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The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has called on candidates who registered for the 2020 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) in some recently blacklisted centres that there is nothing to worry about. The Board’s Head, Media, and Information, Dr Fabian Benjamin, made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday. He said that there was no need for the candidates to panic or consider going for another registration as this would automatically disqualify them from participating in the board’s forthcoming examination. NAN reports that the JAMB announced recently, that it had blacklisted 41…

By Harry Awurumibe, State House, Abuja Imo State Governor, Senator Hope Uzodinma has disclosed that his government will commence the implementation of his three Rs- Rehabilitation, Reconstruction and Recovery agenda which was the cardinal points on which he campaigned for votes in the next three days. Speaking to the State House Correspondents today after paying a courtesy visit to President Muhammadu Buhari at Presidential Villa,  Abuja, Uzodinma vowed to fulfill his campaign promises to Imo people. “You will agree with me that I campaigned on three Rs which are Rehabilitation, Reconstruction and Recovery. With what happened two days ago at…

Oyo State Governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde, on Friday, approved a minor cabinet reshuffle, which affected two Ministries. The Governor, in a statement made available to newsmen in Ibadan and signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Taiwo Adisa, confirmed the swapping of the portfolios of Commissioners for Education and Establishments. The statement confirmed that the Commissioner for Education, Science, and Technology, Professor Daud Kehinde Sangodoyin has been moved from the Ministry to that of Establishment and Training, while his counterpart in the Ministry of Establishment and Training, Barr. Olasunkanmi Aremu Olaleye has replaced Sangodoyin at the Ministry of Education. The statement…

An Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)’s star witness, on Friday, alleged that Gabriel Suswam, former Governor of Benue State, transferred N3.1 billion into his account. Mr Abubakar Umar, an Abuja-based Bureau De Change (BDC) Operator, told Justice Okon Abang at the Federal High Court, Abuja, that the money was transferred through a company, Elixir Investment, in bits into his company’s account name, Fanffash Resources, at the Zenith Bank. He said the total amount of the money in dollars was $15.8 million at N197 per dollar at the time. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the EFCC had, in…

It was all outpouring of emotions and joy, on Friday, at the Banquet Hall of the State House in Alausa on Friday when Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, presented keys to beneficiaries of his administration’s maiden rent-to-own housing scheme. Governor Sanwo-Olu allotted all the apartments of the Lateef Kayode Jakande Housing Estate in Igando to 492 families certified by the State’s Mortgage Board to benefit from the scheme. The allocation came four months after the housing estate was completed by the Sanwo-Olu administration. A 56-year-old widow, Mrs. Fatimat Kosoko, betrayed emotion as her name was being announced to benefit…

World Health Organisation (WHO) on Thursday declared coronavirus as a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC). WHO Director-General, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the decision was based on the recommendations of the Emergency Committee on the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) under the International Health Regulations (IHR 2005). In a statement issued from Geneva, the Director-General explained the reason why the committee took the decision. “The main reason for this declaration is not what is happening in China but what is happening in other countries. “The concern is that it could spread to countries with weaker health systems. “The death toll now…

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Former President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday paid an unscheduled visit to the Presidential Villa, Abuja, where he briefly met with President Muhammadu Buhari. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the meeting between Buhari and Jonathan, which was held behind a closed door, lasted for about 10 minutes. NAN reports that Jonathan’s mission to the villa was unknown as he did not speak to newsmen. NAN, however, gathered that the former president was on a “thank you” visit to the president, who recently consoled him over an attack on his country home, Otuoke, Bayelsa, by unknown gunmen last December.…

By Harry Awurumibe, Head, Abuja Bureau The National Lottery Regulatory Commission (NLRC), in furtherance of its efforts to strengthen its regulatory functions in the sector, has issued new directives to all licensed lottery operators. The Director-General, Mr. Lanre Gbajabiamila on Thursday in Abuja said that the Commission has directed operators to disclose all their indoor games with immediate effect and that the agency fee payable to agents should not be more than 25%, amongst other guidelines. “All operators should immediately disclose all their indoor games and the agency fee payable to agents should not be more than 25%; No operator…

As Nigeria continues to make significant progress in the e-commerce sector, a major player in the sector has reiterated its commitment to ensuring growth across its platform to satisfy its consumers. The Co-Founder and Co-Chief Executive Officer of Jumia Group, Jeremy Hodara stated this while reviewing the Company’s activities for the year 2019. According to Hodara, a major milestone recorded in 2019, was the impressive acceptance of the Jumia Pay payment platform by consumers using the Jumia platform. Jumia Pay accounted for over 30% of transactions in the third quarter of 2019. Another major achievement for the Company in 2019…