By Adeniyi Yusuf Before now, Niger state has continued to grapple with flood that claims lives and destroy properties in the state. Despite the efforts of the state and federal governments, the state yearly face unending disaster. Investigation by the New Daily Prime revealed that Niger stated was grossly affected last year by flood. Some days ago, in the Mokwa Local Government Area of the state the number of corpses recovered so far from the flood that ravaged has risen to 151 with 3,018 persons displaced. The Niger State Emergency Management Agency, made this known on Saturday morning in a…
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By Alade Adisa The management of the Lagos State University, LASU, Ojo, has banned the wearing of nose rings, tattoo, transparent dresses among others on campus. The Vice Chancellor, Prof. Ibiyemi Olatunji-Bello, gave the directive in a memo to deans, Provosts and other top management staff of the institution. READ ALSO: Sanwo-Olu expands LASUCOM, converts isolation centres for medical training This is just as the management of the university has fixed next Monday for a walk against indecent dressing on campus. “The Vice Chancellor having noted the continuous disregard for the University’s rules and regulations on indecent dressing by students has…
On May 29, 2023, President Bola Tinubu, in his inaugural speech as President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, made a landmark declaration: “Subsidy is gone.” With that single phrase, he signaled the end of the petrol subsidy regime in Nigeria. While subsidies on diesel and kerosene had already been removed by the previous administration, petrol remained untouched due to anticipated widespread economic impacts. The fuel subsidy, long seen as a populist tool, had become financially unsustainable. The Origins of Fuel Subsidies Nigeria began subsidizing fuel in the 1970s in response to the global oil crisis sparked by the Israeli-Arab…
By Alade Adisa The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has said it is not asking candidates to reprint exam slips for any further resit of its Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME. The Board, in a statement on Wednesday, said people should disregard such messages making the rounds, even though they are emanating from a 66019 short code, being used by JAMB, the board described the short code as a spoofed version. READ ALSO: UTME candidate scoring 326 shocked by resit notification ”The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board wishes to draw the public’s attention to misleading messages circulating via a spoofed…
By Alade Adisa The Nigerian Army’s Theatre Command, North East ‘Operation, Hadin Kai’, has killed scores of bandits and terrorists in a fierce combat in New Marte, Borno State. The battle ensued as the terrorists attempted to take over the community in the early hours of Tuesday. The Theatre Commander, Major General Abdulsalam Abubakar has confirmed. In a statement by the Acting Deputy Director of Army Public Relations, Headquarters Theatre Command ‘Operation Hadin Kai’, Captain Reuben Kuvangiya, the repelling of the insurgents was “In a well-coordinated operation by ground forces bolstered by the Air Component of Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK),…
Kayode Adebiyi | 26th May 2025 It was amusing to see the gathering of strange bedfellows yesterday. I saw Rotimi Amaechi sitting in the front row — this is a man who has held one political office or another since 1999, when he emerged as Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly. Immediately after that, he became Governor of Rivers State, serving two terms (8 years), and right after that, he served under former President Buhari as Minister of Transport for another 8 years. Since 1999 — a span of 26 years — this is the first time Rotimi…
By Alade Adisa The Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination, SSCE , results of students from Zamfara State withheld by the West African Examinations Council, WAEC and the National Examination Council, NECO, withheld for five years over indebtedness of the state government to the examination bodies, have been released. The release of the results followed the payment of the debts to the examination bodies by the state government. Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal, has settled outstanding debts. READ ALSO: WAEC withholds 2,577 results for malpractice The debts were owed NECO from 2014 to 2018 and WAEC from 2018 to 2022. The statement…
By Otega Ogra and Temitope Ajayi There is a particular kind of silence that greets progress in Nigeria—when food prices fall, inflation slows, the country is positively recognised, debts paid, or things begin to work. It is the kind of silence that would rather keep a good story buried than be told. But make no mistake. What we see in the market today is not magic. It is the outcome of vision, backed by execution, from the Tinubu-Shettima administration. When President Bola Tinubu signed off on a six-month waiver to allow the importation of select food items, it was…
By Friday Omasola, Helen Okechukwu and Fatimah Idera Political Analysts have said Nigeria is not sinking towards one-party system. According to them, politicians who are defeated are defecting to All Progressives Congress for opportunity. This followed the recent defections from key opposition parties, such as the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) to the APC. Over recent months, governors and senators from the PDP had defected to APC. This raised the alarm that no credible alternative may emerge to challenge President Bola Tinubu or the APC in the 2027 elections. Reacting to the matter in an interview with New Daily Prime,…
A UK-based cybersecurity expert, Oluwananumi Dawodu has cautioned people living overseas to remain vigilant against fraudulent activities on financial platforms. According to him, without proper caution, individuals risk being swindled by cybercriminals. Dawodu made this known in a statement made available to New Daily Prime. He said living in the UK as a Nigerian brings many opportunities, including better education, career growth, access to healthcare, and stronger digital services. The expert, however, stated that these advantages come with risks, especially online. He said, “Whether you’re sending money home, keeping in touch with family, or using the internet for work and…
