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The Presidency has restated its commitment to securing the release of the missing students of Government Girls Secondary School, Chibok, Borno State, saying rescue efforts is a work in progress....

Members of the Nigerian Governors’ Forum (NGF) have called for a special review of the nation’s security challenges for an in-depth understanding of the extent of the situation....

The Bureau of Information Technology, is set to launch the Ogun State Digital Economic Empowerment Project (OGDEP) at the Ogun Tech-Hub, Abeokuta. The Director of Information Technology in the Bureau, OLATUNDUN ADEKUNLE disclosed this in a statement made available to newsmen.ADEKUNLE noted that the OGDEP is the height of the ICT policy objectives of the present administration to ensure the digitization of government activities, to create digital inclus...

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has said the use of email is no longer required for registration processes for Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) and Direct Entry (DE).Its Registrar, Prof. IS-HAQ OLOYEDE, said email addresses of applicants will only be requested at the successful completion of the registration to access information on the examination.The JAMB registrar said the new system is to ensure candidates’ inf...

Ebonyi State Governor, DAVE UMAHI, has raised an alarm over a plot by some persons to incite war in the southeast.Speaking during an interview on a monitored programme, Governor UMAHI said bandits were committing crimes in the South-East of the country under the guise of the Eastern Security Network.Although he didn’t reveal names or identities of the individuals involved, he warned that governors of the region will not allow what he termed illegality...

The Minister of Finance, Budget, and National Planning ZAINAB AHMED has debunked claims by Edo State Governor, GODWIN OBASEKI that the Central Bank of Nigeria printed an additional 50 billion naira to 60 billion naira to make up for state allocations.The Minister said this at a briefing after the 41st virtual Federal Executive Council meeting chaired by the Vice President, Professor YEMI OSINBAJO at the State House.She described the governor’s claim a...

Members of the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) have threatened to embark on another strike in the next four weeks if the Federal Government fails to honour its agreement with the union.     ...

The Eritrean authorities have released on bail 36 prisoners who had been in detention because of their faith....

Ogun State Governor, DAPO ABIODUN has disclosed that his administration would by the middle of May 2021; commission four brand new Fire and Emergency Stations in Ifo, Ado-Odo-Ota, and Isheri parts of the state. ...

About five thousand residents of Kwapre Village in Hong local government area of Adamawa State have been displaced and an unconfirmed number of persons abducted following an attack by Boko Haram insurgents on the community....