Speaker Abbas drops voting bill, backs voluntary participation

Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Abbas Tajudeen, has formally withdrawn the proposed bill seeking to make voting compulsory in Nigeria, saying future efforts will focus on encouraging…

JAMB announces results of UTME resit

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced the results of the rescheduled 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). The examination body indicated that of the 379,000 candidates affected…

NDLEA seizes N6.5bn opioids at ports, nabs two Brits

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted illicit drugs worth over N6.5 billion at seaports in Lagos and Rivers states, while also arresting two British nationals…

US to shuts down embassy in Abuja, Lagos consulate May 26

The United States Embassy in Abuja and the Consulate General in Lagos will suspend operations on Monday, May 26, in observance of Memorial Day, a significant federal holiday in the…

NNPC to shuts down Port Harcourt refinery for maintenance

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) has announced a scheduled maintenance shutdown of the Port Harcourt Refining Company (PHRC), beginning on May 24, 2025. In a statement on…

Jafiya pledges support for Unity schools’ renewal

Barbara Bako, Abuja. The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Finance, Mrs Lydia Shehu Jafiya, has assured the Unity Schools Old Students Association (USOSA) of her commitment to collaborating with relevant…

BPP, CNG initiative partner to promote clean energy, cut costs

The Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP) has pledged support for the Presidential Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) Initiative in a bid to accelerate Nigeria’s transition to cleaner energy, reduce poverty, and…

Police extradite Nigerian fugitive from UAE over $307,500 fraud

The Nigeria Police Force has successfully extradited Abubakar Aboki Muhammed, a Nigerian fugitive accused of involvement in a multi-million dollar fraud scheme, from the United Arab Emirates. The extradition, which…

ASUU threatens strike as FG defaults again

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has issued a fresh warning to the Federal Government over its continued failure to honour previous agreements, hinting that a nationwide strike could…

EU flags Nigeria, China, others over IPR violations

Nigeria has landed on the European Union’s (EU) priority watch list for intellectual property rights (IPR) violations, grouped with global offenders such as China, India, Türkiye, Argentina, Brazil, Ecuador, Indonesia,…