The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has shifted the final assessment date for underage candidates who participated in the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).

Amid Nigeria’s prevailing economic challenges, Taraba State has emerged as one of the country’s most affordable places to live, following significant reforms spearheaded by Governor Agbu Kefas. Recent data for August 2025 shows Taraba ranking high on the affordability index, thanks to a steady decline in both headline and food inflation.

Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo has described the newly completed Data Personalization Centre at the Nigeria Immigration Service NIS Headquarters, Abuja, as a “game-changer” in the nation’s passport production system.

The party warned that the development posed a serious risk to constitutional governance and the balance of power between federal and state authorities.

The NiHSA issued the warning in a statement signed by its Director General, Muhammad Umar, saying it is very critical at this point for people to heed the warning.

US track star Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone ran the second fastest time ever to win gold in the women’s 400 metres at the world championships in Tokyo on Thursday.

Melissa Jefferson-Wooden is one win away from becoming the first woman since Jamaican legend Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce in 2013 to achieve the world sprint double after she eased into the final on Thursday.

Real Madrid defender Raul Asencio will stand trial along with three former Los Blancos youth team players in a case regarding distribution of a sexual video involving a minor, Spain’s judicial governing body said on Thursday.

The President of the Nigerian Community in Turkey, Ambassador Prince Emre Magboh, has declared Enugu State as the next investment destination for the diaspora community, citing the state government’s commitment to attracting Foreign Direct Investment (FDI).

Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State on Thursday sympathised with families, organisations and residents who lost their loved ones and goods in Tuesday’s fire outbreak at Afriland Towers.

For the first time in Nigeria’s history, retirees now have access to affordable consumer credit through a new pension-backed loan programme introduced by the Federal Government via the Nigerian Consumer Credit Corporation (CREDICORP).

Nigeria has launched a major initiative to reduce reliance on foreign expertise in tackling sickle cell disease (SCD) by building local clinical research capacity.

Apple’s iPhone 17 is one of the most powerful phones on the market, but Samsung is not far behind.

* Seeks political solution to resolve the issue * Tasks Ndigbo on voters registration By Clifford Ndujihe, Politics Editor THE President-General of the apex Igbo Socio-Cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Senator John Azuta-Mbata, has pleaded with the Federal Government to release Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB. In a video message […]

Noah Lyles kept alive his bid to match Usain Bolt’s record of four consecutive world 200 metres titles as he scorched to the fastest time of the year of 19.51sec in the semi-finals on Thursday.