Residents of Bwari and adjoining communities in the FCT will soon enjoy improved access to potable water, following the inauguration of a major water supply expansion project by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike. Launched on Wednesday, the project will cover 198 kilometres of pipelines and serve Bwari, Ushafa, Kuduru, Jigo, Kuchuku,…
The Federal Government says that privately-owned Computer Based Test (CBT) centres and others belonging to public institutions will be fully deployed in the conduct of school-based Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) by 2026. The Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, disclosed this during the monitoring of a pilot CBT SSCE conducted by National Examinations Council…
Fidelity Bank Plc has reported a pre-tax profit of N385.2 billion for 2024, representing a 210 per cent growth compared to the N124.3 billion recorded in 2023. The bank, in a statement released on Monday, declared a total dividend of N2.10 per share following its strong financial performance in 2024. Gross earnings increased by 87.7…
A report by the World Health Organisation says 20 million Nigerians, representing 20 per cent of the country’s population, live with mental health conditions. Dr Azubike Aliche, the Secretary, Board of Trustees of the Nigeria-American Institute for Mental Health (NAIMH), said this at a mental health GAP Action training programme organised by the institute, in…
Mr Adegboyega Oyetola, the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, says Nigeria has successfully surmounted port challenges and ports are now attracting major container carriers and generating revenue for the country. Oyetola said this on Wednesday in Abuja while receiving members of Study Group 4, Senior Executive Course 47, National Institute of Policy and Strategic…
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says its National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting will hold on Tuesday (today) as scheduled. The party’s acting National Chairman, Umar Damagum, stated this while addressing newsmen after the PDP Extraordinary Caucus Meeting held on Tuesday in Abuja. “We just finished the extraordinary caucus meeting. We are moving to Legacy House for…
Vice-President Kashim Shettima, on Wednesday in Abuja said that 2025 represents a critical moment of interface between Nigeria and Brazil. Shettima said this during an inter ministerial review meeting to coordinate Nigeria’s preparations for the upcoming 2025 Nigeria-Brazil Strategic Dialogue Mechanism (SDM) scheduled for June 2025. He emphasised that the convergence of international events provides…
The stock market on Tuesday continued on a negative note as performance indices declined by 0.40 per cent. Specifically, the Nigerian Exchange Ltd. (NGX) market capitalisation fell by N265 billion or 0.40 per cent to N66.078 trillion from N66.343 trillion recorded on Monday. Also, the All-Share Index dropped by 0.40 per cent or 423.48 points…
The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has said that rapid spread of the highly infectious avian flu virus H5N1 has reached an “unprecedented” scale, wiping out hundreds of millions of birds worldwide and increasingly spilling over into mammals. FAO’s Deputy Director-General Godfrey Magwenzi said this while briefing Member States in Rome on Tuesday. The…
President Bola Tinubu has appointed principal officers for the Federal University of Medicine and Medical Sciences, Abeokuta, Ogun and Federal College of Education (Technical), Yauri, Potsikum, Yobe. Tinubu appointed Prof. Fatiu Arogundade as the Vice Chancellor of the Federal University of in Abeokuta. Dr Obayomi Olukayode Gregory is the new Registrar, Mrs Adedokun Omolola Olufunso…
