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JAMB UTME
EducationNews

JAMB Slashes UTME Fees by N1,500 for Candidates with Disabilities

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has reduced the registration fee for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) from N5,000 to N3,500...

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15 Children Die, 48 injured in Kaduna Road Accident

A road accident in Kaduna State’s Lere Local Government Area has claimed the lives of 15 children, leaving 48 others injured. The incident...

NMCN Reopens Verification Portal Exempting Nurses With Less Than 2-Year Work Experience
HealthNews

NMCN Reopens Verification Portal Exempting Nurses With Less Than 2 Years Work Experience

The Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria (NMCN) has re-opened its verification portal with a new guideline mandating two years of post-qualification experience...

Kenya Begins National Debt Audit To Ascertain Country's Debt
FinancePolitics

Kenya Begins National Debt Audit To Ascertain Country’s Debt

Kenya’s Finance Minister, John Mbadi, has announced the Auditor General has begun examining the country’s debt records to ascertain amounts owed to the...

WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala might show interest for a second term at the apex international trade body amid an outpouring of support from the WTO
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Okonjo-Iweala Seeks Second Term As WTO DG

Nigeria’s Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, the Director-General of the World Trade Organisation, has announced her intention to seek a second four-year term in office. Okonjo-Iweala,...

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NMA Warns Maiduguri Faces High Risk of Disease Outbreaks After Floods

The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has called for immediate action from the government and key stakeholders to address looming public health concerns following...

Nigeria's Inflation is Not Looking Good, NBS 2024 Report Shows
FinanceNews

Just In: Nigeria’s Inflation Slightly Drops to 32.15% in August, Remains High Year-on-year

Nigeria’s headline inflation rate fell to 32.15 percent in August 2024, down from 33.40 percent in July. This marks the second consecutive month...

Activists VAPP Act Repeal
Human RightsNews

Activists Warn Of Dire Consequences As FG Moves To Repeal The Violence Against Persons Prohibition Act

Activists have raised concerns about the potential repeal of Nigeria’s Violence Against Persons Prohibition (VAPP) Act, fearing it could undo years of progress...

EFCC Arrests Five Chinese Men Over Illegal Mining in Akwa Ibom
BusinessNews

EFCC Arrests Five Chinese Men Over Illegal Mining in Akwa Ibom

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested five Chinese nationals for alleged illegal mining activities in Akwa Ibom State. The suspects,...

Flood Maiduguri Teaching Hospital
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FG Spent Billions On Flood Prevention Projects, Yet Over 200 Lives Were Lost

In 2024, over 1 million Nigerians have been affected by devastating floods nationwide. This is according to the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA),...

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NNPC Raises Pump Price To N950 in Lagos, N1,019 in Borno

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) has set new pump prices in its retail outlets across the country. It will sell at...

NNPC Petrol Dangote
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JUST IN: Dangote Refinery Denies Selling Petrol to NNPCL at N898 Per Litre

The Dangote Refinery has denied claims that it sold premium motor spirit (PMS), commonly known as petrol, to the Nigerian National Petroleum Company...