UTME: JAMB Urges Candidates To Crosscheck Data Before 9 P.M. On Saturday

Students writing Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) Mock Examination, at Mater Dei High School Imiringi in Ogbia Local Government Area of Bayelsa State on Saturday (29/4/17). 02352/29/4/2017/Tony Okpu/JAU/NAN

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has advised candidates for its Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) to cross-check the data on their registration forms for the last time today.

Buhari Yields To Niger Delta, Orders Opening Of Maritime University

President Muhammadu Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari’s directive that the Nigerian Maritime University, Delta State, be opened for activities before the end of the year “is in line with the demands championed by major stakeholders” in the Niger Delta region of the country, the presidency has said.

Obama To Back Healthy Eating At Milan Food Conference

Former US President Barack Obama, pictured in April 2017, is scheduled to speak in Milan shortly before his meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin on May 25

Barack Obama will be the keynote speaker at a food innovation conference this month in Milan, the latest move by the former US president to help foster healthy eating.

Why Nigeria’s Education Sector Is In A Terrible State — Secondary Schools Principals

The All Nigeria Confederation of Principals of Secondary Schools, ANCOPSS, said on Friday that political interference and poor funding had ruined the education sector in the country.

Make Your Health Status Public, Douse Tension, NMA Tells President

President Muhammadu Buhari

Amidst growing concerns on the health status of President Muhammadu Buhari, the President’s Personal Assistant on Social Media, Lauretta Onochie, on Thursday, disclosed that the President would go on another medical vacation.

Despite ₦1.4tr CBN Lifeline, Prices Of Goods To Remain High

The situation calls for concern as disposable incomes continue to be insufficient to meet daily demands, despite assurances by government of the easing recession and continued defence of the national currency by the apex bank.

‘Impact of interventions to be felt in second half’

Although there are no less than 22 Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)-initiated interventions for the foreign exchange market which amounted to US$4.44 billion or ₦1.35 trillion (at ₦305.85/$), concerns persist about the high prices of goods and household items.

NBA Opens First Training Academy In Africa

Senegalese international Gorgui Dieng of the Minnesota Timberwolves was nurtured by the SEED Project that is now sponsoring the first NBA Academy basketball training centre in Africa

The NBA announced the opening of its first NBA Academy basketball training centre in Africa, in Thies, Senegal.

Racism Scars European Soccer With Sanctions Still Often Weak

Referee Daniele Minelli shows the yellow card to Pescara's Sulley Muntari, second from right, during a Serie A soccer match between Pescara and Cagliari, at the Cagliari Sant'Elia stadium, Italy, Sunday, April 30, 2017. Pescara midfielder Sulley Muntari walked off the pitch in protest during his side's Serie A match at Cagliari after being booked for complaining to the referee about racist abuse from fans. Muntari told referee Daniele Minelli about the racist chants from home fans in the final minute of Pescara's 1-0 defeat but the official showed the Ghana midfielder a yellow card. (Fabio Murru/ANSA via AP)

As monkey chants boomed around the Italian soccer stadium, Sulley Muntari became more incensed.

Nigeria’s Debt Profile Has Risen By ₦5.4trn Under Buhari’s Govt

President Muhammadu Buhari leans over to listen to VP Osinbajo

Nigeria’s debt profile has risen by approximately ₦5.4 trillion since President Muhammadu Buhari took office in May, 2015.

Anthony Joshua's Nigerian Family 'Prepare Special Celebration'

Heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua - I know I can knock anyone out - Joshua

The Nigerian family of newly crowned world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua is planning a special celebration to mark his epic victory at Wembley at the weekend, local media report.

Nigeria Civil Society Activists Urge Buhari To Take Medical Leave (SEE FULL STATEMENT)

President Buhari has not been seen in public for more than a week. AFP

Some of Nigeria's most high profile civil society leaders have called on President Muhammadu Buhari to take medical leave.

FOR THE RECORD: ‘Come Home And Be Billionaires’ Nigerian Govt Tells Diaspora Citizens

President Muhammadu Buhari meeting the Nigerian Community in China

The Federal Government has called on Nigerians in the Diaspora to return home and seize the various economic opportunities to make billions of naira.

Outspoken Nigerian Emir Facing Graft Probe

Muhammadu Sanusi II, the Emir of Kano, is facing claims of misuse of royal finances

One of Nigeria's most prominent Muslim leaders is under investigation on suspicion of embezzlement, fuelling rumours that some want him removed after he made a series of comments about the need for social reforms.

Spurs Beat Arsenal For 1st Finish Above Neighbor In 22 Years

Tottenham Hotspur's Harry Kane, front, celebrates after scoring a penalty during the English Premier League soccer match between Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal at White Hart Lane in London, Sunday, April 30, 2017. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)

Tottenham shifted the balance of power in north London's soccer rivalry by securing its first Premier League finish above Arsenal in 22 years with a 2-0 victory over its neighbour on Sunday.

Microsoft Creates 'Dubai Font' Typeface For The City

Computers showing the "Dubai Font", the first typeface developed by Microsoft for Dubai, at its launch on April 30, 2017

The Dubai government on Sunday announced the launch of "Dubai Font", the first typeface developed by Microsoft for a city, which will be available in 23 languages.

Trump Cuts Spark Fears Of Global Tax War

US President Donald Trump plans to dramatically cut taxes for US businesses and individuals, slashing the corporate rate from a top rate of 35% to 15%

Donald Trump's plans to slash corporate taxes in the United States have sparked concerns of a new global fiscal race to the bottom, possibly involving a wave of negative social consequences, experts say.

Experts Deplore Inability Of Government To Produce Vaccines Locally

Child being immunized during the recent outbreak of Cerebrospinal Meningitis

•Nigeria Depends 100% On Imported Vaccines, 75% On Donor Funds •Blame It On Greed, Corruption And Misplacement Of Priorities •Canvass Road Map To Resuscitation Of FVPL, Yaba; NVRI, Vom

Stakeholders in the healthcare industry are worried that more than 30 years after batches of vaccines were rolled out of the Federal Vaccine Production Laboratory (FVPL) Yaba, Lagos, to contain the 1986 yellow fever outbreak, the country’s capacity to continue production of vaccines locally has grounded at zero level.

Morocco's Christian Converts Emerge From The Shadows

Mustapha, the son of an expert on Islamic law in Morocco, says he converted to Christianity in 1994 to 'fill a spiritual void'

Moroccans who secretly converted to Christianity are demanding the right to practice their faith openly in a country where Islam is the state religion and "apostasy" is condemned.

In Morocco proselytizing is punishable by law and anyone found guilty of 'attempting to undermine the faith of a Muslim or convert him to another religion' can be jailed for up to three years