The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced the date for the screening of over 500 exceptional candidates below 16 years of age seeking admission into tertiary institutions for 2025/2026.The screening exercise scheduled to hold between September 22 and 26 at designated locations in Lagos, Abuja, and Owerri would
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The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) says fuel consumption in the country fell sharply in June 2025, with total evacuations dropping to 1.44 billion litres.Director of Public Affairs, George Ene-Ita, confirmed the figures on Wednesday, clarifying earlier reports that had suggested a lower daily average of 38.94
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The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace, Festus Keyamo, has directed Ibom Air and ValueJet, whose officials were involved in separate controversies with two passengers, to withdraw their complaints against them.Recall that Comfort Emmanson, the passenger of Ibom Air, was forcefully removed from the aircraft on Sunday at Murtala Muhammed International
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Anietie Udobit, AbujaThe Nigerian Bar Association has asked Ibom Air to apologize to its passenger, Ms. Comfort Emmanson, for what it describes as the ‘reckless’ and ‘unlawful’ manner of handling the incident that took place on August 10, 2025.In a press release signed by its president, Mazi Afam Osigwe and
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Anietie Udobit, AbujaHuman rights activist, Omoyele Sowore, has staged a protest at the National Youth Service Corps headquarters in Abuja to demand the discharge certificate of female corps member, Ushie Rita Uguamaye, popularly known as “Raye.”Sowore, on Tuesday morning, was accompanied to the headquarters by some activists including human rights
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The former Vice President of Nigeria and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential candidate in the 2023 General Elections, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has said the arrest and detention of former Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Tambuwal, by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is simply because of his membership in
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The management of the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL) has condemned what it described as an invasion of its premises by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) around 2 a.m. on Sunday.According to the library, the late-night operation disrupted a private gathering within the complex, leaving several
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Anietie Udobit, AbujaThe Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority has denied involvement in the detention case against Ibom Air passenger, Ms. Comfort Emmanson.Speaking on Channels Television’s The Morning Brief on Tuesday, NCAA’s Director of Public Affairs and Consumer Protection, Mike Achimugu, explained that the authority only intervenes when necessary and within its
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Anietie Udobit, AbujaNigeria and Israel have reaffirmed their commitment to deepening collaboration in key areas, including counter-terrorism, intelligence, information sharing, security financing, and training.This was disclosed in a joint communiqué signed by Nigeria’s deputy foreign minister, Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, and her Israeli counterpart, Sharren Haskel-Harpaz.The communiqué was issued following a high-level
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Labour Party presidential candidate in the 2023 general election, Peter Obi, has condemned what he described as double standards in Nigeria’s justice system following the recent Ibom Air incident involving Miss Comfort Emmanson.In a statement on X on Monday, Obi apologised to the Ibom Air crew allegedly assaulted by Emmanson
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