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3 days ago | 
thenationonlineng.net | Frank Ikpefan |Damian Duruiheoma |Alao Abiodun
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has launched an investigation into alleged technical glitches during the conduct of this year’s Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).
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3 days ago | 
thenationonlineng.net | Frank Ikpefan |Alao Abiodun
The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has threatened to sanction beneficiary tertiary institutions that fail to meet its performance benchmarks or mismanage allocated funds. The agency said it would de-list such tertiary institutions from its support programmes. Its Executive Secretary, Sonny Echono, gave the warning at a one-day strategic engagement with heads of institutions, bursars, and heads of procurement of the agency’s beneficiary institutions yesterday in Abuja.
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1 week ago | 
thenationonlineng.net | Eric Ikhilae |Frank Ikpefan
A Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed a suit filed by MultiChoice against the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) for restraining it from effecting price increase. In a judgment delivered yesterday, Justice James Omotosho held that the suit constituted an abuse of the process of the court. The judge held that the suit was filed after a similar suit had been filed on the same issue by Festus Onifade, with MultiChoice and FCCPC as parties in the suit.
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1 week ago | 
thenationonlineng.net | Frank Ikpefan |Victoria Amadi |Damola Kola-Dare |Alao Abiodun
Seventy-five per cent of the 1,955,069 candidates who wrote this year’s University Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) scored less than 200 out of the 400 maximum marks. Statistical analysis of the results released yesterday by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) indicated that 420,415 candidates scored above 200 marks while 7,658 had between 300 and 319. Those who recorded above 320 marks in the examination written between April 25 and last Friday are only 4,756.
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1 week ago | 
thenationonlineng.net | Frank Ikpefan |Alao Abiodun
A non-governmental organisation, YouthHubAfrica has trained 80 youth in the Federal Capital Territory on agroecology. The youth, who participated in the training, were selected from Waru, Dukpa, Bwari, Garki, New Jerusalem and Kabusa communities. The participants were selected based on their access to farmland and willingness to engage in long-term agricultural ventures.
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2 weeks ago | 
thenationonlineng.net | Bolaji Ogundele |Frank Ikpefan
Minister lists 13 pro-worker interventionist programmesPresident Bola Ahmed Tinubu yesterday acknowledged workers’ contributions to national development. He said their welfare would always be accorded priority as the “engine of our economy.”President Tinubu celebrated the workers’ contributions to national productivity and development as they joined their counterparts across the globe to mark May Day.
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1 month ago | 
thenationonlineng.net | Nduka Chiejina |Tony Akowe |Bolaji Ogundele |Frank Ikpefan |Alao Abiodun
The Federal Government is reviewing the possible effects of the unfolding international tariff regimes and shifts in global commodity prices. The Economic Management Team (EMT) chaired by the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr. Wale Edun, has inaugurated a sub-committee to handle the assignment sparked by the US imposition of a 14 percent tariff on certain Nigerian exports. Goods from other countries are also attracting a wide range of tariffs.
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1 month ago | 
thenationonlineng.net | Frank Ikpefan |Chris Njoku
Labour dismisses allegationThe Labour Party (LP) has alerted the Police and Department of State Services of an alleged plot by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) to use thugs to invade its national secretariat in Abuja. The LP said the NLC was working with the Nenadi Usman-led-National Caretaker Committee (NCC) and the National Transition Committee (NTC). The party made the claim in a statement by its National Secretary, Umar Ibrahim, yesterday in Abuja.
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1 month ago | 
thenationonlineng.net | Eric Ikhilae |Tony Akowe |Frank Ikpefan |Alao Abiodun
Vested interests in the Labour Party (LP) are giving conflicting interpretations to yesterday’s judgement of the Supreme Court on the legitimacy of Mr. Julius Abure as the party’s National Chairman. The apex court set aside the January 17 judgment of the Court of Appeal in Abuja recognising him as such.
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1 month ago | 
thenationonlineng.net | Frank Ikpefan |Alao Abiodun
A former Director-General of the Labour Party (LP) Presidential Campaign Council, Mr Akin Osuntokun, says he does not think a coalition being formed by some political leaders to unseat President Bola Tinubu in 2027 will work . Some opposition politicians last week announced a coalition to challenge President Tinubu of the All progressives Congress (APC) in the next presidential election .
