By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The National Examinations Council (NECO) has paid the allowances of all the 72,138 Examiners engaged as ad-hoc Staff in the 2024 School-based Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE). In a statement signed by the Acting Director, Information and Public Relations, Azeez Sani on Wednesday, the...
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By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- No fewer than 13 students of the Federal Government College in Enugu State has been suspended for 6-weeks over alleged bullying in the school. The Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa ordered the suspension of the students based on a viral video showing some students...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, has inaugurated a summit aimed at reforming the Almajiri education system, a traditional Islamic method of learning widely obtained across states in northern Nigeria. The event held at the Conference hall of Musa Usman Secretariat was graced by education...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja– The Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia, Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, has assured Nigeria of support in its economic reform programmes. The assurance came when the Crown Prince and President Bola Ahmed Tinubu met on Monday in Riyadh...
President Bola Tinubu has assured Nigerians that the nation’s most challenging economic period is now behind them. The spokesperson of the Vice-President, Stanley Nkwocha, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja. He said Tinubu gave the assurance at the inauguration of Sen. Monday Okpebholo and Dennis Idahosa...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja- President Bola Tinubu has extended his heartfelt congratulations to Senator Monday Okpebholo on his inauguration today as the Governor of Edo State. In his message by his media aide, Bayo Onanuga, President Tinubu urged Governor Okpebholo to diligently work to enhance the living standards of the...
The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr Ola Olukoyede, has attributed the frequent collapse of national grid to activities of corrupt contractors. The EFCC boss said this while receiving members of the House of Representatives Committee on Financial Crimes during an oversight visit to...
The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr Wale Edun, says the Federal Government will soon begin payment of pension backlog. Edun said this during a peaceful rally by the Nigeria Union of Pensioners Contributory Pension Scheme Sector (NUPCPS) at the Federal Ministry of Finance in...
Super Eagles’ Captain William Ekong, Ademola Lookman, Moses Simon and 19 other players on Tuesday participated in the team’s first training session in Abidjan. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that only Spain-based forward Sadiq Umar was being expected. The team were in high spirits ahead of a...
The All Progressives Congress(APC) Youths leaders Forum (AYLF), on Tuesday said that Nigeria’s ruling party would require former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello’s political sagacity while planning for the 2027 elections. The forum, in a statement by its President, Alhaji Abdullahi Danbaba, and Secretary, Dr Chike Ihedioha, said that...
The Nigerian stock market closed on a bearish note on Tuesday, with a loss of N69 billion, due to sell-offs in large and medium capitalised stocks. The Nigerian Exchange Ltd. (NGX) market capitalisation, which opened at N59.004 trillion, dropped by N69 billion or 0.12 per cent, closing at N58.935...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, has approved the appointment of the chairman and members of the Borno State Guidance and Counselling Board. Those appointed include: Alhaji Abba Lawan Ashigashiya – Chairman; Shettima Bukar – Member; Gadau Ali – Member; Mohammed Yusuf Habib – Member...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, has approved the reinstatement of 23 health workers previously suspended for absence from their duty posts at Gwoza General Hospital. This decision was announced during the Governor’s inspection of the hospital’s newly renovated maternity and child center, as well...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The founder of ThinkLab Group Limited, Dr. Sa’id Alkali Kori, has donated #20 million to the Borno State Government to aid in flood disaster relief efforts following the floodwaters that ravaged about 70 percent of Maiduguri city. Aslo, Dr. Kori announced additional long-term intervention...
Monday Okpebholo of Edo on Tuesday unveiled a five-point agenda for the development of the state after he was sworn in as the 5th civilian governor of the state. Okpebholo, in his inaugural speech, pledged to prioritise security, infrastructure, healthcare, food sufficiency, and education. The governor declared war on...
By HARUNA AHMED, Duste– No fewer than 10 passengers have died and one other injured in an accident that occurred at Yanfari village in Taura Local Government Area of Jigawa State. The Police Public Relations Officer, Jigawa State Command, Mr Lawal Shiisu, confirmed the incident in a statement issued...
By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos – Plateau State Police Command has debunked rumours of a bomb explosion on Murtala Way, near Jos Terminus, in Jos North Local Government of the state. The command’s spokesman, who stated this in a statement, said that the command had on Tuesday morning received report...
Vice President Kashim Shettima has said he is optimistic about the ability of new Governor of Edo, Monday Okpebholo, to transform the state. Shettima in his address at the swearing-in ceremony of the governor on Tuesday in Benin, emphasised the significance of the mandate given by the people and...
Vice-President Kashim Shettima has said the Federal Government’s ongoing efforts to strengthen the country’s trade sector is showing promising results, as Nigeria recorded N6.5 trillion trade balance in second quarter of 2024. Shettima, represented by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), George Akume, said this at...
The top cleric in the Anglican Church, Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, announced on Tuesday he was resigning after facing mounting pressure to quit over his handling of an abuse case. Welby said in a statement that he was “stepping aside in the best interests of the Church...