Nigerian Education Policy
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Olufemi Ajadi, a prominent chieftain of the New Nigeria People's Party (NNPP), has called on the Nigerian government to urgently reconsider its newly introduced policy that mandates candidates must be at least 18 years old to participate in the West Africa School Certificate Examinations (WASCE). Ajadi warns that this policy, which is set to take…
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The Kebbi State Independent Electoral Commission (KESIEC), on Sunday, declared the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the winner of Saturday’s local council polls in the state. READ ALSO:N-HYPPADEC sympathises with Kebbi, Niger flood victims Alhaji Aliyu Muhammad-Mera, Chairman of the commission, who announced this in Birnin Kebbi on Sunday, said the…
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Kwara State Government at the weekend arrested and prosecuted 400 residents for flouting the state's environmental sanitation laws. Each offender was fined N5,000 while others after the fine still did community service. The Press Secretary in the ministry of environment, Kamaldeen Aliagan, disclosed that some stubborn offenders were ordered to serve physical punishment after paying…
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Ex-Chairman, Rivers State Traditional Rulers' Council, Sergeant Chidi Awuse has lamented that the State Governor, Siminialayi Fubara, kicked him out as the state Traditional Rulers' Council Chairman when he was in an Intensive Care Unit for six weeks battling for his life. The Traditional Ruler of Emohua Local Government Area said Fubara went further to…
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Dr Hassan Gimba, a veteran journalist, public commentator and online publisher, on Sunday, donated a school and a health facility to the people of Potiskum, Yobe. READ ALSO:Terrorists kill three students in Yobe State Gimba, who is the publisher of NEPTUNE PRIME, an online newspaper, said the projects were named after his late…
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The Federal Government has ordered an immediate investigation into allegations of inhumane treatment and poor feeding of inmates at the Afokang Custodial Centre in Calabar, Cross River State, as depicted in a viral video. Minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, who ordered the investigation on Sunday in Abuja, said the allegations—that inmates at the facility…
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Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Arc. Ahmed Musa Dangiwa, is worried over the slow pace of work of 500 housing units at the Renewed Hope City in Kano. Dangiwa expressed his dissatisfaction during an on-spot assessment of the construction site at Lambu village, Tofa local government area of Kano, on Sunday, where he warned…
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Mohamed Salah hinted this will be his final season at Liverpool after scoring his 15th goal against Manchester United in a resounding 3-0 win for the visitors at Old Trafford on Sunday. Salah has less than a year left to run on his contract at Anfield and said no discussions have taken place with the…
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The Chairmen of Local Government and Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs) in Ikorodu division of Lagos State, have embarked on intensive sensitization against cholera outbreak among residents. The chairmen directed the environment department in the various councils to take up the sensitization to curtail spread of the disease. They disclosed this in separate interviews with…
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Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Arc. Ahmed Musa Dangiwa, is worried over the slow pace of work of 500 housing units at the Renewed Hope City in Kano. Dangiwa expressed his dissatisfaction during an on-spot assessment of the construction site at Lambu village, Tofa local government area of Kano, on Sunday, where he warned…
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Arne Slot passed his first major examination as Liverpool manager with a statement 3-0 win at Manchester United thanks to Luis Diaz's double and a Mohamed Salah strike on Sunday. Slot has the unenviable task of succeeding Jurgen Klopp but has made a perfect start with a 100 per cent record from three Premier League…