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The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has released 279 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination results that had been withheld following suspicions of examination malpractice, offering relief to a fraction of candidates caught in the board’s post-examination verification dragnet. The board’s spokesperson, Dr. Fabian Benjamin, confirmed the development on Thursday via a post on X, stating…
An Australian federal court has ordered Elon Musk’s social media platform X to pay a fine of AU$650,000 (approximately US$464,900) after the company failed to adequately respond to demands from the country’s internet safety regulator regarding child protection measures, bringing to a close a legal confrontation that stretched over three years. The ruling, delivered…
The Federal Government has commenced disbursement of outstanding 2025 allowances owed to Nigerian students benefiting from the Bilateral Education Agreement Scholarship Programme in partner countries, offering long-awaited financial relief to scholars who have endured months of hardship due to payment delays. The development was disclosed in an official statement issued on Wednesday by the…
Elon Musk’s SpaceX has formally moved to list its shares on the United States stock market, setting the stage for what analysts and financial observers are describing as the largest initial public offering in Wall Street history, one that could fundamentally reshape the global wealth landscape and crown Musk as the world’s first trillionaire….
Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde on Wednesday signed into law Executive Order 001 of 2026, a sweeping regulatory instrument mandating the formal registration and monitoring of all associations, groups and organisations offering security and allied services across the state. The signing ceremony, held in Ibadan, marks a significant shift in how Oyo State intends…
European football’s governing body is set to fundamentally reshape how nations earn their places at major tournaments, with UEFA drawing up plans to replace its traditional group-based qualification system with a format modelled after the UEFA Champions League’s “Swiss system” structure. The proposed reform, reported by the Economic Times on Thursday, would affect qualification…
A colonel standing trial alongside 35 other military officers on charges of mutiny and alleged plot to overthrow President Bola Tinubu has filed a preliminary objection challenging the legal competence of the military tribunal hearing the case, raising fundamental questions about the limits of court martial jurisdiction under Nigerian law. Colonel Mohammed Ma’aji, listed as…
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has issued a stinging indictment of Nigeria’s political culture, declaring that the country stands alone in Africa as a nation where thuggery has evolved into a recognised and rewarding profession, warning that the trend poses a direct threat to democratic governance. Jonathan made the remarks on Wednesday at the opening…
A Federal High Court in Calabar has thrown out a fundamental rights enforcement suit brought by alleged illegal medicine dealers against the Pharmacy Council of Nigeria and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, delivering a significant legal victory to the two regulatory and security agencies. Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu of Federal High Court 1,…
President Bola Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Policy Communication, Daniel Bwala, has declared that Nigerians possess a constitutionally guaranteed right to defend themselves against violent attackers, including through the use of lethal weapons, even as he maintained that the federal government remains committed to tackling the country’s worsening insecurity crisis. Bwala made the remarks during…
