JAMB warns CBT centres against extortion
JAMB warned on Monday that operators of accredited Computer Based Tests (CBT) centres must desist from extorting candidates or face severe sanctions. It stated in […]
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NCoS tasks newly decorated officers on securing custodial centres
The Controller General (CG), Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), Mr Haliru Nababa, has urged newly-decorated senior officers of the service to intensify operations to curb security […]
CRV: INEC opens additional 25 registration centres in Anambra
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has opened 25 additional centres for the ongoing Continuous Voters Registration (CVR) bringing the number to 87, across Anambra […]
CSOs urge FG to seek sustainable funding for primary healthcare centres
Connected Development (CODE) and BudgIT, Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) have called on the Federal Government to seek sustainable funding for primary healthcare systems in Nigeria. The […]
NCC deploys emergency call solution, increases call centres nationwide
By Jessica Dogo In a bid to ensure promptness, effectiveness and efficiency in handling emergency call services, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has embarked on […]
Plateau govt. to construct 10 automated vehicle inspection centres
The Plateau Government says it has commenced the process of constructing 10 automated vehicle inspection centres across the state to ensure efficient transport sector. Alhaji […]
Implementation of ACJMC will reduce congestion in correctional centres – CJ
By Chidinma Ewunonu-Aluko Oyo State Chief Judge, Justice Munta Abimbola, says correctional centres in the state will no longer be congested with the establishment of […]
LIFE-ND interacts with media, embarks on media tour of incubation centres in Bayelsa
The Livelihood Improvement Family Enterprises in Niger Delta (LIFE-ND), a rural-based agri-enterprise development organization, has carried out a media tour of selected incubation centres in […]
JAMB takes over collection of registration fee from Computer-Based Test centres to end extortion
JAMB says it has taken over the collection of the N700 registration fee for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), from 2022. It said in […]
Lawmaker urges INEC to open voters registration centres in tertiary institutions
Mr Wale Raji, a member of the House of Representatives, has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to open voters registration centres in tertiary […]
Reps urge FG to equip Correctional Centres with sophisticated weapons
The House of Representatives has urged the Federal Government to provide sophisticated weapons for officers guarding Correctional Centres in the country to prevent further jail […]
People living with HIV/AIDS in Bauchi State seek government’s intervention in treatment cost
The Network of People Living with HIV/AIDS in Nigeria, Bauchi State chapter, on Tuesday sought the state government’s intervention in the treatment of members to curtail health […]
Alleged N761.6m Subsidy Fraud: Court Fines, Reprimands Defence Over Absence, Waste of Judicial Time
The ongoing trial of Abubakar Ali Peters and his company, Nadabo Energy Limited, over a 21-count charge bordering on forgery and subsidy fraud to the tune of […]
Jail Attacks: We need state governments, others’ support – Aregbesola
By Chimezie Godfrey The Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Aregbesola, has called on state governments and other stakeholders to support the Nigeria Correctional Service (NCoS) in […]
Gombe govt engages 15,000 facilitators for ‘Tsangaya Almajiri’ schools –Gov. Yahaya
The Gombe state government has employed 15,000 facilitators to work in Tsangaya Almajiri schools across the state, the state governor, Inuwa Yahaya, has announced.Yahaya stated […]
EndSARS: Cleric urges mental evaluation of policemen
Pastor Olayide Babatunde of the Glorious and Divine Calling Ministry in Ayobo, Lagos has stressed the need for mental evaluation of policemen. Babatunde made the call […]
IDPs decry abandonment of health facilities in Adamawa camps
Some Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Malkohi and Fufore camps in Adamawa have decried the abandonment of health centres in the camps since the end […]
NCC’s outreach programme, Campus Conversation, debuts in Abuja
Following the re-structuring and re-branding of its existing consumer outreach programmes, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has held the maiden edition of the Campus Conversation […]
Kano Naval Base: Where Critics got it wrong
By Ali M. AliI watched with growing consternation the opposition to the establishment of a Naval base in Kano. The decision followed approval by the […]
Nigeria moving towards a digital economy -NITDA DG
Mr Kashifu Inuwa, the Director-General, National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) says Nigeria is moving fast in its quest to develop a digital economy. He […]
Armed Conflict: CISLAC, CIVIC seek govt’s assent to legislation on protection of civilians
By Chimezie Godfrey The Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre CISLAC in collaboration with the Center for Civilians in Conflict (CIVIC) has urged the government to […]
Prison attacks: Strengthened security network urgently needed – controller
The Controller of Correctional Service, Lagos State Command, Mr Adewale Adebisi, on Tuesday called for a robust security network in custodial centres in the state. […]
Lagos COVID-19 cases surpass 73, 000
Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, says the number of confirmed COVID-19 infections in the state stands at 73,182. Abayomi made the disclosure […]
BESDA: Oyo Govt. Enrols Over 100,000 Out-of-School-Children, Identifies 477 Islamic Centers
Oyo State Government says it has enrolled 100,000 out-of-school children and identified 477 Islamic centres for the first phase of its Better Education Service Delivery […]
CVR: INEC Chairman directs deployment of more registration machines to AMAC
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has ordered the deployment of more voter registration machines to the Commission’s office in Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC), […]