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JAMB opens registration for NCE, agricultural programmes without UTME
Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has commenced registration for candidates seeking admission into Nigeria Certificate in Education (NCE) programmes in Colleges of Education and Non-Technological Agricultural Programmes offered by polytechnics across the country. This is contained in a statement signed on Thursday by the Acting Director of Public Affairs and Protocol, JAMB, Fabian Benjamin,…
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JUST IN: Tinubu approves expansion of Nigerian Army to 12 Divisions, recruitment of 28,000 personnel to strengthen national security
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, has approved the expansion of the Nigerian Army’s structure from eight to twelve divisions—a landmark move to enhance the country’s security architecture and improve the operational effectiveness of the Nigerian Army. The President gave the approval in a statement…
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Nigerian Army clears man earlier labelled terror suspect after investigation
Operation HADIN KAI has cleared a man earlier reported as a suspected terrorist after comprehensive investigations found no evidence linking him to any terrorist group. The clarification was contained in a statement signed on Thursday by the Acting Military Information Officer, Headquarters Joint Task Force (North East) Operation HADIN KAI, Captain Mohammed Goni. The clarification…
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Soldier declared wanted over alleged illegal supply of military uniforms to terrorists
Headquarters Nigerian Army Ordnance Corps (NAOC) has declared one of its personnel, Private Mohammed Yusuf Amutu, wanted over his alleged involvement in the illegal sale and supply of military uniforms to terrorists and other criminal elements. This is contained in a statement issued.on Thursday by the Assistant Director, Army Public Relations, Headquarters Nigerian Army Ordnance…
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2027: Peter Obi Presses INEC to Keep Voter Registration Open, Warns Against Disenfranchising Youths
Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to extend the ongoing voter registration exercise, arguing that doing so would allow more eligible Nigerians, particularly young people, to participate in the 2027 general elections. Obi made the appeal in a post shared on his official X…
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Shettima leads governors to Benin Republic, seeks new investment path for Nigeria’s textile industry
Vice President Kashim Shettima will depart Abuja on Thursday for a high-level working visit to the Republic of Benin, accompanied by some state governors and senior officials of the Federal Government. A statement by his spokesman on Thursday, Stanley Nkwocha, said the delegation will visit the Glo-Djigbé Industrial Zone, GDIZ, near Cotonou, where it will…
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Presidency slams Atiku over $1.2m US lobbying campaign, questions ex-VP’s legal record
Presidency has launched a fresh attack on former Vice President Atiku Abubakar over his reported lobbying efforts in the United States, accusing the 2023 Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate of undermining Nigeria’s sovereignty by taking domestic political issues to foreign authorities. In a statement issued on Thursday, Special Adviser to the President on Information…
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Court jails woman for N3.5m fraud in Maiduguri
Justice B.T Zannah of the Borno State High Court sitting in Maiduguri, on Wednesday, July 22, 2026, convicted and sentenced one Yagana Musa Mohammed to six months imprisonment. The convict was arraigned by the Maiduguri Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on a one -count amended charge for the offence of…
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FG, Japan, UNESCO drive digital teacher training, target 2000 educators, empower female school leaders
Federal Government has commenced a three-day Master Training Workshop to strengthen teacher professional development through mobile-based learning, with the programme expected to reach at least 2,000 teachers and school leaders nationwide, while placing special emphasis on empowering female educators. Organised by the Federal Ministry of Education in partnership with the Government of Japan, UNESCO-IICBA, the…
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Zulum commissions, hands over multi-million naira office complex, CBT centre to JAMB
…Project one of Nigeria’s best CBT facilities–JAMB Registrar Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, has commissioned and handed over a multi-million naira office complex and a Computer-Based Test (CBT) centre, built by his administration, to the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) in Maiduguri. The state-of-the-art facility, located along the Maiduguri-Dikwa Road, serves as…