July 21, 2024
5,658 high-scoring UTME candidates miss admissions in four years
No fewer than 5,658 candidates who scored 300 and above in Unified Tertiary Matriculations Examinations missed out on admissions into tertiary institutions between 2019 and 2023, recent data obtained from the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has revealed. It was reports that while tertiary institutions are at liberty to determine their respective benchmarks for admission, […]
No more funding for unviable projects, Umahi insists
The Minister of Works, David Umahi, has clarified the reason behind the Federal Government’s decision to stop funding all ongoing projects at the same time. According to Umahi, the decision was made due to a large disparity between the increase in contract costs or project costs and the available funding. In a briefing with journalists […]
Newborn saved from dead mother’s womb in Gaza
Doctors in Gaza described delivering a newborn baby against incredible odds on Saturday, pulling him from his mother’s womb moments after she died of wounds sustained in an Israeli air strike. At nine months pregnant, Ola Adnan Harb al-Kurd managed to survive just long enough to reach Al-Awda Hospital in central Gaza after an overnight […]
N70,000 minimum wage can only buy a bag of rice – Ndume
A former Chief Whip of the Senate, Ali Ndume, has criticised the N70,000 new minimum wage recently approved by the Federal Government. Ndume was relieved of his position after his comments believed to be against the government of President Bola Tinubu. Deriding the new wage, Ndume said it could only buy a 50kg bag of […]
Gunmen kill two, kidnap five travellers in Ondo
Armed men suspected to be kidnappers have killed two commuters and kidnapped five others along the Ifon-Owo Highway in Ondo State. Our correspondent gathered that the driver of the commercial vehicle and a female passenger were shot dead at the scene of the incident on Friday evening. Five other passengers, including a corps member, were […]