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With just days to go until the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) begins on April 16, the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has canceled 23 Computer-Based Testing (CBT) centers across the country. In a statement on Friday, JAMB Public Communication Advisor Dr Fabian Benjamin said it was a result of technical shortcomings detected during the 2026 UTME. The …

By Ayo Kehinde According to the World Bank, Nigeria’s poverty rate rose to 63% in 2025, despite a notable slowdown in inflation, underscoring the limited impact of macroeconomic improvements on household well-being. The data was published in the Nigeria Development Update (April 2026) titled “Nigeria’s Tomorrow Must Start Today: The Case for Early Childhood Development”, published in Abuja. The report …

The Federal High Court, Abuja, has fixed April 14 for the hearing of a lawsuit filed by Nafiu-Bala Gombe seeking to stop former Senate President, David Mark, and others from parading themselves as leaders of the African Democratic Congress (ADC). Judge Emeka Nwite set the date after which the hearing notice was issued to the parties in the suit. Gombe, …

Police agents in Lagos have arrested three suspected robbers in Idimu area of ​​the state. They also found a Bajaj motorbike and other evidence in the operation. The spokesperson of the state police command, Abimbola Adebisi, confirmed this in a statement on Friday in Lagos. READ ALSO: Police officer arrested for harassing youths in Lagos. bridge He said the suspects …

Aryna Sabalenka The Stuttgart Tennis Grand Prix in Germany will begin on Monday without the world’s best player. Aryna Sabalenka withdrew from the WTA 500 tournament on Thursday, two steps shy of a Grand Slam, citing an unspecified injury sustained after winning the Miami Open late last month. “I am very sad to say that I will not be able …

After becoming the first humans in more than 50 years to fly around the Moon, the four Artemis II astronauts face the last great challenge of their mission as they return to Earth. “I’ve actually been thinking about entry since April 3, 2023, when we were assigned to this mission,” U.S. astronaut Victor Glover said when asked how he felt …

President Bola Tinubu expressed his sorrow over the death of some soldiers of the 29th Task Force Brigade of Operation HADIN KAI who died in a terrorist attack on their camp in Benisheikh, Borno State. The President in a statement on Thursday evening by Bayo Onanuga, his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy commended the bravery and heroism of the …

The Professional Fighters League (PFL) will make its debut in Nigeria with a fight between Nigeria’s Wasi “The Nigerian Jaguar” Adeshina and Spanish star Ignacio “Nacho” Campos. The PFL announced on Friday that the opening match of the PFL Africa will be held in Lagos in June this year. The PFL is a global mixed martial arts organization and one …

The national convention of the All Progressives Congress (APC) was held in Abuja on Friday, March 27, 2026, where party leaders were elected through consensus of delegates who came from across the country. However, possible gubernatorial candidates from different states came and affirmed their loyalty to the party and showed their political resistance at the convention site. For starters, and …

Nigeria’s Lassa fever death toll has risen to 167, even as the number of new confirmed cases fell sharply in the last reporting week, according to the Nigerian Center for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC). The agency revealed this in its epidemiological report for week 13, March 23 to 29, 2026, noting that confirmed infections dropped to 26 from 51 …