By Daniel Oluwatobiloba Popoola The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has commenced registration for candidates seeking admission into Nigeria Certificate in Education (NCE) programmes in Colleges of Education and Non-Technological Agricultural Programmes in Polytechnics nationwide. The Board announced the commencement of the registration exercise in a statement issued on Wednesday, 22 July, 2026 by its Acting Director, Public Affairs and Protocol, Dr Fabian Benjamin. It explained that the exercise is being conducted through designated Institutional Professional Registration Centres (IPRCs) in Colleges of Education and JAMB Professional Registration Centres (PRCs) across the country for candidates who possess the required O’Level…
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By Daniel Oluwatobiloba Popoola Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Professor Lai Olurode and Professor Sylvester Akhaine have urged Nigerians, particularly public office holders, to embrace the leadership ideals of the late former Governor of Lagos State, Alhaji Lateef Jakande, describing his legacy of selfless service, integrity, patriotism and people-oriented governance as a template for national development. They made the call on Thursday, 23 July, 2026 at the fourth Lateef Jakande Memorial Lecture organised by the Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) at the Sheraton Hotel, Ikeja, Lagos. The annual lecture series, instituted by the Guild in 2023, is aimed at preserving…
By Daniel Oluwatobiloba Popoola History often remembers presidents, governors, business moguls and celebrities. Less frequently does it celebrate the women whose lives and values quietly shape generations of leaders. For the Adeleke family, that woman was Mrs. Nnenna Esther Adeleke (née Akparah) an Igbo daughter of Akwete in Ukwa East Local Government Area of Abia State who became the matriarch of one of Nigeria’s most influential families. Her story is remarkable not because she occupied public office, but because of the enduring legacy she left behind.Mrs. Adeleke remains the only known Nigerian woman to have produced two elected governors of…
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) will take another significant step in its regional healthcare and development agenda on 6 August 2026 with the commissioning and handover of a new Maternity and Paediatric Complex at the Regional Hospital in Bafatá, Guinea-Bissau. The project, funded through the ECOWAS Regional Fund for Stabilisation and Development (FRSD), is aimed at expanding access to quality maternal and child healthcare in one of Guinea-Bissau’s key regions while strengthening the country’s healthcare system. The maternity and paediatric complex was constructed at a cost of $638,538.05 and forms part of a wider $1.8 million ECOWAS…
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has attributed the decline in road crashes and traffic violations in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) to its growing collaboration with the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), particularly through the non-custodial sentencing system. FCT Sector Commander of the FRSC, Corps Commander Tijjani Iliyasu, made the assertion on Thursday during a courtesy visit to the Controller of Corrections, FCT Command, Christopher Peter Jen, at the Command Headquarters in Abuja. Iliyasu said the establishment of a Non-Custodial Desk Office at the FRSC FCT Sector Command and the deployment of Correctional Officers to the Corps’ mobile courts had…
By Tunde Odesola (Published in the PUNCH, on Friday, July 24, 2026) It’s midmorning in Àtàọ́ja’s palace. The sun beamed a friendly smile, quite different from the furious furnace it was preparing for the afternoon. As gently as the breeze caressed the trees in the palace, two pigeons landed on silent feet in the courtyard. They were on a joint mission. To scavenge. Looking right and left, up and down, beaks at work, wings at the ready, the bouncy birds pecked food in the palace soil. For the male and female pigeons, danger lies not in flying; it lies in…
By Daniel Oluwatobiloba Popoola Vice President Kashim Shettima has called on African countries to strengthen collaboration and present a common position in global discussions on artificial intelligence, telecommunications and digital governance, saying no nation on the continent can achieve its digital ambitions in isolation. Shettima made the call on Thursday, 23 July ,2026 while declaring open the Seventh Ordinary Session of the Conference of Plenipotentiaries of the African Telecommunications Union (ATU) at the Bola Ahmed Tinubu International Conference Centre, Abuja. Represented by the Deputy Chief of Staff to the President, Senator Ibrahim Hadejia, the Vice President said the conference offered…
By Ademola Oshodi The international environment is placing a heavier responsibility on Nigeria. Regional security cooperation has weakened, competition for energy finance and technology has intensified, and humanitarian funding is contracting even as domestic needs increase. Three developments this week show why Nigeria must combine leadership with discipline, strengthening its capacity to act without assuming obligations it cannot sustain. On 14 July, the United Nations Security Council reviewed the political and security situation in West Africa and the Sahel. The following day, Nigeria’s Permanent Representation to the UN convened a discussion on energy access and just transitions during the UN…
Justice Inyang Edem Ekwo of the Federal High Court, Maitama, Abuja, on Thursday, 23 July, 2026 declined to deliver ruling on the application for bail condition variation filed by Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore leader, Bello Bodejo. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Thursday, 9 July, 2026 arraigned Bodejo on a 12-count charge bordering on money laundering to the tune of $2.33 million. On Monday, 20 July, 2026, the court granted him bail in the sum of ₦2 billion with two sureties in like sum and held that the two sureties must be responsible citizens of which one must…
The Leader of the Coalition of Northern Nigerian Youth (CNNY), Mallam Yakubu Muh’d, has attributed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s enduring political strength to decades of carefully nurtured relationships with trusted allies across Nigeria, describing Senator George Akume, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, Chief James Ibori and Senator Abdul’aziz Yari as among the influential leaders whose loyalty and friendship have remained steadfast over the years. Speaking on Tuesday, 21 July, 2026 to ThisNigeria in Kaduna, Muh’d said the President’s relationships with the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator George Akume; Senator representing Abia North, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu; former Delta…