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Nigerian govt introduces prizes for outstanding research by students

Nigeria, April 1 -- The Nigerian government has unveiled a new initiative to reward outstanding academic research by undergraduate and postgraduate students in Nigerian tertiary institutions. The ini... Read More


Tension in Jos as Muftwang relaxes curfew without adequate security deployment

Nigeria, April 1 -- A clash in Jos North Local Government Area (LGA) left one person dead and many others injured on Wednesday, after the Plateau State Government relaxed the 48-hour curfew it imposed... Read More


UTME 2026: JAMB releases Mock results, announces date for main UTME

Nigeria, April 1 -- The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has released the results of the 2026 Mock Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), conducted on Saturday, 28 March. In a sta... Read More


PDP Convention: Saraki says gathering confirms party's readiness to field candidates in 2027

Nigeria, March 30 -- The former Senate President, Bukola Saraki, has said the success of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) factional national convention held on Sunday has shown that the party will b... Read More


Hundreds of delegates arrive as Wike-backed PDP faction begins convention

Nigeria, March 30 -- Hundreds of delegates from the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have gathered at the Velodrome of the Moshood Abiola Stadium for the national convention of the Ny... Read More


ASUU raises concerns over non-implementation of newly signed agreement

Nigeria, March 29 -- Three months after the newly signed agreement took effect, the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) said the Nigerian government had failed to fulfil several components of ... Read More


Nigerian university hikes transport fares as fuel price surges

Nigeria, March 28 -- The University of Abuja has announced an increase in transportation fares for students and staff following a sharp rise in the pump price of petrol. In a notice issued by the ins... Read More


2027 Elections: INEC extends deadline for parties' membership registers, adjusts timetable

Nigeria, March 28 -- The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has adjusted its timetable for the 2027 general elections, extending the deadline for political parties to submit their member... Read More


APC Convention: Nigerian govt restricts movement around Eagles Square; civil servants to work from home

Nigeria, March 27 -- The Nigerian government has restricted vehicular movement in and around Eagles Square, the venue of the All Progressives Congress (APC) convention scheduled for Friday and Saturda... Read More


NCC introduces platform to regulate recycling of phone numbers, SIM fraud

Nigeria, March 27 -- The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has introduced the Telecoms Identity Risk Management System (TIRMS) platform to regulate the re-assignment of dormant mobile phone num... Read More