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Day: June 16, 2020

2020 UTME: JAMB To Announce Cut-Off Marks Today

Candidates for the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board/Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board and Heads of Tertiary Institutions are expected to announce cut-off marks and other guidelines for the 2020/2021 Admission exercise today. The exam body andRead More

Obaseki Will Join Us Soon – PDP

Governor Godwin Obaseki
Edo State Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Mr Tony Aziegbemi, has confirmed that Governor Godwin Obaseki and other top officials of the All Progressives Congress would soon join hisRead More

Coronavirus: Germany Kits Nigeria’s Enforcement Agents With PPEs

The German Mission in Nigeria on Monday donated personal protective equipment worth €300,000 to security agents in the country as part of collective measures to combat the coronavirus pandemic.
The German Mission in Nigeria on Monday donated personal protective equipment worth €300,000 to security agents in the country as part of collective measures to combat the coronavirus pandemic. TheRead More

FG Lists Conditions For Reopening Schools, Varsities

Mr Emeka Nwajiuba, Minister of State for Education
The Federal Government has given conditions for the reopening of schools and tertiary institutions in Nigeria. The Minister of State for Education, Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, announced the conditions in Abuja onRead More

Obaseki Finally Dumps APC, Following Disqualification

Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki
Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, has formally announced his decision to resign his membership of the ruling All Progressives Congress. Obaseki, who was disqualified from contesting the party’s governorship primaryRead More

Resident Doctors Commence Indefinite Strike Over PPEs, Jos Sacking

Nigerian medical doctor
The National Association of Resident Doctors of Nigeria on Monday commenced a nationwide strike after the expiration of its 14-day ultimatum. The NARD President, Dr Aliyu Sokomba, had in aRead More

Villa Shooting: Aisha’s ADC, Escort Commander, Cops released

Aisha Buhari
The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, on Monday, ordered the release of the security aides to the First Lady, Aisha Buhari, four days after they were taken into custody overRead More

Soldiers, Policemen Gun Down Imo Notorious Kidnapper

Nigerian troops
There was jubilation in Imo State on Monday as news broke that a combined team of policemen and soldiers had killed a wanted kidnapper cum armed robber, Chijioke Onyenze, popularlyRead More

BET Awards 2020: Burna Boy, Rema Nominated

Nigerian singer, Burna Boy has been nominated in the BET Best International Act category.
Nigerian singer, Burna Boy has been nominated in the BET Awards 2020 Best International Act category. Likewise, another rising Nigerian singer and rapper, Divine Ikubor, known professionally as Rema, wasRead More

Coronavirus: NCDC Confirms 573 New Cases In Nigeria; 216 In Lagos, 103 In Rivers, 68 In Oyo, Others

As of Monday, June 15th, 2020, there are 16,658 confirmed cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) in Nigeria
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said it has confirmed five hundred and seventy three (573) new cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Nigeria. Of the newly-confirmed 573 coronavirusRead More