The European Union, EU-funded consortia led by Plan International Nigeria will enroll 324,000 children in Kano, Jigawa and Sokoto states through the implementation of ‘Accelerated Basic Education Programme (ABEP)’. The EU Consortium Lead and Education Advisor of Plan International Nigeria, Tobi Ransomed, disclosed this during the project startup workshop in Kano on Wednesday. Ransomed said…
Vice-President Kashim Shettima has called on automotive manufacturers in Nigeria to increase production capacity for Compressed Natural Gas (CNG)-powered and electric vehicles in order to meet rising national demand. Shettima, represented by the Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, Dr Kingsley Udeh, made the appeal on Tuesday in Abuja while declaring open the 25th Abuja…
Negotiations between Iran and the E3 states, Germany, France and the United Kingdom are planned for this week with no resolution in sight to the international dispute over Iran’s nuclear programme. The meeting is to take place on Friday in Istanbul at the level of deputy foreign ministers, said Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei….
Speaker of the ECOWAS Parliament Memounatou Ibrahima has urged member states to deliberately embrace, cultivate, and reinvent the institution’s integration agenda as it marks its 50th anniversary in May. Ibrahima made the plea on Tuesday in Abuja at the 2025 First Ordinary Session of the regional parliament, which also heralded the activities lined up for…
Nigeria’s education authorities say they are finalising negotiations with university unions to resolve long-standing disputes over pay and conditions and to prevent a return to nationwide strikes. Education Minister Dr Tunji Alausa confirmed on Wednesday that the government is preparing a counter-offer for the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and other tertiary unions. He…
Dr Danlami Hayyo, Mandate Secretary, Education Secretariat, Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) says the administration has spent N200 billion on education from 2023 to date. Hayyo disclosed this in Abuja on Tuesday, at the opening of a two-day innovation and entrepreneurship education training for Vice Principals (Academic) in FCT public secondary schools. He explained out…
President Bola Tinubu on Sunday condoled with Dr Dikko Radda, the Katsina State governor, over the death of his mother, Hajiya Safara’u Baribari. The 93-year-old matriarch died in the late hours of Saturday, Mr Bayo Onanuga, the president’s spokesman, said in a statement on Sunday. The president described the deceased nonagenarian as a selfless woman…
Nigeria’s economic indicators are showing signs of stabilisation as the country moves forward with a new sovereign green bond issue and ongoing reforms aimed at boosting investor confidence and sustainable development. Dr Patience Oniha, Director-General of the Debt Management Office (DMO), made the comments during an investor engagement session in Lagos on Monday ahead of…
An estimate of about N21b is needed to completely revive the National Stadium, Lagos, which was abandoned for 17 years before the ongoing work started two years ago. Minister of Sports Sunday Dare who made this known on Friday in Lagos added that 80 per cent of the job has been done with the…
The European Commission on Monday urged fast-fashion giant Shein to comply with EU consumer protection laws, following an investigation that uncovered multiple breaches. National authorities found evidence of fake discounts, false purchase deadlines, misleading sustainability claims, deceptive product labels, and missing or hidden contact details. Some product information was also found to be inaccurate or…
