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The recently concluded KADA EduPACT International Summit 2025, held from July 9 to 11 in Kaduna, Nigeria, emerged as a beacon of hope amid the nation’s deepening educational quagmire. Themed “Strategic Visioning for Educational Transformation: Developing a Kaduna State Educational Model,” the summit convened global leaders, policymakers, educators, and innovators to reimagine education as inclusive, […]
Today, as in the last three weeks, I continue my region-by-region analysis of the 2025 Phillips Consulting State Performance Index (pSPI). This week, the focus is on the South-South, Nigeria’s oil-rich zone comprising Cross River, Edo, Delta, Akwa Ibom, Rivers, and Bayelsa. For decades, the region has been described as Nigeria’s treasure chest. Oil revenues […]
Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, has intensified pressure on contractors handling critical road projects across the State, insisting on delivering durable infrastructure that reflects value for taxpayers’ money. On August 31, 2024, the Governor returned from Irrua, in the Esan Central Local Government Area, and undertook an extensive inspection tour of several road projects. […]
All Progressives Congress League of Professionals (ALP) has decried the comments credited to former governor of Kaduna State, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, that the federal government under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is empowering bandits. El-Rufai had on Sunday alleged that the federal government was empowering bandits by paying them a monthly allowance and sending food to […]
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) Chairman, Dr Zacch Adedeji, has challenged global leaders to tackle the rising cross-border crimes that have disrupted revenue mobilisation and economic growth. Adedeji threw the challenge while delivering a keynote address at the 42nd Cambridge International Symposium on Economic Crimes (CIDOEC) held at the University of Cambridge, United Kingdom. […]
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, yesterday flagged off constructing a world-class Multi-Event Sports Centre at Kafe District, Life Camp, Abuja, emphasising the role of sports in youth empowerment and national revenue generation. The project, awarded to Tegwa Nigeria Limited, is part of the federal government’s commitment to providing modern sporting facilities […]
The federal government has approved the release of Special Intervention Funds to cushion the hardship faced by officials of Nigeria’s foreign missions and consulates. This was disclosed in a statement issued Monday by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’s spokesman, Kimiebi Ebienfa, which acknowledged the financial and operational constraints recently experienced by several of our Diplomatic […]
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has cast doubt over the upcoming National Convention of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), saying it can only be held if the lingering internal crises are resolved. The party’s convention is scheduled to take place in Ibadan, Oyo State, this November. Wike, speaking during his monthly […]
A 6.0 magnitude earthquake struck eastern Afghanistan on Sunday, killing More than 800 people, injuring nearly 3,000, the United Nations’ humanitarian agency has said. Afghan officials said that most of the deaths occurred in Kunar province, and the death toll threatens to rise as entire villages have been destroyed. The most brutal hit was in […]
The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has given the federal government and other relevant authorities a 10-day ultimatum to meet its demands or face a nationwide strike. The warning, contained in a communiqué signed by NARD President Dr. Tope Osundara, General Secretary Dr. Oluwasola Odunbaku, and Publicity and Social Secretary Dr. Omoha Amobi, followed […]