Emman Ovuakporie

4 days ago | thenewsguru.com | Emman Ovuakporie

The Federal Government has assured that Abuja is safe for citizens and visitors alike, and security agencies are working round the clock to ensure protection of all residents . The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris, gave the assurances in a statement he personally signed and made available to newsmen on Monday in Abuja.

4 days ago | thenewsguru.com | Emman Ovuakporie

Nine unexploded bombs have been recovered by police operatives from the scene of Saturday’s deadly explosion at Yongxing Steel Company in the Mariri area of Kano State, along the Ring Road. The explosion, which left five people dead and several others injured, has been traced to military-grade ordnance mistakenly brought into the steel facility along with scrap metal.

4 days ago | thenewsguru.com | Emman Ovuakporie

A group, under the banner of the Young Professionals Forum of Nigeria has urged the federal government to immediately suspend the Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority, NMDPR, Farouk Ahmed, over alleged financial scandal. The group, through its co-ordinator, Felicia E.

4 days ago | thenewsguru.com | Emman Ovuakporie

Prof. Nasir Hassan-Wagini of Biology Department, Umaru Musa Yar’adua University (UMYU), Katsina, who produces and sells vegetables, has advised students and youths to key into small businesses rather than wait for white-collar jobs. Hassan-Wagini gave the advice on Monday at a weekly market in Batsari, Katsina state, where he sells the produce. The professor said he was born by a farmer, grew up as a farmer, and went into produce businesses at an early stage of life.

4 days ago | thenewsguru.com | Emman Ovuakporie

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has announced Saturday, June 28, 2025, as the date for the conduct of the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination mop-up. In a statement released by its Public Communications Adviser, Dr Fabian Benjamin, on Sunday, the board disclosed that a total of 96,838 candidates would be participating in the mop-up exercise.