• * Approves Minimum 120 For Varsities, 100 For Poly, Colleges Of Education
• Insists On Total Post-UTME Fee Of Two Thousand Naira Only

By Tayo Shomide (Education Correspondent)

Rising from a 2021 policy meeting of the board this Tuesday in Abuja, the authorities of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has resolved to adopt the minimum cut-off marks for the 2021 admissions already forwarded to it by the Universities, Polytechnics and Colleges of Education schools in Nigeria.

By Ankeli Emmanuel (Sokoto)

The National Agency for the Prohibition of Traffic in Persons (NAPTIP) Sokoto Zonal Command, said it has received 22 Nigerians from the Niger Republic, who are victims of human trafficking.

• * Says Alleged Bigots Using 'Fulanization, Islamization' Strategies

By Chinwendu Agoha (Governance Reporter)

The Buhari Media Organization (BMO) has alerted on what it described as an orchestrated plot to create widespread disaffection among the citizens of Nigeria, with the sole aim of creating disunity and ultimately dismembering the country.

By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-Chief)

Chairman/Chief Executive of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brig-Gen. Mohammed Buba Marwa (Retd), was, on Monday, joined by the Chairman of Fagge local government in Kano state, Ibrahim Shehi, to give out sewing machines to about 50 rehabilitated drug users in the state.

By Rose Nwankwu (Anambra State Correspondent)

The Anambra State Government has congratulated the new President of the Bank Directors Association of Nigeria (BDAN), Mustafa Chike-Obi.

By David Wuya (Nasarawa State Correspondent)

Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State, on Monday, fired his State Commissioners, including other political Appointees.

By David Wuya (Nasarawa State Correspondent)

A sacked Commissioner for Agriculture and Water Resources in governor Sule's administration in Nasarawa State, Prof. Allanana Otaki, has been dragged before the Upper Area Court in Nasarawa State for Allegedly snatching the wife of Dr. Peter Aboki, the deputy provost of the Nasarawa State college of Agriculture, Science and Technology.

By Chinwendu Agoha (Governance Reporter)

The death of highlife musician, Sir Victor Uwaifo, has continued to generate tributes as the former Governor of Bauchi State, Mallam Isa Yuguda, expressed shock and sadness over his demise.

By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-Chief)

Kano state governor, Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, has declared his opposition to any attempt to legalize cannabis Sativa in the country. He vowed that no lawmaker from the state will support such a bid in the National Assembly.

By Ankeli Emmanuel (Sokoto)

The Nigerian Army Officers Wives Association (NAOWA) led by its president, Mrs. Salamatu Faruku Yahaya, said they will construct a block of six classrooms with two offices to help encourage the education of officer's children at the Sokoto Giginya Barracks.

By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-Chief)

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested suspected drug dealer, Ibeh Kenneth Ejike, at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja for ingesting 87 wraps of cocaine.

• * Lauds NNPC Over N287bn Profit After 44 years

By Chinwendu Agoha (Governance Reporter)

The Buhari Media Organization (BMO) has said the real 5.01% growth in Nigeria's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in the second quarter of 2021(Q2, 2021), as reported by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), is another indication of the resilience of Nigeria's economy under President Muhammadu Buhari administration.