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Yaba College of Technology (Yabatech) in Lagos State has retained the first position for the sixth time in the biannual Webometrics ranking among polytechnics in the country released in July 2023. This was contained in a statement issued by the Yabatech Deputy Registrar, Joe Ejiofor, on Saturday, August 5, 2023. Ejiofor noted that the polytechnic also moved up by two …

Nigeria women’s basketball team, D’Tigress will be playing against the United States, Senegal and hosts Belgium for a spot in the Paris 2024 Olympics. The draw Paris 2024 FIBA basketball qualifying tournaments held on Thursday. The qualifiers will run from 8 to 11 February 2024 in four different cities, Antwerp, China, Sopron in Hungary and Belem in Brazil. The top …

The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) in Kano has rejected the verdict of the court of appeal on the March 18 election in the state. A three-member panel of the appellate court led by Justice M.A. Adumeh had earlier on Friday upheld the verdict of the Kano State governorship election tribunal which sacked Abba Yusuf as governor of the state. …

The Third Mainland Bridge’s ramps will all be closed on Monday at 7 a.m. for repairs, according to the Federal Government. This was revealed by the Federal Ministry of Works in a statement on Friday that was signed by Olukorede Keisha, the Federal Controller of Works in Lagos State. Keisha said the federal government was set to undertake extensive repairs …

The Niger state government has planned to plant 19 million trees across the state in two years in line with the green economy policy of the Governor Mohammed Umaru Bago- led administration. The state Commissioner for Environment and Climate Change, Yakubu Kolo, stated this in Minna Thursday at a press briefing. He stated that while the administration planned to plant 10m …

The Edo State governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has likened his embattled deputy, Hon. Philip Shaibu, to a spoilt child with the attitude of self-entitlement. Obaseki also discribed Shaibu as bullish and indisciplined who “on sundry occasions saunters and gallivants into the State Executive Council (SEC) meetings while the meeting is ongoing and the governor already superintending”. The governor stated this, …

The gubernatorial candidate of the New Nigeria People’s Party, NNPP, in Imo State, Mr. Ben Odunzeh has vowed to tackle insecurity and uphold the rule of law if he emerges winner. Odunzeh also reiterated his preparedness to make sure that there is implementation of a transparent and accountable electoral system, before, during and after the election. He made this known …

The Ahmadu Bello Memorial Foundation Thursday announced that it would organise a national conference to find solutions to the multiple problems facing the education sector in the northern part of the country. Chairman of the organising committee of the conference and Secretary of the Board of Trustees of the foundation, Mr Ibrahim Shekarau, said this at a conference in Abuja. …

The All Progressives Congress (APC) Thursday night berated the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, for pushing for the nullification of President Bola Tinubu’s victory in the February 25 election. The former Vice President during a world press conference held earlier on Thursday in Abuja, alleged that the president forged the certificate he submitted to the Independent National …

The Senate will screen the former Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo, and Mairiga Mahmud on Monday. President Bola Tinubu forwarded the names of the nominees to the Senate on Friday. The upper legislative chamber adjourned the exercise after screening five nominees – Ishak Salako (Ogun), Bosun Tijani (Ogun), Lola John (Lagos), Uba Ahmadu (Taraba), and Tahir …