News as it breaks
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has issued a public alert over the circulation of unregistered and suspected counterfeit toothpaste products in Nigeria, urging consumers to exercise caution. In a notice shared on its official X (formerly Twitter) handle, the agency disclosed that its…
Several persons are feared dead following a fresh bandit attack on Kemanji community in Kaiama Local Government Area of Kwara State, with security personnel reportedly among the casualties. Residents said the attack, which occurred late at night, threw the community into chaos as gunmen opened fire indiscriminately, forcing villagers…
Public primary and secondary schools across the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have been shut down following the commencement of an indefinite strike by members of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT). At LEA Ijayapi Primary School and LEA Byazhin Primary School under the Abuja Municipal Area Council, classrooms were…
The National Youth Service Corps has released call-up letters for prospective corps members in the 2026 Batch ‘A’ Stream II, marking a key step in the mobilisation process for thousands of Nigerian graduates. Reports indicate that call-up numbers and deployment details were uploaded to the NYSC portal in the…
The Benue State Police Command and the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) have dismissed claims that passengers abducted along the Makurdi–Otukpo Road were students travelling to sit for the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). Both agencies issued separate statements to counter widespread reports circulating across news platforms…
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has released the results of candidates who sat for the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), with a total of 632,788 results now available for viewing. In a statement issued by the Board and signed by its spokesperson, Fabian Benjamin, candidates were…
A well-known Nigerian sports broadcaster, Temisan Okomi, has died following a brief illness, his employer, Classic FM, confirmed. The radio station, where Okomi served for more than 12 years, announced his passing in a statement shared on its official social media pages. “With the heaviest of hearts, we…
Thousands of faithful lined the streets of Luanda to welcome Pope Leo XIV as he arrived in Angola, the third leg of his historic African tour marked by escalating rhetoric on global conflicts and governance. The pontiff, the first from the United States, is expected to meet President João…
The Chief Executive Officer and founder of Bon Bread, Maria Abdulkadir, has justified the company’s decision to initiate legal proceedings against a TikTok user following a viral video that questioned the safety of a loaf allegedly remaining fresh for two months. The controversy began when a TikTok user identified…
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has released the first batch of results for the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, but candidates will have to wait to print their official result slips. In a statement issued by JAMB spokesperson Fabian Benjamin said that while candidates can now check their…
