The third batch of Nigerians stranded in Ukraine arrived the Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport Abuja at 11:50pm local time from Budapest, Hungary aboard Air Peace. According to the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission’s (NiDCOM) Twitter handles: @NigeriaGov @abikedabiri @toluogunlesi #NigeriansInUkraine #Ukraine…
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says there may be no extension of registration deadline for candidates, for the 2022 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). The Registrar of the board, Prof. Is’haq Oloyede dropped the hint while monitoring the…
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), says it will engage 5,000 students of the Federal University Dutse (FUD) under the smart farmer scheme in the next 10 years. Mr Kashufu Abdullahi, NITDA’s Director General, made this known at the…
Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has said that Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, a former Nigerian President, is a leader to be reckoned with, in Africa and globally. Sanwo-Olu said this in a statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary Mr…
Gov. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State has constituted chairmen and members of the Local Government Service Commission, the state’s Christian Welfare Board and the state’s Muslim Welfare Board. Mr Richard Olatunde, Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, made this known…
Interim manager Ralf Rangnick believes Manchester United need to develop the kind of “clear identity” established by the likes of rivals Manchester City and Liverpool. All eyes will be on the Etihad Stadium this Sunday for the 187th all-Manchester encounter…
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has urged countries to do more to reverse what is a preventable health crisis as it marks the World Obesity Day. World Obesity Day is observed globally on March 4 with the view of promoting…
UN’s senior political affairs official, Rosemary DiCarlo, on Friday told the UN Security Council that heavy fighting reported overnight at Ukraine’s largest nuclear power is both unacceptable and “highly irresponsible’’. DiCarlo, Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs, told the Security…
Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), on Friday in Akure said that his presidential ambition, come 2023, is neither a threat nor to brag but a reality. Tinubu, who sought support of traditional rulers…
The Kwara Goernment has inaugurated the state Sports Commission along with the boards of Kwara Television Authority, Kwara Broadcasting Corporation (Midland FM) and Kwara State Social Investment Programmes (KWASSIP). The Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Prof. Mamman Jibril, inaugurated…
