The University of Benin, Edo State, has said that it received 34,497 applications from candidates in the last Universal Tertiary Matriculation Examination organised by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board in 2017. The Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Faraday Orumwense, disclosed this at…
Group sues Lagos over Land Use Charge (Punch)
A coalition of citizens, under the aegis of The EIE Project Ltd./GTE, has dragged the Lagos State Government to court, seeking the reversal of some portions of the state’s Land Use Charge Law 2018. Specifically, the plaintiff is praying the…
FG asks Lagos-Ibadan railway contractor to work day, night (Punch)
The Federal Government has advised the contractor handling the 150-kilometre Lagos-Ibadan railway project, China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation, to work day and night to avoid extending its delivery date beyond December this year. The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, stated…
Husband of late banker releases wife’s ‘suicide note’ (Punch)
Umukoro Akpobaro, the husband of late bank worker, Peace, who allegedly committed suicide at their home at Iwhrekpokpor, Ughelli, Delta State, has denied having a hand in her death. This is just as the deceased’s family accused Umukoro of masterminding…