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The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced plans to accredit a total of 1,039 Computer-Based Test centres nationwide for the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination.The JAMB Registrar, Prof. Is’haq Oloyede, confirmed this to newsmen on Wednesday in Ilorin during an accreditation tour of CBT centres....

Edo state Governor Monday Okpebholo has brokered peace between host communities and investors on the use of government forest reserve land for agricultural purposes and investors.The governor, who was represented by his deputy, Hon Dennis Idah...

The Edo State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has expressed concern over the recent end-of-year media outing by the factional leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), describing it as an unconvincing attempt to mask the party’s continued struggle with post-election reality.In a statement issued by t...

President Bola Tinubu has asked the Senate to confirm new chief executives for the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority and the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission following the resignation of the current heads of the agencies.The President’s request was contained in separate letters to the Senate on ...

The Indoor Sports Hall in Benin City was a hub of celebration on Wednesday as the Edo State Sports Commission marked the first anniversary in office of its Executive Chairman, Hon. Amadin Desmond Enabulele, amid widespread commendation for a year of notable progress in sports development.The ceremony, rich in colour and symbolism, brought together ...

Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, on Tuesday presented a ₦939.85 billion 2026 Appropriation Bill, tagged the *Budget of Hope and Growth*, to the Edo State House of Assembly.The budget was laid before the lawmakers at a plenary session presided over by the Speaker, Rt. Hon. Blessing Agbebaku....

Edo State Police Command has launched an intensive investigation into a disturbing allegation of unlawful tampering with a human corpse and alleged theft of human parts at Akugbe Mortuary, located off Upper Sakponba Road, Benin City.On Decembe...

The House of Representatives Joint Committee on Petroleum Resources has invited Dangote Refinery and the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority, NMDPRA, to resolve disagreements threatening the downstream petroleum sector.Chairman Ikenga Ugochinyere said after an emergency Abuja meeting on Monday that rising tensions could...

Former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN, has demanded the immediate recusal of the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) from an ongoing investigation involving him.Malami, in a statement on Monday by his spokesman, Muhammad Doka, alleged bias, personal vendetta and political...

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