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… Maintains Mmesoma’s result is fake The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), has slammed a ban three years ban on a candidate, Ejikeme Joy Mmesoma restricting her  from sitting for Universal Tertiary Matriculation Examination.  The board had also assured Nigerians that its system was neither tampered with nor compromised. JAMB also restated its earlier position that the UTME result …

*Edo expanding e-procurement system to enhance transparency, accountability in public expenditure Edo State is working assiduously to ensure that at least 95 percent of its capital budget is expended through e-procurement before 2025. The State is expanding its e-procurement system to cover more Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) so as to improve transparency and accountability in public expenditure. The Managing …

BY MIKE OSAROGIAGBON Benin City, Edo, Nigeria – An application that enables buying, selling and leasing of properties online has been launched in Benin City. The App, Ogabliss.com, was introduced by Bliss Legacy Limited in the state capital on Sunday July 2, 2023. The launch of the application came amid the Edo State government’s sustained efforts to create and promote …

President Bola Tinubu’s string of reforms in his first few weeks in office is taking a toll on poor Nigerians and there’s no succour in sight. Within one week, Mayowa Adesina staggeringly watched the fuel expenses for the generator in his barbershop soar, the highest-ever jump since he entered the haircut business over 15 years ago. “I’ve never bought fuel …

Senators eye Ningi as group flays gang up against Tambuwal. As the National Assembly resumes this week for full legislative duties, attention will shift to the lawmakers as jostling continues for election into principal offices before the 10th Senate commences its first real task of screening President Bola Tinubu’s ministerial nominees. Unlike the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), the major …

President Bola Tinubu on Monday told the new, Service Chiefs, the National Security Adviser, NSA, and the acting Inspector General of Police, IGP, that they should work as a team and deliver on the mandate given to them. This is as the NSA, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu has assured the President and the entire Nigerians that the security agencies will accomplish …

The National Industrial Court on Monday ordered the Police Service Commission, to pay retired Assistant Inspector General of Police, Joseph Mbu, the sum of N40 million as general damages. Ex-AIG Mbu Joseph Mbu The payment as ordered by Justice Osatohanmwen Obaseki-Osaghae, was for the unlawful retirement of Mbu before he attained the mandatory age of 60 years. “I hold that …

Large consignments of Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol, being imported by major oil marketers, are to hit Nigeria from next week and may force down the price of the commodity, both major and independent dealers stated on Sunday. It was also gathered that crude oil refiners were currently releasing refined petroleum products on credit to dealers from Nigeria, following …

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Bola Tinubu to publish expenditure of about N400 billion so far saved from removal of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) subsidy. It implored the Nigerian leader to provide details of how subsequent savings would be spent, including specific projects and mechanisms in place to ensure that the funds are not embezzled, misappropriated …

The CBN’s policy committee’s relevance to the ongoing fight against rising domestic prices means it is no less important a target for reforms. The release, last week, of new customer due diligence regulations by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) underscored the importance of getting the regulatory space right. This is important, especially at this juncture in the evolution of the domestic …