An Education expert, Mr Simon Fowowe, has commended the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), on plans to review the just concluded Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). Fowowe, who is the National President of the Association of Nursery and Primary Education Instructors (ANPEIN), made the commendation in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria(NAN),…
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has called on Abuja residents to continue supporting and praying for President Bola Tinubu, assuring them that the President is committed to improving their living conditions through strategic infrastructure development. During an inspection tour of road projects in the Kubwa and Bwari areas on Wednesday, Wike…
The Ebonyi Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) says it has reactivated its temporary Internally Displaced Persons Camps (IDP) in the state to prepare against any eventual flooding. Mr Clement Ovuoba, Executive Secretary of the agency, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abakaliki on Wednesday. Ovuoba said the reactivation followed…
President Bola Tinubu on Monday congratulated Remo Stars Football Club on winning the 2024–2025 Nigerian Premier Football League title. In a statement issued by his spokesman, Mr Bayo Onanuga, the president described the club’s victory as a milestone achievement that shined a spotlight on Ikenne and Ogun. Tinubu said the historic triumph, coming just four…
The Federal High Court in Abuja has adjourned the trial of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan on alleged cybercrime offences to Nov. 24. The trial, earlier scheduled to commence on Monday, could not hold as Justice Mohammed Umar was absent due to a protest outside the court complex. The protest, led by activist Omoyele Sowore, demanded the…
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Ogun 1 Area Command, on Tuesday, handed over 7 million CFA (N17 million) intercepted by its operatives to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The Area Comptroller, Mr Mohammed Shuaibu, handed over the 7 million CFA to Mr Oguzi Moses, the Assistant Commander of EFCC, Head of Investigation, Lagos…
The Federal Government has unveiled a virtual interactive tool to enhance understanding and implementation of the code of conduct for public officers. The Head of the Civil Service of the Federation (HCSF), Mrs Didi Walson-Jack, launched the platform on Tuesday in Abuja. The initiative developed by the Technical Unit on Governance and Anti-Corruption Reforms (TUGAR)…
Vice-President Kashim Shettima on Wednesday inaugurated the Supervisory Board of the Debt Management Office (DMO) to strengthen fiscal and monetary policy coordination of the Federal Government. The vice-president, while inaugurating the board at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, said it was part of government’s efforts to ensure long-term debt sustainability, in line with President Bola Tinubu’s…
European Union foreign ministers plan to meet in Brussels on Monday to discuss recent developments in Syria and Georgia also wars in Ukraine and the Middle East as well as the political situation in Belarus. Ministers are set to adopt the 15th round of new sanctions on Russia since its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in…
Microsoft on Wednesday announced a one million dollars investment to equip one million Nigerians with Artificial Intelligence (AI) skills. The Managing Director, Microsoft Nigeria and Ghana, Ms Ola Williams, said at a Microsoft AI Tour media briefing in Lagos that the AI skill training would reach one million Nigerians by 2026. Williams said that the…
