The Bauchi state government has approved N793.6 million for payment of external examination fees for 25,410 indigent students. The funds would cover payment of registration fees for the 2025 National Examination Council (NECO), Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), National Business and Technical Examinations Board (NABTEB) and the National Board for Arabic and Islamic studies…
World Health Organisation (WHO) on Tuesday said over 161,000 children fewer than 10 have been given a first vaccine dose against polio virus in central Gaza. The vaccine was the first launch of UN-led mass vaccination campaign in the embattled Palestinian territory. The number of children reached in central Gaza during the first two days…
The Office of the Accountant General of the Federation (OAGF) has clarified that the Federal Government has not discarded Remitta as the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) approved payment gateway. Bawa Mokwa, Director, Press and Public Relations, OAGF, gave the clarification in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja. Mokwa explained that Remitta would rather be…
Gov Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers, has stated that the purpose of governance is to protect lives, property, and provide essential amenities for the people. Fubara made the remark during the inauguration of the renovated Fire Service headquarters, located near Isaac Borough Park at Mile 1, Port Harcourt on Tuesday. He said that this knowledge had…
The Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) has donated more than 1,662 educational digital contents to the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the donation was done through Kim Pankyu, Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to Nigeria. The materials were handed over on Monday in Abuja at a…
The State Department’s scathing report on the US military withdrawal from Afghanistan, exposing the absence of a plan for worst-case scenarios has raised several concerns. The Biden and Trump administrations faced significant criticism for their failure to adequately plan for “worst-case scenarios” during the withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan in the summer of 2021….
No fewer than three persons sustained various degrees of injuries in a tanker explosion along Numan Road, Jimeta in Yola. The Police and the Federal fire Service in Adamawa, who confirmed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Yola that no life was lost in the incident. Aliyu Abubakar, Deputy Superintendent of Fire…
Some capital market experts have lauded President Bola Tinubu for signing the Investments and Securities Act (ISA, 2025) into law. Some of the experts who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Sunday, expressed optimism that the Act would help promote and sanitise the country’s capital market. They appealed to the…
Marsh McLennan India will have a new CEO starting April 1 as current Marsh India CEO Sanjay Kedia takes over the role. This new role will see Kedia leading a new collaborative effort from India at the intersections of the firm’s four businesses: Mercer, Marsh, Oliver Wyman, and Guy Carpenter. According to the…
Supermom, the reality TV show created by media personality Sola Fajobi, has returned for a new season after a decade-long hiatus. The reality TV show, which celebrates mothers across Nigeria including those of famous Nigerian celebrities, last broadcast in 2015. In a recent press conference, Fajobi said he revived Supermom due to “popular demand” and…
