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6 Feb
The Federal Government has announced the scrapping of all Junior Secondary School (JSS) and Senior Secondary Schools
13 Sep
In Nigeria, the dust continues to settle on the recent Basic Education Certification Examination (BECE) results and the state equivalents, with celebrations (or commiserations). For students transitioning from Junior Secondary School
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Africa’s payments technology company, Flutterwave, has revealed that remittances from Africans abroad on the Send App have increased as Africans continue to support families at home. This is contained in its Send App 2024 Remittance Industry Report, which offers critical insights into how cross-border remittances support communities and strengthen global connections. The report underscores the…
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A former Nollywood actor and spokesperson for the Labour Party Presidential Campaign Council, Kenneth Okonkwo, has announced his resignation from the party. In a press statement on Tuesday, Okonkwo said he took the decision because the party is not ready for the 2027 general election. He also alleged that the party is suffering from internal…
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The Opposition Lawmakers Coalition has called on Nigerians and members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to ignore the alleged suspension
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U.S politician and representative for Minnesota's 5th congressional district, Ilhan Omar, has rubbished an allegation of having a net worth of $83 million acquired in eight years. The claim was made on X by one Mila Joy with the handle, @MilaLovesJoe, who wondered how Omar arrived at the net worth from earning a $175,000 annual…
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The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and Airtel Nigeria have introduced the Nigeria Learning Passport (NLP), a digital learning programme, to a primary school in Lagos State. Chief of UNICEF Lagos Field Office, Celine Lafoucriere, announced this during a joint field trip by Airtel Nigeria and UNICEF to St Agnes Primary School, Maryland, Lagos. The…
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Several notorious bandit leaders, who have long terrorised Batsari, Safana, and Jibia local government areas of Katsina State, have surrende
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Delta House of Assembly on Tuesday passed the bill for the establishment of the college of health technology, Ovrode, 2024 for assent. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the proposed college of technology is to be located in Ovrode in Isoko Local Government of the state. The Executive bill was passed after its…
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Directs Education Minister to capture Institution in 2025 Budget for September takeoff President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday directed the Federal Government to take over Nok University, Kachia, Kaduna State, and transform it into a federal university. Following the President's directive, which came after a Federal High Court in Abuja ordered the final forfeiture of the…
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The Ogun Government, on Tuesday, assured its citizens of uninterrupted HIV/AIDS services following the funding suspension of public health programmes by the USAID. The state Commissioner for Health, Dr Tomi Coker, in a statement issued in Abeokuta, said the government was committed to ensuring the organisation’s withdrawal of support didn’t create a vacuum. The News…