Author: News Room

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has fixed Saturday, 13 June, for the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) mop-up exercise following technical glitches and examination infractions that disrupted the main examination. The board said the mop-up examination would cater to candidates who were biometrically verified during the main UTME but could not sit the examination “for one reason or another.” The 2026 UTME was conducted between 16 and 23 April. In a statement signed by its spokesperson, Fabian Benjamin, the board acknowledged that some examination centres and candidates faced challenges that prevented them from sitting the examination. JAMB…

The Muslim Rights Concern, MURIC, has condemned the federal government under the leadership of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu over its inability to offer free train services during the forthcoming Eid Kabir festival. MURIC made this assertion in a statement signed by its Executive Director, Professor Ishaq Akintola. The statement was made available to DAILY POST on Monday night. DAILY POST reports that the 2026 Eid Kabir festival is less than 48 hours away. Akintola, in the statement, said that the federal government in recent times had offered free train services during the Christmas period. He also disclosed that the federal…

Ahead of the Ekiti State governorship poll scheduled for June 20, 2026, civil society organisations under the European Union Support to Democratic Governance in Nigeria Phase Two (EU-SDGN II) programme have expressed concerns over the preparedness of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for the conduct of the much-awaited election. The groups, during a media briefing in Ado-Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital, warned that critical operational and security gaps could undermine the credibility of the poll if not urgently addressed. According to the pre-election assessment report presented by the Election Observation Hub, INEC’s preparedness across the 16 local government offices in…

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu congratulates Rangers International FC on winning the Nigeria Premier Football League, NPFL, title for a record ninth time.  This was disclosed in a statement on Monday by the Special Adviser to the President in Information and Strategy Bayo Onanuga. The President congratulates the managers, players, and fans of the Enugu-based football club for finishing the last campaign at the top of the table with 68 points in 38 matches, ahead of their closest rival, Rivers United. President Tinubu recalls the incredible run of Rangers in the 1970s and 1980s, when the club won multiple league and…

Professor Is-haq Oloyede is, by all standards, regarded as one of the most influential education administrators in Nigeria today. As a transformational leader who assumed office on August 1, 2016, as the registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, he took it upon himself to introduce necessary and far-reaching reforms aimed at transforming the agency from an institution hitherto remarkable for corruption and inefficiency into one now widely acclaimed for its transparency, accountability, and technological innovation. This year 2026 would mark the end of his second and last tenure as the indefatigable Registrar of the Board, and he would…

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps has summoned Chinese nationals linked to Inner Galaxy Steel Company and Jiuxing Integrity Industrial Ltd over alleged railway infrastructure theft and ordered the sealing of the firms’ facilities nationwide. The NSCDC said the action followed the uncovering of what it described as a “highly sophisticated syndicate” involved in vandalising critical national infrastructure. In a statement on Monday by the National Public Relations Officer of the corps, Afolabi Babawale, the NSCDC said it secured a comprehensive court order to seal all branches of the companies across the country. According to him, suspects linked to…

Don’t entertain any fears that I’m about to preach to you today; not at all! The pace of the beatings of the hearts of Nigerians has increased lately, inspired by fear owing to the alarming level of terror in the land. While unseen lurking dangers send shivers down the spine of mere men, the super mortals behind the iron walls of government houses run commentaries and perfect their art of lamentation each time purveyors of death strike. I have no doubt hiding in any part of my mind that President Bola Tinubu has not been informed of the evils that…

Former Nigeria Premier Football League champions Remo Stars F.C. have expressed regret over their fortunes in the Nigerian top flight this season following their relegation to the second division, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. Remo Stars were relegated on Sunday after a 1-1 draw against Bendel Insurance F.C. in Benin City. The Sky Blue Stars initially looked on course for survival when experienced striker Victor Mbaoma gave them the lead on the stroke of half-time, but the situation changed dramatically deep into stoppage time when Chijioke Akuneto equalised for Bendel Insurance to secure a 1-1 draw. The delayed fixture between Kun…

After months of teasers, Ferrari is offering the first full view of its Luce electric vehicle. The Luce is notable not just for being Ferrari’s first EV, but for being designed in collaboration with Jony Ive and Mark Newson at their collective LoveFrom. It’s also going to be Ferrari’s second four-door car and its first five-seat one.We already knew Ive and Newson were working on the Luce’s interiors, which were shown off earlier this year. Now Ferrari says LoveFrom was allowed to “define the design direction of the project from the outset,” inside and out.Tim Stevens reporting for Engadget offers…

A crypto whale opened a leveraged Ether (ETH) short position worth more than $100 million, even as Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin pledged fewer token sales via the Ethereum Foundation.Key takeaways:The whale may face over $1 million in potential losses as the ETH price rebounds toward short liquidation levels.Buterin says the Ethereum Foundation will “sell less ETH” despite offloading over 60,000 ETH earlier this year.ETH whale faces over $1 million in potential lossesAs of Monday, the wallet ‘0x50b…’ held a 47,600 ETH short position worth about $100.72 million, according to Hypurrscan data. The trade used roughly 23x cross-margin leverage, with an…