2024 UTME: JAMB approves free registration for people with disabilities
The Joint Admission and Matriculations Board has said Persons Living With Disability who wish to sit for the 2024/2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination can register at no cost. The JAMB Registrar, Ishaq Oloyede, disclosed this while rolling out the registration…
Gunmen kidnap 45 passengers on Otukpo-Enugu Road, demand N15m ransom
About 45 passengers in three fully loaded 15-seater commercial buses are reported to have been abducted by armed men in Orokam, along the Otukpo-Enugu Road in Ogbadigbo Local Government Area, LGA, of Benue state. It was gathered from an eyewitness…
Mentally ill man machetes worshipper during deliverance
A church member suffered machete injuries during deliverance for a mentally ill man in Obosi, Idemili North Local Government Area of Anambra State on Sunday. The pastor was said to be conducting a deliverance session on the mentally ill man…
Car Knocks Down Phone Snatcher In Kano
A suspected phone robber has been knocked down by a moving car along the popular Zoo Road in Kano metropolis on Sunday night. Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the Kano State Police Command, Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, disclosed this on…
Osun Lawmaker Offers Scholarship To 177 Indigent Students
A member of the House of Representatives from Ayediire/Iwo/Ola Oluwa Federal Constituency, Hon. Lukman Kayode Mudashiru has offered full scholarship to 177 indigent students from his constituency. Osun Spring reports that the Scholarship which are in two categories, were awarded…
Burundi shuts border with Rwanda amid conflict
The Rwandan government claims that Burundi has decided to close its border with the East African country, just weeks after Burundi’s president accused Rwanda of harboring a rebel group. Burundi’s President Evariste Ndayishimiye accused Rwanda of housing and training the…
Nigerian Police Release Teenage Boy Detained For Three Months Without Trial In Enugu State
The Enugu State Command of the Nigeria Police Force has finally released a 16-year-old teenager detained for three months without trial after SaharaReporters’ report. It was reported on Friday that the Nigerian police detained a 16-year-old schoolboy for three months…
Tinubu Appoints 9-Man Board For Midstream and Downstream Gas Infrastructure Fund
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of a nine-man Governing Council for the Midstream and Downstream Gas Infrastructure Fund (MDGIF) to be domiciled in the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA). The Governing Council of the MDGIF,…
FG approves commercialisation of genetically modified maize
The Federal government has approved the commercial release of the transgenic insect resistant and drought tolerant maize varieties known as TELA maize. The approval was granted by the National Committee on Naming, Registration and Release of Crop Varieties, Livestock breeds/Fisheries…
Dangote Refinery commences production
The Dangote Petroleum Refinery has finally commenced production. The largest single-train refinery in the world began production in the early hours of Friday, a source told TheCable. The development comes days after the refinery received its sixth one million barrels…