National Examinations Council (NECO) has accredited more schools in Equatorial Guinea to write the Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) and the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE). A statement in Abuja on Wednesday by the Council’s Acting Director, Information and Public Relations, Mr Azeez Sani, said the move was to expand its global presence. Sani said…
The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Christopher Musa, on Wednesday, emphasised the importance of building resilience in communities to tackle insecurity. The CDS stated this at the opening of a two-day Human Security and Civil-Military Workshop, organised by the Defence Headquarters and the British Defence Staff. Musa, represented by Rear Adm. Ayuba Chugali, said…
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov on Wednesday in Moscow said Russia and the United States discussed the possibility of elections in Ukraine during high-level talks in Riyadh. According to Russia news agency, there was an “exchange of views” on the subject during Tuesday’s meeting between U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei…
President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday congratulated Mr Azubuike Ishiekwene, Senior Vice Chairman /Editor-in-Chief of Leadership Newspapers on his 60th birthday. President Tinubu appreciated Ishiekwene’s brilliant and incisive commentary and analysis on Nigeria’s politics, the economy, and society, Mr Bayo Onanuga, the President’s spokesman, said in a statement. He noted that Ishiekwene’s insightful contributions and recent…
Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC) in Lagos State has called on the impeached Speaker of the state House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, to give peace a chance. Chairperson of IPAC in the state, Mrs Temilola Akinade, stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Lagos. NAN recalls that the…
The Nigeria Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) says it will take stringent measures to ensure that filling stations dispense the right quantity of products to motorists in Kogi. Mr Ogbe Godwin, NMDPRA Coordinator in Kogi, made the disclosures to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Lokoja. Godwin spoke after the…
EU ambassadors backed a 16th sanctions package on Russia on Wednesday, just days before the third anniversary of Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the Polish EU presidency announced. The measures set for formal adoption by foreign ministers on Monday, target captains and owners of Russia’s so-called shadow fleet vessels with murky ownership that are often…
Gov Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau has urged the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) to help the state in tackling the rising spate of child abuse and trafficking. Mutfwang made the call when Dr. Nuzhat Rafique, UNICEF’s Chief of Bauchi Field Office, visited him on Wednesday in Jos. The governor, who reiterated the state’s commitment to…
A policeman, Insp Nelson Otasowie, on Wednesday told an FCT High Court in Zuba that the four defendants, dressed in uniforms belonging to the Department of State Services’ (DSS) to rob their victims in Abuja. The police charged Michael Obi, Success Momoh, Bitrus Danladi as well as one Solomon Kwaghngurum, who is still at large…
Gov Abba Yusuf of Kano State has pledged to implement the recommendations of the Judicial Commission of Inquiry (JCI) on the #EndBadGovernance protest. Yusuf spoke while receiving the report from the chairman of the commission, retired Justice Lawan Mahmoud, on Wednesday in Kano. This is contained in a statement issued by his spokesperson Sunusi Dawakin…
