The Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) has identified the location-based inability of some learners to access quality education as a major challenge affecting the implementation of Universal Basic Education (UBE) in Nigeria. Dr. Hamid Bobboyi, the Executive Secretary of UBEC, highlighted this issue during the launch of a training program for 1,480 rural teachers aimed…
The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has refuted claims of discussions between the Federal Government of Nigeria and foreign countries regarding the siting of foreign military bases in the country. In a statement to the Africa Health Report on Monday, the minister stated, “The Federal Government is not in any such discussion…
Experts in the education sector have demanded a critical examination of existing laws governing the National Examination Council (NECO) to reflect technological advancements and evolving needs of the educational landscape. The call was made on Monday at a one-day retreat organized by NECO titled “Legislative Functions: The Imperatives of Achieving NECO’s Mandate and the Challenges…
Nigerians and the international community have come decried the wave of abduction of journalists in recent time, under the Tinubu-led democratic government, citing the abduction of Daniel Ojukwu on a Lagos street as being the latest and a point of concern for media practitioners. The arrest and detention of Ojukwu, a journalist with the Foundation…
The Ikeja Electricity Distribution Company has slashed the tariff payable by its Band A customers to N206.80 per kilowatt-hour from the N225/kWh approved by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, NERC. The spokesperson for the IKEDC, Olufadeke Omo-Omorodion, disclosed this to in a notice on Monday. According to the notice, the downward tariff review of the…
Without noise in the atmosphere, Lagos can be a city of attraction. The noise that characterized the city of Lagos from mainland to Island, back to back, on a daily basis can be worrying. Nearly in all streets and roads the air is completely busting no thanks to noise. On regular rhythm the cacophony of…
Vice-President Kashim Shettima has departed Abuja for Dallas, United States, for the 2024 US-Africa Business Summit. The summit, hosted by the Corporate Council on Africa, will take place at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center in Dallas, Texas. According to a statement issued by Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Communications, Stanley…
Funding for climate tech startups in Africa from the private sector is growing, with businesses raising more than $3.4 billion since 2019. But there’s still a long way to go, with the continent requiring $277 billion annually to meet its climate goals for 2030. This Special Report looks at the perspectives tech startups funding challenges…
Nigerian authorities said they have arrested the mastermind of a 2022 terrorist attack on a moving train that killed 10 passengers. Police arrested Ibrahim Abdulahi, who is also known as “Mande,” during a raid in January at the Abuja-Kaduna road flyover near Rido junction, Police Force public relations officer Olumuyiwa Adejobi told journalists on Thursday….
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has taken legal action against the governors of the 36 states of the Federation and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, over their failure to account for and publish the agreements of the N5.9 trillion and $4.6 billion loans obtained by their states and the…
