Ogun Pegs Initial Hajj Deposit To N2.5m

Ogun State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board has pegged the initial deposit for 2023 Hajj fare payment at N2.5 million, pending the final announcement of the fare by the National Hajj Commission…

Promotion Interview For Civil Servants In Ogun Commences March 16

Ogun State Civil Service Commission will commence the 2021 and 2022 promotion oral interviews for eligible Civil Servants on Thursday, March 16 and ends Wednesday, April 5, 2023. A circular…

JAMB postpones UTME mock to March 30

The joint Admissions and Matriculations Board (JAMB) has postponed the 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) mock to March 30. It was originally scheduled for this Thursday. JAMB spokesman, Fabian…

Feb 25 poll Nigeria’s best-ever, says President

The Presidency yesterday described the February 25 Presidential and National Assembly elections as the biggest and most competitive in Nigeria’s history. It marked a commendable progress on the nation’s electioneering…

Tinubu has no preferred candidates for National Assembly leadership – Shettima

The President-elect, Bola Tinubu, has said he has no preferred candidates for the leadership of both the Senate and the House of Representatives in the 10th National Assembly. Tinubu, represented…

Joshua can still bounce back, says promoter

Anthony Joshua’s promoter, Eddie Hearn, has admitted that the former unified heavyweight champion has lost some of his box office appeal, insists the pugilist can still bounce back to become…

Rio Ferdinand names top club Victor Osimhen will join this summer

Former England man, Rio Ferdinand has reckoned that Nigeria international, Victor Osimhen will join Chelsea when the transfer window reopens in June. He also believes that England captain Harry Kane…

CBN Directs Commercial Banks to Accept, Pay Out Old N500, N1,000 Notes

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), yesterday, directed commercial banks and other financial institutions in the country to continue to accept and pay out the old N200, N500, and N1,000…

Nigerians to pay N1,000 NIN fee for passports

Nigerians applying for passports will be charged N1000 in Nigeria for the verification of their National Identification Number. The National Identity Management Commission disclosed this in a statement signed by…

Oscars ratings record 18.7 million viewers, 12% higher than 2022

The 95th Academy Awards were watched by an average of 18.7 million people in the US, a 12% increase over 2022, overnight figures show. Market measuring firm Nielsen said preliminary…