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The Minister of State for Education, Yusuf Sununu, has lamented the growing number of out-of-school children (OOSC) in Northern Nigeria, deeming it both “unacceptable” and “disheartening.” Speaking on Monday at the Bauchi State 2023 Education Summit at Sultan Sa’ad Abubakar Hajj Camp in Bauchi, Sununu stated that there is a need for the urgency of […]
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says re-run and bye-elections may be held across the country next February. This is according to the Chairman of the electoral body Mahmood Yakubu who spoke at a meeting with political parties. “With regard to the bye-elections, you may recall that in my recent address at the swearing-in of […]
Four people have been killed and eight others abducted after bandits with sophisticated weapons including AK-47 rifles attacked farmers in Katsina State. The incident occurred in the Nahuta and Dantsuntu Communities of the Batsari Local Government Area of the State. An eyewitness said that the bandits surrounded the area from Saturday evening when the farmers […]
The First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has declared that learning and education were veritable weapons in the fight against terrorism and criminality by individuals and communities. Speaking on Sunday at the State House, Abuja, when she received four of the five rescued students of Federal University Dutsin-Ma, Mrs Tinubu noted that their experience and that […]
President Bola Tinubu has congratulated Nigerian-born Professor of Pharmaceutical Nanoscience and top-flight researcher, Ijeoma Uchegbu, on her election as President of Wolfson College, one of the 31 colleges of the University of Cambridge. Uchegbu, renowned for her innovative work in nanoparticle drug delivery, is currently a Professor of Pharmaceutical Nanoscience at University College, London (UCL). […]
It was prizes and awards galore for various Archdiocesan secondary schools,their teachers and students who participated in this year’s(2023) Archbishop Valerian Okeke Science Competition (AVOSCO)which results were released at the Shanahan Auditorium on Wednesday. No fewer than 30 students inclusive of their teachers carted away various prizes and awards ranging from certificates,cash,laptops,printers and huge whiteboards. […]
Anambra State governor, Professor Chukwuma Soludo has urged the people of the state to return home and join their relations in celebrating the Christmas and New Year, assuring them that the state is safe. Press Secretary to the governor, Mr. Christian Aburime, who spoke for the governor, said there are assurances and unyielding commitment to […]
The Onitsha Archdiocesan Presbyterium led by the Metropolitan Archbishop of Onitsha,Most Rev Valerian Okeke last Tuesday celebrated an end of year thanksgiving mass where the Archbishop called for special prayers for the country,the poor and the less privileged to lessen the current hardship and sufferings of the masses. The thanksgiving mass was held at the […]
No fewer than eight commissioners in total have tendered their resignation as the crisis in Rivers state deepens further. Those who have resigned are reported to have strong ties with Nyesom Wike who is the current minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). According to political watchers, the resignations are apparently linked to the power […]
The chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, has said that the N40 billion appropriated for the Commission for 2024 was grossly inadequate. Yakubu made the disclosure on Thursday while speaking before the Senate Committee on INEC led by Senator Sarafadeen Ali. The INEC Chairman said the N40 billion could only […]
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