Homepage Abuja from Tuesday, March 31st, 2026

The Nigerian Exchange Limited closed trading on Tuesday on a positive note, with investors gaining over ₦515 billion as key market indicators rebounded from the previous day’s losses.

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has released the results of the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) mock test conducted on Saturday, March 28.

Presiding Bishop of The Redeemed Evangelical Mission (TREM) and a founding figure of Nigeria’s Pentecostal movement, Dr. Mike Okonkwo, has urged the government to address the nation’s worsening economic situation, calling it a “state of emergency.”

The Armed Forces of Nigeria (AFN) has reported significant successes in its ongoing military operations across the country in the first quarter of 2026.

As part of the 2026 National Police Day celebrations, Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIG) Olohundare Moshood Jimoh led senior officers and personnel of Zone 2 Command Headquarters, Onikan, Lagos, in a day-two Walkathon on Tuesday, March 31.

Conveners of the Cross Campaign, Yomi Kasali and Lawrence Achidume, say recent killings in Plateau State have given their Easter parley “a sharper urgency” to confront Nigeria’s worsening insecurity.

President Bola Tinubu has condemned the killings in Plateau and Kaduna states, describing the attacks as “barbaric and cowardly.”

International condemnation is growing after Israel’s parliament, the Knesset, passed a discriminatory law approving the death penalty for Palestinians convicted of deadly attacks.

President Donald Trump on Monday issued a new warning to Iran, saying its energy plants and oil wells would be “obliterated” if Tehran did not reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

The federal government of Nigeria has approved $2 billion to boost Nigeria’s space economy, focusing on new satellite launches, increased industry revenue, and expanded broadband access to underserved communities.

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), in collaboration with the International Organization for Migration (IOM), has received 145 Nigerian returnees from Libya at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos.

The Academic Staff Union of Universities has rejected agreements between the Federal Government and the United Kingdom on education, including plans to establish a campus of Coventry University in Nigeria.

Israel’s parliament has passed a law making the death penalty the default sentence for Palestinians convicted of deadly terror attacks.