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Tinubu restoring stability, hope to Nigeria – Okowa

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According to Senator Ifeanyi Okowa, a former governor of Delta, President Bola Tinubu is giving Nigeria stability and hope. This was said by Okowa on Monday in Abuja during a national conference with the subject “Renew Hope Agenda through Continuity,” which was hosted by the Integrity Group of Nigeria. Okowa emphasised that Tinubu must stay in government in order for the people to gain from his initiatives, as stated by Pascal Adigwe, his former Special Adviser on National Assembly and Inter-Governmental Relations. In contrast to certain previous leaders, he characterised…

Fubara eyes Sept 18 comeback as Ibas pushes projects completion

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Siminalayi Fubara’s camp says it has started counting down to his anticipated return on September 18, 2025, with one month remaining before Rivers State’s six-month emergency rule ends. Jerry Omatsogunwa, the governor’s communications aide, said that locals wanted Fubara back “to continue the good work he was doing.” “The governor’s return is highly anticipated,” Omatsogunwa stated. As the leader of the Rivers State Government, he had been performing admirably. The multibillion-naira Port Harcourt Ring Road, which passes across about six local government areas, was one of several ongoing projects. It…

ADC condemns ‘intimidation campaign’ against Aregbesola

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The African Democratic Congress has denounced what it called a concerted intimidation campaign against Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, the former interior minister. The attempt to paint him as a traitor to the Yoruba people is risky and undemocratic, the party cautioned. Aregbesola recently left the ruling All Progressives Congress for the ADC, where he is currently the national secretary, It is “amazing to see the zeal with which some President BAT supporters are trying to mobilize the Yoruba and South West people against Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola for merely exercising his democratic…

JAMB orders universities to conclude 2025 admissions by October

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Nigerian public institutions are required by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) to complete their 2025 admissions procedures by October 31, 2025. The board’s plan states that all private universities must finish admitting students by November 30, 2025, while all Nigerian postsecondary institutions, whether public or private, have until the end of the year. This is contained in a weekly bulletin delivered by the board on Monday. According to JAMB, the orders follow the agenda that was decided upon during the 2025 Policy Meeting, which was presided over by…

NOA backs Imo ban on primary school graduation parties, yearly textbooks change

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The Imo State Government‘s decision to forbid lavish graduation celebrations for students in nursery, primary, and junior secondary schools has been applauded by the National Orientation Agency, which sees the move as a daring move to inculcate discipline and responsible moral reorientation in young students. In a statement released on Monday by the Director of Communication and Media, Bala Musa, the Director-General of NOA, Lanre Issa-Onilu, claimed that the custom of hosting extravagant graduation ceremonies promotes wastefulness, irrational expectations of immediate reward, and needless financial strain on parents. “The values…

UTME: 6,458 results under investigation for high-tech cheating

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The results of 6,458 applicants from the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) are being investigated by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) due to allegations of technology-driven malpractice. This was announced on Monday in Abuja by JAMB Registrar Prof. Ishaq Oloyede during the formation of a 23-member Special Committee on Examination Infraction. He bemoaned the increasing complexity of exam fraud, pointing out that it had beyond traditional means. We discovered a lot of odd things this year, so we thought it would be best to increase our resources.…

Workers compensation: FG backtracks as NLC holds ground

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In an effort to defuse tensions with the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) after the union threatened to go on strike nationwide, the Federal Government has promised to reverse deductions from the Employees’ Compensation Scheme, which is run by the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund. The Federal Government was accused by the NLC last week of transferring 40% of NSITF donations to the government’s treasury. The NLC called for an immediate return and the complete reconstruction of the National Pension Commission board, claiming that the action compromised workers’ social protection. It…

Awujale stool: Family kicks over exclusion from royal lineage

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The Anikilaya dynasty’s Adeyemi ruling family has criticised their exclusion from the Anikilaya ruling house, which is one of the governing houses that produces candidates for the position of Awujale of Ijebuland in Ogun State’s Ijebu Ode district. Remember how the late Awujale of Ijebuland, Oba Sikiru Kayode Adetona, joined his forefathers last month as a product of the Anikilaya reigning house? In a statement signed by Adedeji Ademola Adeyemi and made public to reporters on Sunday, the family claimed that some members of the Anikilaya ruling house purposefully misrepresented…

APC wins federal constituency by-election in Jigawa

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The Babura/Garki federal constituency bye-election, which took place in Jigawa State on Saturday, August 16, was won by the All Progressives Congress. The results were announced on Sunday at the INEC collation facility, which is housed within the INEC Babura Office, by Professor Salihu Ibrahim, the Returning Officer for the Independent National Electoral Commission. Ibrahim declared, “The APC candidate, Mukhtar Rabi’u Garki, scored a total of 38,449 votes, making him the winner of this bye-election,” as he presented the final count. He went on to say that the election was…

FIRS names 16 tech firms for e-invoicing onboarding

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16 tech businesses have been announced by the Federal Inland Revenue Service as service partners to help taxpayers join its e-invoicing platform. At a two-day workshop in Lagos on Thursday, the tech companies—certified by the National Information Technology Development Agency as access point providers and system integrators—were introduced to assist taxpayers with the onboarding, system integration, and invoice transmission processes. The National E-Invoicing Solution (Merchant-Buyer Model), as defined by the FIRS, is a computerized record of transactions between buyers and suppliers that essentially replaces conventional paper or electronic documents like…