JAMB Announces Cut-Off Mark For 2020 Admissions
The Joint Admissions and Matriculations Board, JAMB, has announced 160 and above as the national minimum cut-off mark for 2020 admissions into public universities. JAMB Registrar, Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, announced this during a presentation of the policy considerations at the 2020 Policy Meeting on Admissions to Tertiary Institutions on Tuesday in Abuja. Read Also: FG […]
Victor Giadom Takes Over As APC’s Acting National Chairman
The Deputy National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Victor Giadom, has taken over as the party’s Acting National Chairman. Giadom declared himself the party’s Acting National Chairman following the Appeal Court ruling which upheld the suspension of Adams Oshiomhole as the party’s National Chairman. However, Giadom didn’t only take over the leadership of […]
We’ll Defend Ourselves If Govt Won’t Protect Us – Senator Sani
The Senator representing Niger East Senatorial District in the National Assembly, Mohammed Sani Musa said his people are ready to defend themselves since the Federal Government has failed to stem the tide of bandit attacks in his constituency. He lamented that the recent attacks in the area between Saturday and Monday in Kundu and Yakila […]
Allah Said We Should Kill – Shekau’s Faction Invites Bandits In Nigeria
The Abubakar Shekau faction of Boko Haram, Jama’atu Ahlussunnah Lidda’awati Wal Jihad, has invited bandits to join them. The sect made the call in a new video. The faction wooed armed groups terrorising the North West and North Central. Read Also: UN Condemns Boko Haram Killings, Attack On Aid Workers, Facility The regions have been […]
COVID-19: Honduras President, Wife, Two Aides Infected
President Juan Orlando Hernandez of Honduras has announced he has coronavirus. The President said on Tuesday that he will work remotely while he receives treatment. “As president of the nation, and a responsible citizen, I want to communicate that during the weekend I started to feel more discomfort and today I was diagnosed as having […]
Obaseki Makes Crucial Announcement As Court Suspends Oshiomhole
The Governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki has made a crucial announcement that coincided with the suspension of his political adversary, Adams Oshiomhole, as the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress. An Appeal Court on Tuesday upheld the decision of the Federal Capital Territory High Court which in March ordered the suspension of Oshiomhole […]
Nationwide Strike: FG Threatens Actions Against NARD
The Federal government has threatened to take action against any resident doctor on its payroll who fails to resume work today, June 17. Recall that NARD had embarked on a nationwide strike on Monday due to the Federal Government’s failure to meet demands made by the association. A negotiation meeting convened by the Minister of Labour and […]
FG Directs JAMB To Begin 2020/2021 Admission Processes
The federal government has directed the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) and tertiary institutions, to proceed with the conduct of admissions for the 2020/2021 session. This was contained in the remarks made by the Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu, at the 2020 Policy Meeting on Admissions to Tertiary Institutions in Nigeria in Abuja, […]
Cases Will Rise, May Overwhelm Health Infrastructures – FG
The Federal Government has warned Nigerians that the figures of COVID-19 cases in the country will rise and overwhelm the health infrastructures. It said people are becoming careless following the lifting of lockdown, adding that it (the government) is no longer a frontliner in the fight against the virus. The Government said that it is […]
UK’s Johnson Eyes Brexit Trade Deal By July
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he believed stuttering post-Brexit trade talks could conclude by as early as next month, after a meeting with EU chiefs that saw both sides commit to ramping up negotiations. An upbeat Johnson emerged from an hour-long video conference call with European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen and other […]
Steroid First Drug Shown To Save Lives Of Severest COVID-19 Cases
The steroid dexamethasone was shown Tuesday to be the first drug to significantly reduce the risk of death among severe COVID-19 cases, in trial results hailed as a “major breakthrough” in the fight against the disease. Researchers led by a team from the University of Oxford administered the widely available drug to more than 2,000 […]
US Embassy In Seoul Removes Black Lives Matter Banner
The US embassy in South Korea has removed banners celebrating the Black Lives Matter movement and gay pride after running afoul of President Donald Trump’s administration. The embassy had unfurled a banner on the building reading “Black Lives Matter” at the weekend in solidarity with the increasingly global movement that has emerged after the killing […]