Abuja—The Joint Admissions and Matriculations Board, JAMB, yesterday assured tertiary institutions that the board would not interfere with the list of candidates sent by them for the 2016 admissions, either by addition or removal of names.

The Organised Private Sector, OPS, yesterday, insisted that the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, must review its policy on the 41 items restricted from official foreign exchange market.
According to the group, the decision is hurting the manufacturing sector in such a way that could no longer be ignored, having led to the closure of many companies and relocation of others from Nigeria to Ghana and other neighbouring countries. It has also led to the refusal to repatriate over $10 billion held offshore by Nigerian businesses.

A 23-year-old man, Chukwu Darlington, who, with others still at large, allegedly stole two live turkeys in Lagos and ate same, has been released on N50,000 bail.

Russia’s appeal against the blanket ban imposed by Paralympics officials was rejected Tuesday — ending any hope the country’s Paralympians had of competing in Rio.

THE Ports and Terminal Multi services Limited (PTML) command of the Nigeria Customs Service has concluded plans to suspend 243 clearing licenses for infractions in import duty payment to customs over several containers cleared between 2014 and 2016.

Expert after expert has hailed Nigeria as a success in terms of technology consumption, but described the country as weak in the area of creating technology. The latter is easier said than done. Although none would compare the country’s tech terrain to Silicon Valley, many developers argue that the enabling environment that tech start-ups need to thrive is almost non-existent in the country.

ABUJA—THE United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights for Internally Displaced Persons, IDP, Prof. Chaloka Beyant, yesterday advised the federal government to domesticate the Kampala Convention on IDPs.

Abuja—In a bid to determine what killed a Ministry of Defence official in the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, last June, the National Human Rights Commission, NHRC, has launched a probe into the sudden death of the inmate.

GOtv Nigeria yesterday, unveiled new package, called GOtv Lite as well as a new look, innovatively packaged to offer subscribers affordable service within its network.

Super Eagles and Chelsea winger Victor Moses has celebrated with team-mate John Mikel Obi on his exploits with the Nigeria U-23 team at the Rio 2016 Olympics where they won Nigeria’s only medal at the Games.

Immediate past Minister of Sports, Tammy Danagogo, on Tuesday said that Nigeria has blueprint for sports development but lacked the will to implement it.

he young Manchester City striker sat alongside Pep Guardiola Tuesday’s pre-match press conference prior to the Champions League Playoff second leg against Steaua Bucharest, and after an amazing 5-0 win in the first leg, Iheanacho could start at the Etihad as Guardiola is expected to make rotations to the squad.

As the Super Eagles come together next month for the Africa Cup of Nations tie against Tanzania, Chief coach Salisu Yusuf is yet to sign a contract with the Nigeria Football Federation.

The banks, whose suspension would remain in force until they remit all the funds to the TSA includes:

Barely two weeks after Nigeria recorded two fresh cases of Polio in Borno State, the World Health Organisation, WHO, yesterday, disclosed that there were urgent health problems that could lead to an outbreak of infectious diseases in 15 local government Areas formerly held by Boko Haram insurgents.