Registrar, National Examinations Council (NECO), Prof. Dantani Wushishi, has been elected as the Vice-President of the Association for Educational Assessment in Africa (AEAA). Also, NECO has been granted the rights to host the 2027 AEAA Conference in Abuja, Nigeria. A statement issued by the Acting Director, Information and Public...
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Plateau State Governor Caleb Manasseh Mutfwang has described the deadly attack on Bin Mper community in Mangu Local Government Area as an attack on him, vowing that his administration will not allow residents to be driven from their ancestral land. Mutfwang made the declaration on Thursday when he visited...
Human rights activist and 2027 presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore, has alleged that Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has sealed a political agreement with President Bola Tinubu following the governor’s recent visit to the Presidential Villa. Sowore made the claim in a post published...
Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke has congratulated Mr. Abel Olumuyiwa Enitan on his appointment as the new Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, describing the development as a well-deserved recognition of years of dedicated service to Nigeria. In a message shared on his official X account on...
Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Zulum, has announced the launch of a new 61 million Euro United Nations Peacebuilding Fund Programme aimed at consolidating peace and supporting recovery efforts in the state over the next two years. Governor Zulum said this while briefing journalists after the fourth UN Offer...
Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima, has said the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is deliberately spreading infrastructure and economic opportunities beyond major cities to reduce congestion, expand jobs and promote balanced national development across Nigeria. This, he noted, is driven by the administration’s conviction that such state-driven projects...
Taraba State Governor, Dr. Agbu Kefas, has said many Nigerian youths who appear mentally distressed are not insane but are being pushed to the edge by the harsh socio-economic conditions confronting them. The governor made the remark on Thursday in Jalingo during the unveiling of the Taraba Youth Development...
Taraba State Governor, Dr. Agbu Kefas, has called for closer collaboration between the Church and government to address social vices, promote moral values and accelerate development across the state. Kefas made the appeal on Thursday while delivering a paper titled: ” _The Church and the State: Restoring God’s Vision”_...
Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi Sule, has lauded the Department of State Services (DSS), for rescuing kidnapped victims and dislodging a criminal camp on the outskirts of Atabula village, Aloshi District, Obi LGA of the state. Governor Sule spoke on the heels of the recent rescue, by DSS operatives, of...
Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Kaduna State University (KASU) chapter, has commended the Kaduna State Government for addressing some of the longstanding challenges confronting the institution, while calling for sustained funding and improved welfare for staff. The chairman of ASUU-KASU, Dr Abubakar Abdullahi, made the commendation today at...
Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, has called for stronger collaboration and co-investment between the state government, the Federal Government, the United Nations, development partners, international financial institutions, and the private sector to accelerate recovery and sustainable development in the state. Zulum made the call on Thursday at...
Plateau State Association United Kingdom (PSA UK) has called on President Bola Tinubu to suspend the proposed National Ranching Policy pending consultations with affected communities and a comprehensive assessment of its implications. President of PSA UK, Dr Solomon Chollom, who made the call in a statement on Thursday, urged...
Fresh from his two-week leave and back at work, Vice President Kashim Shettima is departing the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, for Port Harcourt, Rivers State. The Vice President will proceed to commission the 33.5-kilometre Elele–Egbeda–Omoku Dual Carriageway, one of the major infrastructure projects being inaugurated by the Rivers...
Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has expressed its appreciation to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for directing that eligible liquid funds recovered by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) be channelled to the Fund to support its growing student loan obligations. The Fund also welcomed the Federal Executive Council’s...
A civil society organisation, Safe House for Justice and Human Empowerment Centre (SHJHEC), has warned that continued insecurity and restricted access to farmlands could worsen food insecurity in Plateau State and Nigeria. The organisation said many households had been cut off from their farmlands and income-generating opportunities, leaving displaced...
Director-General of the Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe Annual Award Lecture, Mr. Chineme Onyeke, has called on Nigeria’s political leaders and citizens to embrace peace, unity, tolerance and responsible leadership as the country prepares for future elections. While speaking to the press on Wednesday in Abuja, Onyeke stressed that Nigeria’s diversity...
Director General of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Mrs. Zubaida Umar, today attended the 2nd National Gender Inclusion Conference, held at the Banquet Hall of the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The conference, organised by the Office of the Technical Advisor to the President on Economic and Financial Inclusion, had...
A fresh legal battle over four oil fields in the Niger Delta has escalated at the Court of Appeal, Abuja, with Hi-Rev Oil Limited and Hi-Rev Exploration & Production Limited asking the appellate court to halt and reverse allocations allegedly carried out by the Federal Government while their appeal...
*Arrested in tactical uniform, with fake pistol, allegedly extorting motorists The Department of State Services (DSS), late on Wednesday in Abuja arrested a man identified as Moferewa Maiye, discovered to be impersonating a personnel of the Service. Maiye, who claimed to hail from Agbajojun Village, Mopamuro Local Government Area...