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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
25 facts about Dangote Refinery
President of the Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote led a large team of media and businessmen on a tour of the refinery last Sunday. A lot has been written and said about the engineering marvel. President of the Guild of…
Ebonyi LG election records low turnout, late arrival of materials
The Local Government election in Ebonyi has suffered voters’ apathy and boycott by opposition parties as only the ruling All Progressive Congress presented candidates for the exercise. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the election was held in the…
CBN announces fresh guidelines on dormant accounts, unclaimed balances in Nigerian banks
The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has directed all banks and other financial institutions in the country to transfer all dormant accounts and unclaimed balances and other financial assets to its dedicated account. The apex bank disclosed this on Friday…
Dangote Refinery Not Yet Licensed – NMDPRA
The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), has disclosed that the 650,000 bpd Dangote refinery has not been licensed. Chief Executive of the authority, Farouk Ahmed spoke with newsmen in Abuja against the backdrop of alleged scuttling of…
Nigeria fines Meta $220m for violating consumer, data laws
Nigeria’s Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission on Friday imposed a $220m fine on Meta platforms for violating data privacy laws. The FCCPC said in a statement obtained by Saturday PUNCH that Meta’s data-sharing practices on its Facebook and WhatsApp…