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The National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies (NILDS) has organised an inter-school quiz competition for secondary school students in Bauchi State. Speaking before the commencement of the 2025 edition of the national debate which focuses on the legislature, democracy and governance, the director-general of the NILDS, Prof Abubakar Sulaiman, said the exercise is to […]
The Sokoto state High Court has ordered the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) to immediately release the withheld results of the 47 students of the Global Kids Academy, Sokoto. In a court order signed by the director of litigation, High Court of Justice, Sokoto, Umma Abubukar Said, the presiding judge, Justice Muawiya Dahiru Mahmud, said […]
At least five worshippers, including the Imam, have been reportedly killed and several others injured when armed bandits attacked a mosque in Yandoton Daji village, Tsafe local government area of Zamfara State. The bandits were said to have invaded the mosque yesterday while the worshippers were observing the early morning prayers. Locals said that scores […]
The Kano State government has reacted to recent publications by some online news platforms alleging that the state did not emerge the best-performing state in the 2025 National Examinations Council (NECO) senior secondary school examinations. Signed by the commissioner for information and internal affairs Comrade Ibrahim Abdullahi Waiya yesterday said the report was not only […]
The Ogoni Voice Achievers Foundation (OVAF) has rejected the federal government’s plan to restart oil exploration in Ogoniland, demanding that no operation commences until a full environmental clean-up is completed and historical justice, including the exoneration of the late Ken Saro-Wiwa and other Ogoni activists. In a statement signed by the founder and Board of […]
The Kogi State government says it has intensified collaboration with federal agencies and international partners to reposition agriculture as the mainstay of the state’s economy to ensure food security and promote agricultural export. This followed a visit to Geregu in Ajaokuta local government area where government officials and a delegation of agriculture experts and investors […]
Vice Chancellor of the Nasarawa State University, Keffi, Prof. Sa’adatu Hassan Liman, has stressed the need for global economies to employ models of development that are not only economically viable but also sustainable. Speaking at the opening of an international conference on innovation and product exhibition organised by the university’s Department of Entrepreneurship Studies yesterday, […]
The Aliston Care Foundation is to sponsor and return 1,000 out-of-school children to school in 2025. Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Aliston Care Foundation, Engr. Emmanuel Oche John, stated this at the annual stakeholders and fund-raising conference for primary education and out-of-school children in Nigeria. Speaking at the event held in Abuja yesterday, Oche […]
The World Bank has rated the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) as a high-performer in the successful implementation of the Agro-Climatic Resilience in Semi-Arid Landscapes (ACReSAL) project, holding it up as a benchmark after a three-year review. The endorsement came during a field visit by a high-level World Bank delegation, led by Practice Manager for West […]
Four miners died when a mine collapsed in Dura community, Jos South local government area of Plateau State on Thursday night. According to an eyewitness, said the site collapsed on four persons working in the pit. A resident of the community, Chuwang Davou, told newsmen in Jos yesterday, “We have a tragic situation in Dura […]