As part of effort to provide equal opportunities for persons with special needs to achieve their educational dreams, the Federal Government, through the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, has sponsored 37 visually-impaired candidates for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination in Bauchi State. The Deputy Coordinator of the UTME Bauchi Centre for the Blind at the University of Maiduguri, Professor Hadiza Bazza, made this disclosure to newsmen at the examination centre in Bauchi on Tuesday, 29 April, 2025. Bazza, who disclosed that the candidates were drawn from four states in the Northeast zone: Bauchi, Borno, Gombe, and Yobe states, explained that…
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The United Nations Children’s Fund(UNICEF) has disclosed that low immunisation coverage, poor sanitation, and malnutrition as key factors responsible for the resurgence of polio and other vaccine-preventable diseases in Lagos. Chief of the UNICEF Lagos Field Office, Ms Celine Lafoucriere, revealed this during the 2025 World Immunisation Week Advocacy Walk for Polio, held on Tuesday, 29 April, 2025 in collaboration with the Lagos State Government, just as she also emphasised the urgency of addressing the gaps in routine immunisation. The event brought together high-level policymakers, community leaders, influencers, youth advocates, development partners, and hundreds of citizens who marched from the Office…
Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, on Tuesday, 29 April, 2025 ordered a crackdown on cult-related violence and killing in the state. About five people were reportedly killed between Friday and Sunday in the state capital over renewed clashes between rival cult groups. In a statement on Tuesday by The governor’s Special Adviser, Media and Publicity, Bugie Okhuemoi, who stated this in a statement issued on Tuesday, 29 April, 2025, said Okpebholo noted that there will be no sacred cow in the crackdown. The statement read, “The Edo State Government is deeply concerned about the resurgence of cult-related violence in some…
The Federal Government has condemned the recent terrorist attack in South Kashmir’s Pahalgam region, which claimed the lives of 26 people, most of them tourists, and left many others injured. FG, in a statement issued on Tuesday by the Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Kimiebi Ebienfa, described the attack as a “tragic” and “heinous” act, expressing deep sympathy with the government and people of India. “Terrorism in all its forms and manifestations is a global menace that requires collective action and firm commitment from the international community,” the ministry said. Recalling its own experiences with terrorism, FG emphasised…
Popular Nigerian industrialist, and billionaire wife, Shade Okoya, has stated that she didn’t miss out in any aspect of life despite marrying an older man. The 48 year old got married to Razak Okoya, an 85-year-old billionaire in 1999 when she was 21. However, addressing the critics of her marriage in her latest interview with BBC Yoruba, Shade Okoya boasted that she has never missed out on anything for not marrying a younger man. Speaking about her experience in the marriage, she affirmed that she is very happy in her marriage . She said, “My husband has been very generous…
A Nigerian named Okezie Bonaventure Ogbata, was on Friday, 25 April sentenced to 97 months in prison for his role in a transnational inheritance fraud scheme, reports thegazellenews.com This is coming less than a few days after the Federal Bureau of Investigation, FBI, announced the arrest of 22 Nigerians accused of orchestrating a series of sextortion schemes. The US Department of Justice Public Affairs, who made this disclosure in a statement issued on Monday, 28 April, 2025, said Ogbata was a member of a group of fraudsters that sent personalized letters to elderly victims in the US over the course of several years…
Famous Lagos socialite, Emeka Okonkwo Daniel (a.k.a. E-Money) has been arrested by the operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission over alleged Naira note abuse. According to Punch online report, E-Money was arrested on the night of Monday, 28 April, 2025at his residence in the Omole area of Lagos. Sources within the commission on Tuesday, 29 April, 2025 said the socialite was arrested for allegedly spraying United States dollars, an act said to be in violation of the Foreign Exchange Act. One of the sources said, “On Monday night, we arrested E-Money for Naira abuse and defacing foreign currencies.…
In a landmark achievement for the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) and a major boost to its research and development (R&D) endeavours, the Governing Council of the Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT), has approved the appointment of Air Vice Marshal Osichinaka Chiedu Ubadike as Professor of Aerospace Engineering. This makes him the first-ever serving officer in the NAF to be conferred the rank of Professor. Air Vice Marshal Ubadike, an accomplished scholar and military professional, holds a PhD and Master’s degree in Aerospace Engineering and Aerospace Vehicle Design from the esteemed Cranfield University in the United Kingdom. He also possesses…
The Federal Government ban the importation of oil pipelines to encourage domestic manufacturing. Heineken Lokpobiri, the Minister of Petroleum Resources (Oil), announced the prohibition while inaugurating a new pipeline coating facility by Monarch Alloys in Ikorodu, Lagos. He mentioned that Nigeria should cease relying on pipes manufactured abroad, particularly from China, when there are competent domestic options available. Additionally, he instructed the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) to halt the granting of waivers for importing these products. He said, “We are ending the era of dumping foreign pipes in Nigeria. “Buying from local companies means jobs and economic…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Kano Zonal Directorate has commenced investigation of $86,500, 305,150 Saudi Riyals, and €200 confiscated by officers of the Nigeria Customs Service, NCS at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport. The funds were discovered in an unaccompanied bag suspected to have been smuggled into the country and intercepted on Sunday April 27, 2025 when a clearing agent, Sale Bala, attempted to retrieve the bag. Upon physical inspection, Customs officers uncovered the foreign currencies concealed in bed spreads (duvets) and date packs tucked in the luggage. Further investigation led to the arrest of Bala and…