On Foreign News, Gunmen opened fire at a rock concert in a Moscow suburb on Friday killing at least 40 people, wounding over 100 people, and setting off an inferno in the theater. A journalist for the RIA Novosti news agency at the scene, attackers dressed in camouflage uniforms entered […]
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WAEC releases WASSCE-CBT results
The West African Examinations Council, Nigeria, on Friday, released results of the first-ever Computer-Based West African Senior School Certificate Examination for Private Candidates, 2024–First Series. The council commenced migration from traditional paper-based examinations to Computer-Based Examinations for its private candidates’ examinations. A statement by the council added that the novel […]
179 million Nigerians lack access to safely drinking water — NIWE
The Nigerian Institute of Water Engineers (NIWE) on Friday said about 179 million Nigerians do not have access to safely managed drinking water services. The body also disclosed that about 67% of Nigerian population does not have access to basic water supply. The NIWE National Chairman, Engr. (Dr.) Adeyinka Sobowale, […]
Security Agencies Rescue 16 Almajiri Children In Sokoto
Security operatives in Sokoto State in collaboration with their counterparts in Zamfara have rescued sixteen Almajiri children and a woman abducted in the Gada Local Government Area of Sokoto State two weeks ago. The rescue operation, according to the Sokoto State Government, was done in collaboration with the office of […]
Three university students feared dead in stampede over rice
Three students of the Nasarawa State University, Keffi, were feared dead on Friday in a stampede that occurred when the students struggled for rice donated by the state government. The incident occurred at the convocation square of the university where the bags of rice were kept awaiting the arrival of […]
US surgeons perform first pig-to-human kidney transplant
A groundbreaking medical procedure took place in Boston, where surgeons successfully transplanted a kidney from a genetically engineered pig into a 62-year-old man who needed a transplant, the New York Times reports. If the breakthrough is successful, it could bring hope to people who are suffering from kidney failure. According […]
Awka Designated as South East Zonal Headquarters for National Senior Secondary Education Commission
Awka, the Anambra State Capital has been named the South East Zonal headquarters of the National Senior Secondary Education Commission, NSSEC, an agency established by the Federal Government in April, 2021, as the regulatory body for the senior secondary education system in the country. The Executive Secretary of the Commission, […]
Dump your dollars to avoid tears, Naira’ll appreciate – Presidency warns
The presidency is optimistic about better days for the naira and is asking currency speculators to dump their cache of dollars. Nigeria’s naira currency has recently slid downwards against major currencies like the dollar, going for $1 to N1,500 in the parallel market. But the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) […]
ANAMBRA STATE HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY PAYS LAST RESPECT TO FORMER SPEAKER, LATE Right HONOURABLE ANAYO NNEBE
The Anambra State House of Assembly will tomorrow, Friday 22nd March, 2024 hold a special valedictory session in honour of the late former Speaker of the Fourth Anambra State House of Assembly, Right Honourable Anayo Nnebe. The late Right Honourable Nnebe was Speaker between 2007 and 2011. He was first […]
Nigerian creators to monetise Instagram June 2024.
Meta Platforms Incorporated, led by former UK Deputy Prime Minister and Meta’s President of Global Affairs, Sir Nick Clegg, has said the platform would introduce a feature on its Instagram app that will allow Nigerian creators to monetise their content The feature, which will be unveiled in June 2024, will […]