By Olasunkanmi Akoni The Lagos State Waterways Authority (LASWA), in partnership with global trade association Interferry, has concluded Module 6 of the Africa Ferry Safety Development and Mentoring Programme to strengthen safety standards across the waterways sector. The training equipped maritime professionals with technical skills to audit and inspect commercial passenger ferries as part of […]
…Extends free screening to public servants, Trade Fair visitors By Olasunkanmi Akoni The Lagos State Government has urged residents to embrace HIV testing as part of routine healthcare, rather than wait until they suspect an infection before seeking screening. The government has also extended free HIV testing and counselling services to public servants and visitors […]
The Zamfara State Government inaugurated a 13-man committee to curb illegal mining activities across the state. The Secretary to the Zamfara State Government, Abubakar Mohammad Nakwada, inaugurated the committee on Friday in Gusau, the state capital. This was contained in a statement signed by Mr Sulaiman Tudu, the Senior Special Assistant on Media, Office of […]
The Emir of Kano, Khalifah Muhammadu Sanusi II, has expressed satisfaction with Governor Dauda Lawal’s performance in Zamfara State. The emir was the guest of honour at the commissioning of the rebuilt and equipped Zawiyya Mosque and Islamiyya School in Gusau on Friday. The Zawiyya is one of the oldest Islamic institutions in Zamfara, with […]
The Zamfara State Universal Basic Education Board (ZSUBEB) handed over the site for the construction of the Gummi Mega School to S.H.T. Standard Construction Company Limited for the commencement of work. The site handover exercise was personally led by the Executive Chairman, accompanied by his team of engineers. The Gummi Mega School project, valued at […]
Governor Dauda Lawal of Zamfara State has approved further training for an additional 250 teachers under the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology’s ongoing capacity-building programme. The Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, AbdulMalik Abubakar Gajam, announced this during a meeting with members of the Committee on the School Enrolment Drive. He also said the […]
Zamfara State was ranked among the top 10 states in the Fiscal Viability Index, a new report released by BudgIT has revealed. The new report titled, “State of States 2026: States ‘ Performance on Pillar B/ Fiscal Viability,” was released on Monday. This comes days after a renowned economist and former Governor of Nigeria’s Central […]
…An empty street on a sit-at-home dayBy Steve Oko & Chinedu Adonu Commercial activities are gradually returning to the South-East region after years of an illegal Monday sit-at-home order declared by non-state actors crippled business and social life. While commercial operations are picking up in some states, others continue to lag behind. For example, the […]
By Haruna Aliyu, Birnin Kebbi The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kebbi State has declared that it is united and strong ahead of the 2027 general elections, following a reconciliation exercise aimed at addressing grievances among party members. The Secretary of the Contact and Reconciliation Committee set up by Governor Nasir Idris, Engineer Ahmed Umar […]
President Bola Tinubu has unveiled a ₦52,500 monthly minimum pension guarantee for 173,209 eligible retirees under the Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS), ending a 22-year delay in implementing the provision of the Pension Reform Act. The President also inaugurated the Pension Industry Healthcare Plan for Retirees, known as PenCare, designed to provide free essential healthcare services […]
Under the Electoral Act 2022, the Supreme Court held that IREV is a public viewing tool, not a legal collation system…cannot by itself invalidate election
The question of whether 25 per cent in Abuja is a separate, compulsory test went to the Supreme Court after the 2023 election. Atiku and Peter Obi argued that Tinubu of APC had failed it
Tinubu’s support was uneven. He got 231,591 votes in Rivers but only 90,183 in Delta, a drop of 141,408 votes between both neighbouring states
Kwankwaso of NNPP came third with 69,386 votes. Peter Obi, who ran on the Labour Party, LP, ticket, had just 6,376 votes
Technology share prices clawed back some of last week’s sharp losses on Monday, though gains were tempered by a plunge in Nvidia following a probe into its boss Jensen Huang over claims of an affair with an alleged Chinese spy.
Tech executive Alice Huang is the woman accused of spying for China during an affair with Jensen Huang, head of US artificial intelligence chip titan Nvidia, according to media reports.
Chip giant Nvidia’s board announced Sunday it had opened a probe into chief executive and co-founder Jensen Huang after he acknowledged an affair with a woman US officials say was working for Chinese intelligence.
Fans of the violent “Grand Theft Auto” video game franchise are just two weeks away from getting their hands on the latest edition, which has taken almost a decade to make and has become the most expensive title in history.
Fifteen nursing students of Madonna University, Nigeria, have appealed to the university management to reverse their expulsion over a controversial TikTok video recorded during their community posting, pleading for another opportunity to complete their studies.
*Half of Nigeria’s Private Schools Are Invisible — FG By Elizabeth Osayande & Marvelous Allen LAGOS — The Federal Government has revealed that out of 110,000 private schools in Nigeria, only 57,000 have submitted their data to the national education database, making over half of private schools in the country invisible for planning and intervention […]
•Adeyemo wins car, house, cash in MTOY award By Adesina Wahab A teacher’s reward is in Heaven, goes the saying. However, it is while on earth that a teacher can work and there is nothing bad if he enjoys part of his reward while alive. To make teachers enjoy the reward of their sweat, a […]
By Ben Ngwakwe GOMBE: No fewer than 100 Senior Secondary one to three (SSS 1-3) students from five schools in Abuja and Gombe have been offered a three-year Scholarship by MATINAAH Care Foundation’s (MCF). All the vulnerable students now have their school fees settled from their SSS1 class to SSS3 class. Others in SSS2 and […]
