Justina Asishana

6 days ago | thenationonlineng.net | Justina Asishana

Online Special Image of the NECO Logo. Source: NECO website. Claim: An X user, Sarah Ibrahim (@TheSerahIbrahim),posted an image containing some figures to claim it is the cut-off mark for entrance into all Unity Schools in the 36 states and the FCT. Verdict: Misleading. Neither the National Examinations Council (NECO) nor the Federal Ministry of Education has released any cut-off marks for the 2025 National Common Entrance Examinations into Unity schools in the 36 states and the FCT.

6 days ago | thenationonlineng.net | Justina Asishana

Two more bodies have been recovered beneath one of the bridges swept away by the devastating flood that hit Mokwa Local Government Area in Niger State, bringing the total death toll to 153. The Niger State Emergency Management Agency (NSEMA) confirmed the update as of noon on Sunday. According to the agency’s spokesperson, Husseini Ibrahim, the latest victims were discovered late Saturday and buried on Sunday morning.

1 week ago | thenationonlineng.net | Bolaji Ogundele |Justina Asishana |Vincent Ikuomola Abuja |Alao Abiodun

The food supply chain from the north to the southwest is under massive threat in the aftermath of Wednesday night’s destructive rain and the resultant flood that swept away the Mokwa Bridge in Niger State. The death toll in the tragedy was put at 151 yesterday by the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA). President Bola Tinubu ordered the immediate activation of the National Emergency Response Centre to take care of displaced persons whose number was put at 3,018.

1 week ago | dubawa.org | Justina Asishana

Claim: An X user, Sarah Ibrahim (@TheSerahIbrahim), posted an image containing some figures to claim it is the cut-off mark for entrance into all Unity Schools in the 36 states and the FCT. Verdict: Misleading. Neither the National Examinations Council (NECO) nor the Federal Ministry of Education has released any cut-off marks for the 2025 National Common Entrance Examinations into Unity schools in the 36 states and the FCT. The entrance examination into the Unity schools has yet to be held.

1 week ago | thenationonlineng.net | Justina Asishana |Adekunle Jimoh

Motorists stranded as bridge linking North, Southwest collapsesWednesday night’s rain in Mokwa, Niger State was not much different from others before it, except for its duration: about four hours. The residents, many of them farmers, were happy for the gift of nature. Their farms and crops would be better for it, they thought. And they wished the day to break soon for them to go and do some work on their farms. Anas Usman was one of them.