By Chinyere Nwachukwu The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has withheld the results of 262,803 candidates who wrote the 2023 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE). Mr Patrick Areghan, the council’s Head of National Office (HNO), said this at a news conference to announce the release of the results.Continue Reading
By Naomi Sharang The Senate has confirmed 45 ministerial nominees out of the 48 nominees forwarded to it by President Bola Tinubu. The confirmation followed the consideration and approval of the nominees during Monday’s plenary. The nominees include Sen. Abubakar Kyari (Borno ); Abubakar Momoh (Edo), Nyesom Wike (Rivers), Prof.Continue Reading
By Perpetua Onuegbu Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN) says it will begin indexing of students in schools to ensure that institutions don’t exceed admission quotas for engineering programmes. President of COREN, Prof. Sadiq Abubakar, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)Continue Reading
By Talatu Maiwada Maternal Adolescent Reproductive Child Health (MARCH) Care Initiative has stressed the need to build the capacity of healthcare workers and caregivers in achieving optimal nutrition in maternal and infant feeding. The President MATCH Initiative, Mrs Lawal Aiyedun-Olubunmi, made the call in Abuja at a three-day training onContinue Reading
By Kingsley Okoye Sen. Jimoh Ibrahim (APC-Ondo) has urged President Bola Tinubu to create a Ministry of Revenue Generation towards improved revenue generation in the country. Ibrahim, who represent Ondo- South at the National Assembly said this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. Ibrahim said the ministry would serveContinue Reading
By Esther Mamudu/ Veronica Dariya Some residents of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have called on the Federal Government to intervene in the rising cost of goods and services in the country. The residents who spoke in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in AbujaContinue Reading
By Victor Okoye Some football stakeholders have hailed the Super Falcons for their heroics at the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Super Falcons on Monday bowed out of the Women’s flagship tournament, after losing 2-4 inContinue Reading
By Joan Nwagwu Mr Sonny Ogbuehi, Country Programme Director, West Africa Solidarity Centre, has said that about 57 per cent of women have experienced Gender Based Violence and Harassment (GBVH) in Nigeria. Ogbuehi said this on Monday at an Integrated Coalition workshop organised by the Centre and the Nigeria LabourContinue Reading
By Emmanuella Anokam The Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas Ltd. (NLNG) says its ‘NLNGChangeYourStory’ skills workshop has benefited over 90 journalists since 2015. The NLNG said the skills workshop aimed at reinforcing their digital communication and social media competencies. Mr Andy Odeh, NLNG’s General Manager, External Relations and Sustainable Development, saidContinue Reading
By Damilola Nubi A non-governmental organisation, Menitos Charity Foundation, says it has empowered no fewer than 2,000 children through its ‘Back2School’ projects Its founder, Ms Daramola Toluwalope, said this in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on Monday. According to her, the projectsContinue Reading
