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2020 UTME: JAMB suspends NIN requirement

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) on Saturday suspended the use of the National Identification Number for registration for the 2020 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination UTME. The registrar of JAMB, Ishaq Oloyede, made this known while

Headies Award 2020 Nominations (Full List)

The highly anticipated list of nominees for Nigeria's biggest and most prestigious music award show, The Headies is out. The awards academy released the list for the 14th edition on Friday, December 4, after shortlisting thousands of entries submitted in the

Djokovic disqualified from 2020 US Open

Novak Djokovic has been disqualified from the US Open. It ended the top seed's bid for an 18th Grand Slam title. Djokovic had just lost a game to his opponent, Pablo Carreno Busta, falling behind 6-5 in the first set. As he walked to the sideline for the changeover

Ballon d'Or 2020 cancelled

The Ballon d'Or event for this year has been cancelled. This is the first time ever the organizers would be taking this decision in the award's history. They blamed the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the football calendar. Barcelona captain, Lionel

BBNaija 2020: Kiddwaya denies Nengi

Kiddwaya, Big Brother Naija lockdown housemate, has denied knowing or having met fellow housemate, Nengi, before the reality TV show. Based on their previous conversation, the belief among viewers and some housemates was that Nengi and Kiddwaya knew each other

NECO releases 2020 SSCE results

The National Examinations Council (NECO) has released the internal Senior Secondary School Examination (SSCE) results. This year, there has been a two per cent increase in candidates who made five credits and above in all subjects. NECO also derecognised 12

WAEC reveals date for 2020 WASSCE

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has revealed that the 2020 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) will now commence on the 4th of August. The Minister of State for Education, Emeka Nwajuiba, disclosed this on Monday during

BBNaija 2020: Biggie rejects Nengi's offer

Big Brother Naija, BBNaija, housemate Nengi, on Monday, made a proposal to Biggie. Nengi, expressing her gratitude for stay in the house, offered Biggie her necklace in exchange for the gifts and food he gave her for nine weeks in the house. However, Biggie

BBNaija 2020: Four housemates caught kissing

Four Big Brother Naija 2020 housemates, on Saturday night, shared kisses in the 'Lockdown' reality show. It all started during a truth or dare game which occurred after the Saturday night party. Praise had dared Wathoni to kiss any guy in the house. However

NECO releases dates for 2020 examination

The National Examinations Council, NECO on Tuesday released the date for the conduct of its 2020 examinations for Senior Secondary three students. The board in a press statement signed by its Registrar/Chief Executive Officer, Professor Godswill Obioma, announced

Oscars 2020: Full list of winners

Neon's Parasite, on Sunday, made history at the 92nd academy awards as the first non-English language film to win best picture at the Oscars. Parasite won four awards in total, including for director Bong Joon Ho, international feature film and original screenplay

Euro 2020: Eriksen discharged from hospital

Denmark midfielder, Christian Eriksen, has been discharged from hospital on Friday. This follows a successful procedure on his heart, less than one week after he suffered a cardiac arrest during their Euro 2020 opening fixture against Finland. Eriksen collapsed

Full List Of AMVCA 2020 Winners

The 7th edition of the Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards (AMVCA) held on Saturday ended with some surprising wins and snubs. Leading the night was 'Living in Bondage' with a total of 7 wins including Best Overall movie. 'God Calling' followed closely with

"₦250k a day, ₦ 7.5m a month" - Man causes stir, shows off £200 earned from cleaning buttocks of a caucasian man

A Nigerian man, identifying himself as Timi, drew attention online by showcasing the £200 earned from cleaning buttocks of a caucasian man. In a video captioned, "This is my first time cleaning an oyinbo man's Yanch. I respect people who do this job from today

National University Commission: NUC sets up committee to make tertiary education accessible

Inset: Unilag Gate (Pulse) "Nigeria is projected to be the third largest population by the year 2050. The concern of NUC is how to educate this number of population when the time comes," he said.

EPL: Dates for 2020 transfer window unveiled

The dates for the January 2020 transfer window for English Premier League (EPL) clubs have been released. The window will open on Wednesday 1 January and close at 23:00 GMT on Friday 31 January 2020. EPL made this known in a statement on their official website

Full list of 2020 Oscar nominations unveiled

The nominations for 92nd Academy Awards were announced on Monday. Joker leads with 11 nods. Ford v Ferrari, The Irishman, Jojo Rabbit, Joker, Little Women, Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood, Marriage Story, Parasite and 1917 are all in the running for best

BBNaija 2020: Nengi reveals feelings for Laycon

Evicted Big Brother Naija season 5 Housemate, Nengi has revealed she likes Lacycon who emerged as the winner of the Show. Nengi during an interview with Ebuka Obi uchendu was asked how she and Laycon became close pals to an extent of becoming dance buddies