By Jumoke Olaitan The National Examinations Council (NECO) has released the results of the 2026 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) This is contained in a statement issued on Thursday by its Acting Director of Information and Public Relations, Mr Azeez Sani. Sani said that a total of 186,291 candidates registeredContinue Reading
By Jumoke Olaitan The Federal Government has committed more than N217 billion within two years to strengthen medical education and healthcare training across the country. The Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, disclosed this at the inaugural International Conference of the Faculty of Basic Clinical Sciences (FBCS), College of Medicine,Continue Reading
Lagos to Abidjan: Traversing West Africa’s busiest but broken highway By Gabriel Agbeja, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Lagos to Abidjan is a strategic highway linking five West African nations, carrying millions of travellers and billions of dollars in trade annually. The route forms the backbone of the Lagos-Abidjan Corridor,Continue Reading
By Justina Auta Stakeholders have called for stronger collaboration, inclusive policies and rights-based approaches to improve access to sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) services for migrants, refugees and displaced populations. The call was made at the Safe Passage Project Summit themed, “Advancing Equitable SRHR Services for Migrants, Refugees,Continue Reading
By Jumoke Olaitan The Resource Centre for Human Rights and Civic Education (CHRICED) on Wednesday unveiled the “Make It Count” project aimed at strengthening independent media and promoting human rights reporting in Nigeria. The project was unveiled at a stakeholders’ meeting in Abuja attended by media practitioners, civil society organisations,Continue Reading
By Monday Ijeh The Inspector-General of Police (I-G), Mr Olatunji Disu, said the Nigeria Police Force would not accept fully tinted vehicles on Nigerian roads and would at a time start enforcement against it. Disu said this on Tuesday in Abuja during a courtesy visit by a delegation from theContinue Reading
By Adeola Akinbobola National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) of Nigeria and Ghana’s National Insurance Commission (NIC) have strengthened partnership to reinforce the role of industry in sustainable regional economic growth. The Nigeria’s Commissioner for Insurance, Mr Olusegun Omosehin, said this when the Commissioner for Insurance of Ghana, Dr Abiba Zakariah, paidContinue Reading
By Jumoke Olaitan The National Universities Commission (NUC) has approved five new academic programmes for Veritas University, Abuja. The university’s Head of Corporate Affairs and Communications, Mr Ben Agande, disclosed this in a statement issued on Tuesday in Abuja. Agande said the newly approved programmes were B.Sc. Artificial Intelligence, B.Sc.Continue Reading
By Adeola Akinbobola The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN), says Federal Government should focus on reforming the petroleum industry to fast track the nation’s economic growth. The National Publicity Secretary of IPMAN, Mr Chinedu Ukadike, .made the call in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria on TuesdayContinue Reading
By Funmilayo Adeyemi Some members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) from Kwara on Tuesday staged a peaceful protest in Abuja, calling for an inclusive, transparent and credible process for the emergence of the party’s governorship candidate ahead of the 2027 election. The protesters urged the party leadership to provideContinue Reading
