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JAMB commences rescheduling of UTME for affected candidates
The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has commenced the rescheduling of the 379,997 affected candidates for another Unified Tertiary and Matriculation Examination. The rescheduling began on Friday morning after the registrar of the examination body, Prof Ishaq Oloyede, made it known at a press briefing in Abuja on Wednesday. At one of the biggest CBT Centers in Lagos located…
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Lagos LG Elections: CSO demands clarification on legal standing of LCDAs
…calls for immediate publication of revised LASIEC Law A civil society group, Enough is Enough Nigeria (EiE) has called for the immediate publication of the revised LASIEC Law and demanded clarification on the legal standing of Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs). The group raised alarm over legal and procedural concerns surrounding the July 12 election. In a Thursday statement, EiE expressed…
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LG Polls: Confusion as LASIEC seeks INEC’s guidance over 3 LP factions
The Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission (LASIEC) has sought the guidance of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) over the emergence of three factions within the Labour Party ahead of the July 12 local government elections in the state. At a stakeholders forum held in Ikeja on Thursday, the LASIEC Chairman, Justice Bola Okikiolu-Ighile (retd.), disclosed that the commission had…
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2025 UTME: Ex-Provost attributes JAMB’s error to human failure
Former Provost of the College of Education, Ilesa, now University of Education, Ilesa, Osun State, Professor Kolawole Kola-Kazeem, has described the error by the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) in the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) as a clear case of human failure. He demanded that those responsible for the error be held accountable to prevent a recurrence.…
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Nigerians must be determined to vote out APC in 2027- Adebayo
Prince Adewole Ebenezer Adebayo has become a household name shortly after he contested in 2023 as the presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party SDP. In this interview with journalists during the week, he bears his mind on Tinubu’s administration, coalition politics, gale of defections and other salient issues. Excerpts How do you want to go about achieving your ambition…
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How Oshiomhole laid groundwork for my political career- Elliot
Member of the Lagos State House of Assembly and Nollywood actor, Hon. Desmond Elliot has opened up on roles played by the former Edo State governor Adams Oshiomhole in his unexpected transition from acting to politics. Elliot explained that Oshiomhole introduced him to President Bola Tinubu, laying the groundwork for his political career. The Surulere Constituency 1 lawmaker made this…
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Insecurity: Oyebanji seeks more police deployment to Ekiti
The governor of Ekiti State, Biodun Oyebanji, has called on the Nigeria Police Force to deploy additional personnel to the state to further enhance security and address criminal activities, particularly at the border towns. Oyebanji urged the police force to intensify efforts to enhance security as the state would soon enter the election season. The governor made the call in…
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Minor fire outbreak in Ifako/Ijaye general hospital
There was minor fire broke out in a nursing room at Ifako Ijaiye General Hospital on Thursday afternoon but was swiftly extinguished by emergency responders, officials confirmed. The Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service responded to the incident at approximately 3:20 p.m., containing the blaze to the second-floor room where it originated. No injuries or fatalities were reported, and hospital…
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2025 UTME: Reps canvass establishment of one CBT centre in each LG
The House of Representatives has called for the establishment of at least one computer-based testing (CBT) in each of the 774 local government areas of the country for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). The lawmakers made the resolution during plenary on Thursday, following the admission by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) that there were glitches in this…
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Urban Renewal: Ondo govt vows to revisit abandoned projects since 2007
Ondo State Government has vowed to revisit projects abandoned under previous administrations to rid the state of uncompleted structures and reduce wastage of resources. This was disclosed in a post by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Ebenezer Adeniyan via his facebook on Thursday. Adeniyan said it was part of efforts of the administration of Governor Hon. Lucky Orimisan…
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