The Pension Transitional Arrangement Directorate has raised concern over the inadequate provision for pension arrears in the 2025 national budget recently signed by President Bola Tinubu.   This was disclosed in a statement issued by the Head of Corporate Communications, PTAD, Mr Olugbenga Ajayi, on Friday.   The Executive ...

  The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Mr Nyesom Wike, said the provision of water to Abuja satellite towns is dear to the heart of President Bola Tinubu.   Wike stated this after he inspected some projects in Abuja on Friday, while responding to a question about his recent ...

  The Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, has condoled with the family of the late Chief Imam of Maru Central Juma’at Mosque, Alkali Sulaiman, where he donated N5 million, 10 bags of rice and other foodstuffs.   The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the late cleric was ...

  The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board on Friday announced the release of the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) results, with results of 39,834 candidates being withheld.   The JAMB Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, disclosed this on Friday during the official release of the 2025 UTME results at JAMB ...

  The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arraigned the Managing Director of Sunsteel, Olalekan Adewoye, on Thursday over alleged $680,622.65 fraud in Lagos.   Adewoye was arraigned by the EFCC Lagos Zonal Directorate 2 before Justice Mojisola Dada of the Lagos State High Court, sitting in Ikeja, Lagos.   ...

  Plateau State Governor, Caleb Manasseh Mutfwang, has joined millions of admirers across Nigeria and the diaspora in celebrating Ambassador Professor Mary N. Lar on the occasion of her 90th birthday, describing her as “a distinguished mother, a moral compass, and a symbol of purposeful leadership.”   Professor Mary Lar ...

  The National Association of the Blinds, Akwa Ibom State Council has appealed to Governor Umo Eno to assent to the disability bill earlier passed by the state’s House of Assembly.   The Chairman of the association, Stephen Solomon, who made the appeal in Uyo on Thursday during the first ...

  The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has released the 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination results.   Over 1.94 million candidates registered and sat the examination in 118 towns and over 700 centres across the country.   The Registrar of JAMB, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, announced the release of the ...

  The operators of the helicopter that claimed the life of former Group Chief Executive Officer of Access Holdings Plc, Herbert Wigwe, alongside his wife, son, and three others in February 2024, may soon face criminal charges in the United States, aviation industry operators and experts have confirmed.   The ...

  The Poultry Farmers Association of Nigeria has raised concerns over the declining sales of eggs in the country, citing rising economic hardships and low purchasing power among Nigerians.   This was stated by the Jigawa State chapter of the association under the leadership of Mr. Hussaini Gumel when they ...