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Month: June 2024

FG announces job opportunities for 30,000 3MTT fellows

The Federal Government through the 3 Million Technical Talents (3MTT) program, has announced job opportunities for the 30,000 fellows that have graduated from cohort 1 of the program. The program coordinators announced this on Thursday, asking the fellows to start…

Mohbad’s family granted permission to conduct independent autopsy

The Coroner’s Court sitting in the Ikorodu area of Lagos State has granted the family permission to conduct an independent autopsy and toxicology test on the late singer, Ilerioluwa Aloba, also known as Mohbad. The family had applied for an…

NEC approves six Governors as board members for Niger Delta Power Holding Company

The National Economic Council (NEC) has confirmed the appointment of six state governors to the Board of the Niger Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC).  These governors, representing the six geopolitical zones, are from Borno, Katsina, Imo, Ekiti, Kwara, and Akwa…

Benue LG Polls Shifted to November

The Benue State Independent Electoral Commission has shifted the state’s local government election from July 6 to November 16, 2024. The Chairman of the commission, John Chen, disclosed this while speaking with newsmen on Friday in Makurdi. Chen said the…

Kenya protests: ‘Three killed, 50 arrested’ over looting spree

At least three people were said to have died after police reportedly shot at a mob looting a supermarket in Kajiado County in Kenya. Police said they arrested no fewer than 50 people during a sting operation on Thursday night…

Tinubu lauds renewable energy expert, AbdulRazaq, on Global Sustainability Award

President Bola Tinubu has congratulated a renewable energy expert, Mr. Ridwan AbdulRazaq, on winning the 2024 Prince’s Trust Global Sustainability Award. Abdulrazaq won the award at the Prince’s Trust and TK Maxx and Homesense Awards in London’s Theatre Royal Drury…

CBN to implement more policies to tackle cybersecurity challenges

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says it will continue to implement more policies to tackle cybersecurity challenges and foster innovation to ensure the stability and integrity of the financial system. The deputy governor of financial systems stability at CBN,…

UTME: JAMB releases 2024 supplementary results

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has released the results of candidates who took the supplementary Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) on June 21 and 22. JAMB’s spokesman, Fabian Benjamin, disclosed this in a statement on Friday. JAMB said…

Just In: Tinubu Orders Disbursement of N155bn For Foodstuff Purchase Nationwide

President Bola Tinubu has ordered the purchasing and selling of foodstuff worth ₦155 billion to be distributed across the nation. The president gave the approval during the National Economic Council (NEC) meeting on Thursday in Abuja where he urged state…

Blackmail can’t stop new presidential jet approval – Senate

The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, said on Thursday that the Presidency had not approached the National Assembly with a request for new presidential jets. He, however, said should such a request be made, the Senate would approve it. Akpabio said…