Homepage News 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.

The Benue State Government has declared a one-week holiday for civil servants to celebrate Easter.

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 apex Igbo socio-cultural group, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, has urged the South African government to properly investigate recent tensions linked to a reported Igbo “kingship” in East London and take steps to prevent further violence.

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

A former Deputy Director of the Department of State Services, Dennis Amachree, has warned that Nigeria’s insecurity will continue unless the government changes its approach.

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.

Former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has called for unity among opposition leaders following the defection of former Kano State governor, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, to the African Democratic Congress (ADC).

Former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, is facing mounting legal battles as a Kaduna court has adjourned proceedings to 1st April 2026 in his ongoing corruption trial, while he has also withdrawn a separate ₦1 billion rights suit in Abuja.

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.