As President Bola Tinubu’s 72nd birthday approaches on Friday, March 29, 2024, the Presidency has issued a plea to well-wishers and friends, urging them not to organize any celebratory events or advertise in the media. In a statement released on Sunday, Bayo Onanuga, the Special Adviser to the President on […]
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Obasanjo Urges Other Governors To Emulate Otti, And Abolish Pensions For Ex-govs, Deputies
Obasanjo Urges Other Governors To Emulate Otti, And Abolish Pensions For Ex-govs, Deputies Former Nigeria’s President, Olusegun Obasanjo, has commended Governor Alex Otti, and the Abia State House of Assembly for their courage to abolish the law which had entitled former governors and their deputies to enjoy life pension. The […]
CBT: WAEC Withholds Results Of 65 Candidates Over Malpractices
CBT: WAEC Withholds Results Of 65 Candidates Over Malpractices The West African Examinations Council, WAEC, has withheld results of 65 candidates that participated in the maiden Computer Based Test, CBT, of its 2024 first series WASSCE, for private candidates. The council’s Head of National Office, HNO, Dr Amos Dangut, made […]
Police Arrest 4 For Faking Kidnap, Demanding N5m Ransom
Police Arrest 4 For Faking Kidnap, Demanding N5m Ransom The Lagos States Police Command says its operatives have arrested one Margret Itodo, aged 25; Agnes Ogbeh, aged 23; Esther Anyanwu, aged 24 and Anthony Chinakwe, aged 24 for faking the kidnap of Agnes Ogbeh. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP […]
Gunmen Kidnap Woman, 3 Others in Anambra
Gunmen Kidnap Woman, 3 Others in Anambra Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers on Thursday, abducted a woman and three other persons at Emecourt Road Junction, Nnewi Nnewi North LGA, Anambra State. Eyewitnesses said the armed men, alighted from their vehicle, stopped a yet-to-be-identified lady who was driving in a Sports […]
Anambra Governor’s Wife Reassures Of Govt’s Commitment Towards Effective Education Policies
Anambra Governor’s Wife Reassures Of Govt’s Commitment Towards Effective Education Policies Wife of Anambra State Governor, Mrs. Nonye Soludo, says the state government is very deliberate in achieving the most effective education policies in the country. Mrs. Soludo stated this in a statement while reacting to the latest data released […]
South East Zonal Headquarters Of NSSEC Established In Anambra
South East Zonal Headquarters Of NSSEC Established In Anambra National Senior Secondary Education Commission, NSSEC, has chosen Anambra State as its South East Zonal Headquarters. The Executive Secretary of NSSEC, Dr. Iyela Ajayi disclosed this during an advocacy and sensitization visit to the State held at the headquarters of Post […]
On sports News, Nigeria top athletics table in Ghana 2023.
On sports News, Team Nigeria capped off their dominance of the athletics event at the 2023 African Games in Ghana in style on Friday by winning two gold, two silver and two bronze medals on the last day of the event. Chinecherem Nnamdi set a new national record to win […]
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, […]