. IGP), Usman Alkali Baba, barely an hour after his decoration by the Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, on Wednesday, embarked on his first official visit to the Police Finance House, temporarily accommodating the Nigeria Police Trust Fund (NPTF). The Acting IGP, who met with the Executive […]Read More