Month: March 2024

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Abbas Tajudeen, has restated his commitment to empowering and including women in politics and governance, as the world marks International Women’s Day on Friday. Speaker Abbas, while congratulating women in Nigeria, Africa, and across the world, noted their immeasurable contributions to society, starting as mothers in the…

Reacting to the recent abduction of students and teachers in Kaduna state, Statement by UNICEF Representative in Nigeria, Cristian Munduate, said, “I am deeply saddened and concerned by the reports of yet another abduction of students in Kaduna State. The alarming frequency of such incidents across the country signals a crisis that requires immediate and…

The Minister of Education, Professor Tahir Mamman, has called on African nations to prioritize the transformation of their education systems. Speaking at the ongoing 2024 West and Central African Research and Education Network (WACREN) Conference in Abuja, on Thursday, Prof Mamman emphasised the importance of research and education in driving sustainable development and highlighted the…

Nigeria has received its first shipment of MenFive Meningitis Vaccine courtesy of Gavi the Vaccine Alliance. The Vaccine was delivered to the country by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) according to a press statement from Gavi on Thursday making Nigeria the first country to get the new MenFive Vaccine. The MenFive vaccine, developed through…

The President of the Nigeria Labor Congress (NLC), Joe Ajaero, has called for proper market research before agreeing to the new national minimum wage. This is because workers in Taraba and Gombe states have offered N60,000 as the new national minimum wage.  However, workers in Bauchi and Adamawa states have proposed a 50 percent increase…

President Bola Tinubu has approved the reconstitution of the board of the Nigeria Electricity Liability Management Company. He also modified the NELMCO Board structure, which empowers the Office of the Minister of Power to take over the Board Chairmanship from the Office of the Minister of Finance, given NELMCO’s central role in the operation of…

Over 260,000 candidates across the country participated in this year’s Mock Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (Mock UTME) on Thursday, with the Registrar/Chief Executive of JAMB, Professor Ishaq Oloyede, expressing delight over the seamless conduct of the exercise. The mock exam, which took place across 793 Computer-Based Test (CBT) centres, was designed to test the preparedness…

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) in a statement titled: Reports Upsurge In Dollar Inflow as Remittances Quadruple, Foreign Investors’ Return said the nation’s economy was strengthened in the month of February with foreign exchange inflows. The apex bank in the statement Thursday night reported a significant increase in foreign exchange inflow into the economy…

Two pilots of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) suffered a mishap while returning from a routine training flight, on Thursday, spokesman of the Nigerian Air Force, Air Vice Marshal Edward Gabkwet has confirmed. According to Gabkwet, NAF Director of Public Relations and Information, the accident occurred at about 3.5 nautical miles from Kaduna Military Airfield….

Engr. Umar Abdullahi Umar, Executive Director, Technical Services of the Rural Electrification Agency (REA), is the son of ex-Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC). President Bola Tinubu had appointed Umar into the new REA management team following the indefinite suspension slammed on the agency’s team led by Ahmad Salihijo….