The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) says its 2021 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for school candidates, earlier scheduled for May/June, may not hold. The Council’s Head of National Office (HNO), Mr Patrick Areghan, gave the hint while…
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has returned N716, 800 found at an auto-crash site at Ozubulu along the Onitsha-Owerri Expressway, to the family of the deceased. Mr Bamidele Ayanwale, the Unit Commander in Oraifite, handed over the sum on…
Dr Nureni Adeniran, Dean, Universal Basic Education Board (UBEB), South West states, has called on philanthropists to join hands with major stakeholders to further promote education in the nation. Adeniran, told newsmen on Tuesday in Lagos that the support was…
Members of the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) have begun a nationwide indefinite strike action. The strike action commenced today. ASUP said this followed the failure of the government to address the sorry state of polytechnics and monotechnics; and…
The Debt Management Office (DMO), on Tuesday, opened two new Federal Government of Nigeria’s savings bonds for subscription at one Naira per unit. According to information obtained from the DMO’s official website, one is a two-year savings bond due on…
A professor of Jurisprudence and International Law has advised the Federal Government to review the Sexual Harassment Bill to prevent the possibility of false allegations. Prof. Wahab Egbewole of the Department of Jurisprudence and International Law, University of Ilorin, gave…
Students of Taraba State University Jalingo on Tuesday organised a peace summit aimed at addressing insecurity through social change. Mr Dennis Shima, the Students’ House of Representative Speaker and Chairman organising committee, said that the event is to create a…
The Federal Government has condemned the malicious celebration of the disappearance of Nigeria Air Force (NAF) fighter jet in Borno on March 31, by some “unpatriotic’’ Nigerians. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed at a media briefing…
The National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has ordered doctors at the COVID-19 isolation centers to join the ongoing nationwide strike. NARD threatened that failure to do so will attract a fine of N5m. The body also warned that any…
An agriculture expert, Mr Emmanuel Ibiang, has advocated the exploration of potential and benefits inherent in cassava leaves. Ibiang, a cassava processor and producer, made this call in an interview with newsmen on Tuesday in Lagos. He harped on the…
