Executive Secretary, National Senior Secondary Education Commission (NSSEC) has said 40 per cent of the 2024 National Examination Council (NECO) candidates may not proceed to tertiary institutions for no credit in Mathematics and English Language. Ajayi said this on Tuesday in Calabar during his address at a five-day...
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Dozens of world leaders are set to give speeches at the UN’s Climate Change Conference in Azerbaijan on Tuesday, setting the tone for the two-week negotiations. Among others, UN Secretary General António Guterres is expected to speak. Representatives from almost 200 states are attending the summit, known as COP29,...
By LEKAN AGBOOLA, Ilorin – In response fuel scarcity across the country, the Nigeria Customs Service task force against fuel smuggling, Operation Whirlwind has intensified its crackdown on fuel smuggling, recently seizing 67,000 liters of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) valued at approximately N84.8 million along the Kwara and Niger...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Benue State Chapter has accused Governor Hyacinth Alia’ s aides and some local government chairmen for been overzealous by arbitrary banning and incessant disruption of thanksgiving services and peaceful assembly. The party accused the Governor’s aides for the...
No fewer than 13 persons have been killed in a collapsed mining site in Bassa Local Government Area (LGA) of Plateau. The Chairman of Bassa LGA, Dr Joshua Riti, confirmed this to newsmen on Monday in Jos. Riti, who expressed sadness over the number of deaths recorded, said that...
The Senate Minority Leader, Sen. Abba Moro (PDP/Benue South), says that the People’s Democracy Party (PDP) Senate caucus was yet to take a position on the party’s national chairmanship seat. Moro made the disclosure on Monday in Makurdi while interacting with newsmen shortly after the PDP Benue chapter’s expanded...
The Head of Lagbaja Family of Ilobu kingdom, Mr Demola Lagbaja, has said it is regrettable that the late Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Taoheed Lagbaja, did not enjoy life outside the military. The family head spoke on Monday while receiving the St. Charles Grammar School, Osogbo, Old...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – FCT Minister of State, Dr. Mariya Mahmoud, has identified the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) programme as a cornerstone of national integration and development since its inception in 1973. A statement issued by her Special Adviser on Media, Austine Elemue, said the Minister made...
Ondo State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa has pledged not to abandon all projects initiated by his former boss, the late Gov. Rotimi Akeredolu. Aiyedatiwa stated this on Monday in Owo at the palace of Olowo of Owo, Oba Ajibade Ogunoye, during his campaign to the local government area of the...
The Enugu Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (ECCIMA) has blamed the continuous depreciation of the Naira to low local production capacity of the country. The chamber made the disclosure in a statement issued by its President, Mr Odeiga Jideonwo and made available to newsmen in Enugu on...
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) and its former President, Amaju Pinnick on Monday, urged a Federal High Court in Abuja to strike out a suit filed against them by Harrison Jalla and Chief Victor Rumson Baribote, among others. NFF and Pinnick, through their lawyer, Jibrin Okutekpa, SAN, told Justice...
The Federal High Court sitting in Abakaliki, Ebonyi capital on Monday, nullified the recent ward, council and state congresses of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) in the state. The court also restrained the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), the second defendant in the suit from recognising any of the...
The Israeli military said on Monday that the Lebanese Shiite militia Hezbollah fired around 165 rockets into the north of Israel. According to the Magen David Adom rescue service, a total of six people were injured, including a one-year-old child, in the Karmiel area of the Galilee and in...
The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) says three persons lost their lives when a Dangote truck (DCG-TM-028), experienced a brake failure while descending from Ita-Opo, Epe. The LASTMA General Manager, Mr Olalekan Bakare-Oki, confirmed this in a statement on Monday in Lagos. The statement was signed by Mr...
The Superintendent Pastor of the Citadel Global Community Church (CGCC), Tunde Bakare, on Monday donated N250 million to charity. The money was a birthday gift presented to Bakare by his church members. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Bakare clocked 70 on Nov. 11, 2024. The event...
The Nigerian Exchange Ltd. (NGX) on Monday opened the week positive with N84 billion profit added to the portfolios of investors. Specifically, the market capitalisation which opened at N58.920 trillion, gained N84 billion or 0.14 per cent to close at N59.004 trillion. The All-Share Index also gained 0.14 per...
PATRICK ABANG Calabar The Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Abubakar Kyari, has declared open a five days 46th regular meeting of the National Council on Agriculture and Food Security (NCAFS) opened in Calabar the Cross River State’s capital with the theme: ‘Resilience to climate change towards Sustainable Food...
The Office of the Vice President in collaboration with North East Development Commission (NEDC) have launched an in-person training of 150 teachers drawn from various Secondary schools in Borno State. The first Batch beneficiaries were from public and private secondary schools in MMC and Jere Local Government who are...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has called for the utilisation of the backlog of unspent funds allocated to tertiary education. ASUU warned that the continued stagnation of these resources could hinder the growth and development of the sector. This comes as the...
The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) has secured an agreement with Dangote Refinery to lift products directly. IPMAN National President, Abubakar Garima, announced this in Abuja on Monday after a meeting of the National Working Committee of the Association. He said the partnership will ensure steady, and...