Author: Festus Adeloye

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board on Sunday announced the release of 3,921 outstanding 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination results. In a statement by its spokesperson, Fabian Benjamin, the board also announced a rescheduled examination for 24,535 candidates after it analysed the process and conduct of the previous examination in some centres where there were proofs of substantial non-compliance with its standards. “The rescheduled candidates are to print their supplementary Examination Notification Slip from Tuesday, 4th June 2024, to ascertain their designated examination centres. “This release brings the total results released to 1,883,350. The rescheduled examination, which is taking place…

Super Eagles defender to the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations(AFCON) in Egypt, Leon Balogun, has said  the desire to win more trophies was behind signing a new  deal with Glasgow Rangers, adding he it’s a privilege  to turn out for the Gers. “I am very, very happy and privileged to be able to extend my contract at a club like Rangers,”  the 35-year-old AFCON Bronze medal winner reportedly said as per Scottish Sun.  “I have said in the past I wish I could’ve been here sooner in my career because it fuels the fire to succeed all the time. I want to win more trophies…

Son of first elected Deputy Governor of Lagos State, Alhaji Rafiu Jafojo, Adeniyi, has hailed Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu for turning waste to electricity. He also  the govenor’s initiatives in transport and infrastructure. The state had signed a partnership with a Dutch firm, Harvest Waste Consortium, for a Waste-to-Energy plant on Epe landfill, to generate clean energy from human waste. The initiative will take 40,000 homes off national grid and enhance energy security and diversification, generating between 60 and 75 megawatts of base load electricity annually. Jafojo said the move is a game changer for sustainable energy supply that states should…

The Minister of Finance, Wale Edun, has stated that the lack of a liquid foreign exchange market was the major reason why some multinational companies exited Nigeria. Edun, who was a guest on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics programme, stated that the government has addressed this issue by establishing a willing buyer, willing seller foreign exchange market. He said, “One of the major drawbacks one of the major impediments for them (exiting multinationals) was they did not have a liquid foreign exchange market. “Now, we have a willing buyer, willing seller foreign exchange market. It is elevated, may be not at…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said it has registered 20,000 new voters in the ongoing Continous Voters Registration (CVR) in Ondo State ahead of the November governorship election. It said the enthusiasm shown by young Nigerians to get registered as voters indicated that voter’s apathy would not be witnessed in the state. The national chairman of INEC, Yakubu Mamoud, spoke in Akure on Sunday, June 2, during his two days visit to the state to observe the CVR exercise and assess readiness of the electoral body for the polls. Yakubu said 17 political parties conducted primaries to participate in…

Veteran record producer and music executive, Don Jazzy has reckoned that Nigerians are not receptive to female musicians. The Mavin Records boss said it is sad that Nigerians don’t consume much music from female artistes compared to their male counterparts despite their hard work. A netizen with the X handle @Lahon199x had raised concerns over the issue, saying Nigerian female artists have more chances of becoming global A-list than in Nigeria. The X user wrote: “Nigerians in general are still not receptive to Female music “You will see female dominating or at least equal to the men in other countries’…

Jose Mourinho has been appointed as the new manager of Turkish giants Fenerbahce. The legendary Portuguese coach will manage in the fifth different country of his illustrious international career after agreeing a move to Istanbul. Fenerbahce recently parted company with predecessor Ismail Kartal after they fell short to rivals Galatasaray in an extremely competitive Super Lig title race, with Fener accruing 99 points and suffering only one defeat but missing out due to Gala’s 102-point haul. It has now been a decade since Fenerbahce last won the title. Mourinho has returned to management six months after being sacked by Roma,…

Suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari, has been released from the Kuje Custodial Centre in Abuja after 27 months in custody. This followed the ruling of a Federal High Court in Abuja that granted Kyari two weeks bail. The court said the two-week bail was to allow Kyari to return home to conclude his mother’s burial rites. The court subsequently set Friday, May 31, for the determination of his bail application in the trial over drug-related charges filed by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) following his arrest over two years ago on February 14, 2022. The spokesperson…

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has declared an indefinite nationwide strike starting Monday, June 3, 2024, following the breakdown of negotiations over the new minimum wage with the Federal Government. This development comes after Organised Labour urged President Bola Tinubu to personally intervene in the negotiations to avert the strike. Talks between the government and Organised Labour stalled last Tuesday when the Federal Government and the Organised Private Sector raised their wage offer to ₦60,000, up from an initial ₦57,000, which Labour dismissed as inadequate. According to several sources from the Trade Union Congress and Nigeria Labour Congress who spoke…

The National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control, on Friday, arraigned a 40-year-old businessman, Chinedu Okafor, before the Federal High Court in Lagos, for allegedly producing fake aromatic Schnapps and fruit juice wines. Justice Ambrose Lewis-Allagoa ‘Sky Blue Company’ is facing an eight-count charge bordering on manufacturing, dealing, selling distributing, and having unwholesome processed food. The prosecution counsel, A. Ali, told the court that Okafor was arrested on April 26, at his residence of 4, 1st MTN Road, Badagry, in Lagos State, where he was allegedly producing and processing Apple Multi Fruit Juice Wine, Eagle Aromatic Schnapps and Lord’s…