Author: Amina Mohammed

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has announced a farewell gift of N100,000 for each Corps member departing the camp and a sum of N100 million for the NYSC support staff. This pledge was made during his address as the special guest of honour at the NYSC Passing-Out Parade/Closing Ceremony for the 2024 Batch ‘B’ Stream I Corps Members, held at the NYSC Orientation Camp in Iyana Ipaja on Tuesday. Governor Sanwo-Olu also announced a N5bn pledge towards the construction of a permanent site for the National Youth Service Corps Orientation Camp in the state. He said, “This year alone I…

No fewer than 13 candidates scored 01 as the National Examination Council released the 2024 common entrance examination results for Unity schools. The Minister of State for Education, Dr. Yusuf Sununu made this known during a press briefing on Tuesday about the outcome of the examinations. Recall that a total of 71,291 candidates participated in the 2024 National Common Entrance Examination, NCEE conducted in 599 centres on Saturday, June 1, 2024. NECO had released data showing that Lagos State came tops with the highest number of candidates, with 17,751 while FCT came second with 10,209 candidates and Anambra State trailed…

Tech billionaire Elon Musk said he plans to commit roughly $45 million each month to a new fund backing Donald Trump for US president, the Wall Street Journal reported Monday. Musk’s donations will go to a political group dubbed America PAC, which will focus on promoting voter registration, early voting and mail-in ballots among residents in swing states ahead of the November general election, the Journal reported, citing people familiar with the matter. Musk is one of several major backers of the new fund, with others reportedly including Palantir co-founder Joe Lonsdale, former US ambassador to Canada Kelly Craft and…

Donald Trump received a hero’s welcome Monday as he entered the Republican National Convention arena with a bandaged right ear in his first public appearance since being wounded in a weekend assassination attempt. Hours after winning the formal nomination to be the Republican presidential candidate and announcing right-wing Senator J.D. Vance as his running mate, Trump marched into Milwaukee’s Fiserv Forum flanked by aides and waved at supporters on the opening day of what is expected to be a triumphalist gathering. Trump, who is due to give a formal acceptance speech on Thursday, took his seat to the sound of…

The stage is now set for admission into the nation’s tertiary institutions as the long awaited 2024 policy meeting held annually by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Examination, JAMB, holds this week. The Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, will chair the 2024 policy meeting, slated for Thursday, July 18, in Abuja.  The policy meeting will authorize the commencement of this year’s admission. The board, in its weekly news bulletin yesterday, stated:  “This year’s exercise will also feature the National Tertiary Admissions’ Performance-Merit Award, NATAP-M Awards, where the overall winner will receive N500 million, and other consolation winners will share…

The Osun State Government has issued an urgent alert to the public regarding a security breach involving one of the telephone numbers of Governor Ademola Adeleke. Members of the public are urged to ignore communications from the compromised number, +234 803 365 7555, which has been hacked, prompting an urgent public alert. In an official statement, Mallam Olawale Rasheed, spokesperson to the Governor, advised the public to ignore any calls or messages originating from the compromised number. “Please disregard any solicitation from +234 803 365 7555,” Rasheed stated. “Appropriate action is ongoing to remedy the situation.” Authorities are currently investigating…

US President Joe Biden has ordered Secret Service protection for independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. after the attempted assassination of Donald Trump, the homeland security chief said Monday. “In light of this weekend’s events, the president has directed me to work with the Secret Service to provide protection to Robert Kennedy Jr,” United States Secretary of Homeland Security, Alejandro Mayorkas, told journalists. Kennedy, the scion of America’s most famous political clan, is an environmental lawyer and long-time vaccine sceptic who has no chance of winning in November, but whose candidacy could potentially sway close contests in key swing states.…

Ekiti State Governor, Mr Biodun Oyebanji has directed the state’s Bureau of Special Projects to conduct an integrity test on all buildings in the National Youth Service Corps Orientation Camp at Ise/Orun Emure Ekiti. Oyebanji gave the directive in Ado Ekiti on Monday, during a meeting with members of the Governing Council of the NYSC led by Ekiti State Commissioner for Youth Development, Mr Gold Adedayo. The order, which followed the collapse of the wall of a bathroom which injured two corps members on Friday, is to determine how safe the buildings are for NYSC members. Recall that following the…

Media personality, Daddy Freeze, has expressed gratitude and surprise after his colleague, Do2dtun, defended him on social media. Do2dtun’s support came after Daddy Freeze was ordered to pay a N5million adultery fine to his wife’s ex-husband, following a three-year legal battle. Do2dtun noted that people often judge others based on their perceptions, rather than true knowledge. He expressed his initial fear that Daddy Freeze might never find love again after his experiences, but was happy to see him find happiness with his current wife, Benedicta. “Let me just say this. Have you realised people only judge you based on their…

Ondo state governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has said that his administration would build two new model technical schools as well as upgrade existing ones in the state to promote the acquisition of technical skills among the youths. Governor Aiyedatiwa said the building of the technical schools was part of his administration’s plans to ensure the youths were equipped with different skills. Aiyedatiwa spoke at the launching of the Youth One Skill project as part of the celebration of the 2024 World Youth Skills Day. Represented by his deputy, Governor Aiyedatiwa, said the project was an innovative approach to getting young people…