The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has withheld the results of 167,486 candidates who sat the 2026 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for school candidates over alleged examination malpractice. The affected candidates represent 8.59 per cent of those who wrote the examination. However, the figure is lower than the 9.7 per cent recorded…
Senior Special Assistant to President Bola Tinubu on Media and Publicity, Temitope Ajayi, has criticised former Cross River State Governor Donald Duke over his comments on the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway. Ajayi said Duke was wrong to suggest that the project would not extend beyond Epe in Lagos State. Duke questions project Duke made the remarks…
The Osun State Government has announced plans to challenge the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in court after the anti-graft agency allegedly froze its bank accounts. Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Oluwole Jimi-Bada, said Governor Ademola Adeleke had authorised legal action over the development. Osun prepares legal challenge Speaking on Wednesday, Jimi-Bada alleged…
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has released the results of the 2026 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for school candidates. The examination body announced the development on Wednesday through a post on its official X account. WAEC confirms release WAEC informed candidates that they can now access their results after generating the…
Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) vice-presidential candidate, Rabiu Kwankwaso, has backed the Catholic Bishops over the position they presented during their recent meeting with President Bola Tinubu at the State House in Abuja. Kwankwaso praised the clerics for what he described as their courage and patriotism in speaking about the challenges confronting Nigerians. Kwankwaso defends bishops…
The House of Representatives Ad-hoc Committee investigating the alleged Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council (PFIPC) says it will question the council’s purported Director-General, Prince Adeniyi Adeyemi, at an undisclosed location while he remains in police custody. The committee said it adopted the arrangement to avoid disrupting ongoing investigations by the police, the Economic and Financial…
The Federal Government has allocated N2.47 trillion in the 2026 budget for the rehabilitation and reconstruction of 124 roads across the country. The projects cut across northern and southern Nigeria and target major transport corridors that support agriculture, trade and the movement of goods. Abuja-Lokoja, Enugu-Port Harcourt roads top priority Among the major projects is…
The Jigawa State Executive Council has approved a ₦3.5 billion loan to enable 466 intending pilgrims from the state pay their 2027 Hajj deposit. The state government said the approval would help the Jigawa State Pilgrims Welfare Board meet the deadline set by the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON). Loan targets 466 intending pilgrims…
President Bola Tinubu has approved a salary increase of between 30 and 80 per cent for about 250,000 members of the Armed Forces. The new salary structure will take effect from September 1, 2026. It will also increase the military’s annual wage bill from ₦660 billion to ₦924 billion. Junior officers get highest increase The…
The Coalition of Ijaw Youth (CJY) has urged Nigerians to support the ongoing digital transformation of the Federal Civil Service. The group said recent developments surrounding the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC) should not distract attention from what it described as one of the country’s most important public sector reform programmes. Coalition praises digital…
